Vitality Through Data Go to HealthCa.mp/dc for more information about this HealthCamp event. HealthCa.mp/dc takes place on Monday June 4th, 2012 at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health. HealthCa.mp/dc is a special event. It is being hosted by Kaiser Permanente and is being run in coordination with the Institute of Medicine and the Department of Health and Human Services who are hosting...
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Vitality Through Data Go to HealthCa.mp/dc for more information about this HealthCamp event. HealthCa.mp/dc takes place on Monday June 4th, 2012 at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health. HealthCa.mp/dc is a special event. It is being hosted by Kaiser Permanente and is being run in coordination with the Institute of Medicine and the Department of Health and Human Services who are hosting the Health Data Palooza in Washington DC on June 5-6th, 2012: The Health Data Initiative. In recognition of this collaboration a theme for this HealthCamp will be "Empowering Vitality." HealthCa.mp/dc is the latest in the HealthCamp un-conference series addressing the Transformation of Health Care to a participatory model with active patient engagement through the use of Social Networks, Open Standards and Web 2.0 Technology. This is part of the Health 2.0 movement towards participatory health care inspired by the definition that Ted Eytan and others (including patients) evolved for Health 2.0: Health 2.0 is participatory Healthcare Enabled by information, software, and community that we collect or create, we the patients can be effective partners in our own healthcare, and we the people can participate in reshaping the health system itself. Join Nurses, Physicians, Patients, Innovators, entrepreneurs, bloggers and others who are passionate about improving Health Care at the Kaiser Permanente Center For Total Health on Monday June 4th, 2012. Location Kaiser Permanente Center For Total Health 700 2nd St, NE Washington DC Getting There The Center for Total Health is connected to Union Station for Train and Metro services. The Greyhound Bus Station is also close by. You are encouraged to travel by Public Transport to the event. For those traveling by car, parking is also available on site. More Information Register on the HealthCa.mp/dc site and join in the comments. The Twitter hashtag for the event is #hcdc.