6th annual Cloud Slam 2014 Cloud Computing Conference, San Francisco CA, June 4, 2014. Cloud Computing Events 2014 - Wellness Program http://cloudslam.org/tags/wellness-program en New Rules for Better Health http://cloudslam.org/cloudcomputingconference/new-rules-better-health <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Skyrocketing healthcare costs and the shift of focus to quality of care have given birth to new programs that complement the traditional medical insurance plans. Wellness program adoption is growing at an extremely fast pace, promoting and encouraging better health behavior through education and incentives to prevent higher costs down the road. Opportunities for business rules are everywhere: from identifying the at-risk population to recommending activities, as well as accounting for rewards. Onlife Health, the subsidiary of BCBS of Tennessee dedicated to total population management, developed a leading-edge infrastructure, which includes business rules management, to support the exponential growth of members signing up for Wellness Programs.<br /> In this session, attendees will learn:<br /> - The motivation for adopting business rules technology<br /> - The lessons learned on this first-time initiative<br /> - The benefits / ROI achieved by Onlife</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-keywords field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/4" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">cloud</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/wellness-program" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Wellness Program</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/191" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">decision</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/563" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">business agility</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-spfname field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Speaker First Name:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Carole-Ann</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-splname field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Speaker Last Name:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Matignon</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-jobtitle field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Speaker Job Title:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Co-founder &amp; CEO</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-company field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Speaker&#039;s Company Name/Affiliation:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Sparkling Logic Inc.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-bio field-type-text-long field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Speaker Bio:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Carole-Ann Matignon is co-founder and CEO of Sparkling Logic, a leader in Decision Management technology. Over her 15+ years in Decision Management, she has consistently brought innovation in the business rules and decision management space, which has been recognized by leading industry analysts Gartner and Forrester. Carole-Ann introduced with SMARTS the first decision management system in the cloud, serving healthcare and other industries. She is a passionate &amp; renowned blogger and speaker.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-company-logo field-type-image field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Speaker&#039;s Company Logo:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://cloudslam.org/sites/default/files/styles/round_70/public/LOGO%20Sparkling%20Logic%2C%20Inc.%20v3%20-%20small.png?itok=yVxfFos9" width="72" height="72" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-headshot field-type-image field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Speaker&#039;s Headshot Photo:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://cloudslam.org/sites/default/files/styles/round_180/public/cmatignon.jpg?itok=_d3OgpG8" width="172" height="172" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-associates field-type-text-long field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Associate Speakers:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">My co-speaker will likely not be available (vacations) but I wanted to list him in case his plans change: David Jarmoluk serves as Vice President of Enterprise Solutions for Onlife Health, a health and wellness company. David leads all architecture and development efforts required for all lines of business within Onlife Health to include solutions for both employer and health plan partners. He is responsible for quality solution delivery, solution value delivery, and timely delivery of all Onlife web based solutions. He is critical in guiding the technology direction of the organization and ensuring that maximum business value is achieved from all technology investments. David has 15+ years of IT experience and was previously Sr. Director of Software Development and Enterprise Architecture at Healthways where he led their disease management solution re-write – taking the organization to a revenue level in excess of $700 million.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-li field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Speaker&#039;s LinkedIn Profile:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">linkedin.com/in/cmatignon</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-twitter field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Speaker&#039;s Twitter profile:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">@cmatignon</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-postal field-type-text-long field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Speaker&#039;s Postal Address:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">2111 Shiangzone ct San Jose, CA 95121</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-room field-type-list-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Oregon Room</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-timeslot field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2013-06-18T10:45:00-07:00">Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 10:45</span></div></div></div> Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:36:56 +0000 cmatignon 490 at http://cloudslam.org