WOONSOCKET, R.I., June 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, CVS Health
(NYSE: CVS), in partnership with Drug Store News and Mack
Elevation, will hold an innovation summit that brings together
leaders from major health care, technology and consumer brands
including Facebook, Under Armour, Google and IBM, among others, for
a discussion about emerging trends that are helping reshape the
health care industry.
During the all-day summit, which will be held at the Omni Hotel
in Providence, R.I., attendees
will explore theories about where the industry is headed and how
today's innovations are shaping tomorrow's health care solutions.
Specific focus areas include connected health technology, social
media's impact on the industry and empowered health care for
consumers. This summit hopes to establish a collaborative platform
for senior representatives from each company to share predictions
and brainstorm new approaches that could impact how consumers take
care of their health and access convenient, holistic health and
wellness products and services in the future.
Speakers at the event include: Aaron
Calloway, Sr. Client Partner, Facebook; Futurist and
Economist Jane Sarasohn-Kahn;
Steve Laughlin, Vice President and
General Manager - Global Consumer Industry, IBM; Chris MacAulay, Connected Fitness Media, Under
Armour; Dan Mack, Mack Elevation;
and Ryan Olohan, National Industry
Director, Healthcare, Google; as well as speakers from CVS
Health.
"At CVS Health, we are committed to identifying innovative new
solutions to further enhance the health care experience for our
customers and patients," said Helena
Foulkes, Executive Vice President of CVS Health and
President, CVS Pharmacy. "Today's summit successfully brought
together some of the brightest minds from industry-leading consumer
brands, health and technology giants, and innovative start-ups that
all share our interest in exploring what the future of health care
should look like and how we can all play a role in helping people
on their path to better health."
In addition to serving as a "think tank" to assist the broader
industry in uncovering emerging trends that could improve health
care for consumers in the future, the summit also will address
current trends that are having a real impact on the quality of
health care today. Specifically, the shift consumers are making
from "sick care" to "self care" will be discussed as a trend that
is already impacting some of the changes CVS Pharmacy recently
announced it is making in its retail business. As more consumers
are looking for technology, wearables, health services, food and
supplement selections and over-the-counter products that help them
care proactively for their health and wellness, retailers and
service providers alike have a huge opportunity to empower their
customers and answer this need with new and unexpected
options.
"We are seeing a strong customer movement from 'sick care to
self care' in consumer health care, which signals a shift toward
preventive health and proactive wellness versus acute care or
treatment," said George Coleman,
Vice President of Merchandising for CVS Pharmacy. "This summit will
shed new light on a variety of innovative solutions that could not
only help us enhance the customer experience at CVS Pharmacy, but
would also impact the entire health care ecosystem in the near
future."
To build on today's collaborative discussions, CVS Health has
plans to continue networking and hosting similar forums with local
and national partners in the future to remain a catalyst for
innovation within the consumer health care industry.
About CVS Health
CVS Health is a pharmacy innovation company helping people on their
path to better health. Through its more than 9,700 retail
locations, more than 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a leading
pharmacy benefits manager with nearly 90 million plan members, a
dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one
million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services,
and a leading stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan,
the company enables people, businesses and communities to manage
health in more affordable and effective ways. This unique
integrated model increases access to quality care, delivers better
health outcomes and lowers overall health care costs. Find more
information about how CVS Health is shaping the future of health at
https://www.cvshealth.com
Press
Contact:
Erin Pensa
CVS Pharmacy®
T: 401.770.4786
E: epensa@cvs.com
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