The 11th Annual International IHPM Health & Productivity Conference is taking place April 4-6, 2011 in Orlando, FL. 3Ci’s VP of Industry Relations, John Styers and Executive Director of Healthcare Solutions, Barry Hix will be in attendance to present on the panel: Mobile Technology and Health Improvement.

Nearly everyone in the US recognizes the inefficiencies of our healthcare system today. In 2012 it is projected that we will spend $3.1 trillion on healthcare, by 2016 that will increase to $4.3 trillion, or 20% of the U.S. GDP.

The world’s population is aging and expenditures for healthcare are increasing at an unsustainable rate. Technology companies in concert with innovative healthcare institutions are creating new approaches that will serve patients in a more cost- efficient manner.

This session will explore how mobile health (mHealth) can provide all the players in healthcare a means to connect with patients in a way never before possible. Allowing them to drive behavior changes and improve health outcomes while also addressing operational efficiencies and reducing wasteful spending.

Leading mHealth organizations 3Cinteractive, Rush Hour Digital and 4G Biometrics will present compelling use cases to illustrate how mobile is already being used to make healthcare more effective and efficient. The use cases will touch on using mobile to improve staffing efficiency, increase health education and drive compliance with diabetes treatment regimen.

For more information on IHPM text “IHPM“ to 34343 (Msg & Data Rates May Apply). The IHPM mobile program is powered by 3Cinteractive.

If you would like to meet John and Barry at the event, 3Ci will be in booth #7. Or if you would like to schedule a meeting at IHPM or learn more about 3Ci’s mHealth solutions, please email us at sales@3Cinteractive.com.

John Styers, 3Cinteractive’s Vice President Corporate Strategy and Industry Relations will call on his years of carrier experience and thought leadership in mobile health to moderate the “Secured Messaging and the HIPPA Issues around Mobile Solutions” roundtable on January 19, 2011 in New York City at the Mobile Healthcare Communications conference.

Consumers and professionals are increasingly using their mobile devices for healthcare information. They are also interacting with healthcare providers and colleagues on their mobile phones. Eighty-five percent of U.S. consumers have cell phones and growing versus only 65% of Americans, which have broadband access. The divide between mobile use and broadband Internet access is increasing. Additionally, it is not just a consumer-focused trend as Manhattan Research reports that 70% of physicians say personal data assistants (PDAs)/smartphones are “essential” to their practice. This conference will demonstrate the best case studies of how major healthcare brands are connecting with consumers and professionals through mobile communications.

If you would like to learn more about 3Cinteractive’s mHealth solutions, or schedule a meeting with John at the conference, please email us at sales@3Cinteractive.com.

For more information on the conference and to register visit the Mobile Healthcare Communcations conference website.

John Styers, 3Cinteractive’s Vice President of Corperate Strategy and Industry Relations, spoke with bnetTV at the 2010 Mobile Giving Foundation Forum held recently in San Francisco. In this clip, Styers gives bnetTV host Tony Sklar an overview of 3Ci, as well as his thoughts on the adoption of mobile giving and the various challenges that need to be addressed in the future such as billing, technology, and regulatory policy (video footage courtesy of bnetTV).

Boca Raton, FL, November 1, 2010 — 3Cinteractive®, a leading mobile platform company, announced that John Styers, the company’s vice president of corporate strategy and industry relations, was elected to the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) North American Board of Directors.

Styers, a career mobile evangelist both domestically and abroad, was a founding member of the MMA. He was also a co-author of the original Consumer Best Practices guidelines. His core responsibilities at 3Ci include managing various carrier and industry relationships as well as helping spearhead the company’s mobile health (mHealth) initiatives. Styers’ has a strong carrier background, extensive experience and deep industry relationships in all areas of the mobile ecosystem.

“I am honored to serve on the MMA’s North American Board of Directors with this great group of mobile industry leaders,” said Styers. “I am looking forward to again helping define the future of the MMA and shaping the direction this organization will take to better our industry.”

The MMA North American Board of Directors is comprised of individuals representing some of the world’s most prominent brands, agencies, advertisers, wireless operators, retailers, and software and service providers. The MMA global and regional board members work together to oversee and guide the Mobile Marketing Association and its industry initiatives across Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America.

“This is a very influential seat and in my opinion there is nobody better suited to be on this board representing our company and industry than John Styers,” said Mike FitzGibbon, 3Cinteractive’s Co-Founder and President. “His knowledge and passion for mobile is the perfect combination to help drive the appropriate policy changes needed to continue the advancement our industry.”

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Congratulations to our own John Styers! The company’s vice president of corporate strategy and industry relations was elected to the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) North American Board of Directors.

Styers, a career mobile evangelist both domestically and abroad, was a founding member of the MMA. He was also a co-author of the original Consumer Best Practices guidelines. His core responsibilities at 3Cinteractive include managing various carrier and industry relationships as well as helping spearhead the company’s mobile health (mHealth) initiatives. Styers’ carrier background, experience and industry relationships in the mobile ecosystem should make him an invaluable member of the MMA board.

“I am honored to serve on the MMA North America Board of Directors with this great group of mobile industry leaders,” said Styers. “I am looking forward to again helping define the future of the MMA and shaping the direction this organization will take to better our industry.”

The MMA North American Board of Directors is comprised of individuals representing some of the world’s most prominent brands, agencies, advertisers, wireless operators, retailers, and software and service providers. The MMA global and regional board members work together to oversee and guide the Mobile Marketing Association and its industry initiatives across Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa, Europe, Latin America, and North America.

John Styers, 3Cinteractive’s Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Industry Relations, will be speaking on the Mobile Health track at CTIA’s Enterprise and Applications™ 2010 event in San Francisco. Mr. Styers will be focusing on how wireless technologies are playing an increasingly important role in the pursuit of health and wellness through the “always-on broadband to the person” connectivity that mobile technologies provide. The mHealth Case Studies session will see Mr. Styers discussing, “Innovative real world uses of mobile products and services in healthcare today“.

The moderator of the Mobile Health Track is Lubna Dajani, executive advisor for Booz & Co. Eric Collins, the CEO of Montage Systems and Matt Sanders, CEO of iMetrikus, Inc. are also speaking as part of the track’s mHealth Case Studies session.

CTIA Enterprise and Applications 2010
October 5 — 8, 2010
San Francisco, California

John Styers, 3Cinteractive’s Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Industry Relations, will be speaking at the CTIA’s Enterprise and Applications™ 2010 event in San Francisco this October. He will be on the Mobile Health track, focusing on how wireless technologies are playing an increasingly important role in the pursuit of health and wellness through the “always-on broadband to the person” connectivity that mobile technologies provide. The mHealth Case Studies session will see Mr. Styers discussing, “Innovative real world uses of mobile products and services in healthcare today“.

The moderator of the Mobile Health Track is Lubna Dajani, executive advisor for Booz & Co. Eric Collins, the CEO of Montage Systems and Matt Sanders, CEO of iMetrikus, Inc. are also speaking as part of the track’s mHealth Case Studies session.

CTIA Enterprise and Applications 2010
October 5 — 8, 2010
San Francisco, California