Patricia Kentgen

Alere, Inc. engages in developing, manufacturing, and marketing consumer and professional medical diagnostic products. It operates through the following segments: Professional Diagnostics, Consumer Diagnostics, and Other Non-Reportable. The Professional Diagnostics segment includes an array of diagnostic test products and other in vitro diagnostic tests. The Consumer Diagnostics segment consists of manufacturing operations. The Other Non-Reportable segment includes Alere Home Monitoring, which distributes PT and INR coagulation; monitors and facilitates the distribution of equipment; and supplies to power and control customers' implanted ventricular assist devices and VADs. It also provides telemonitoring services that allow VAD coordinators to monitor patients soon after discharge and receive alerts when critical patient values fall outside pre-established ranges. The company was founded by Ronald Zwanziger on May 11, 2001 and is headquartered in Abbott Park, IL.

Pharos Innovations LLC provides patient engagement programs. It assists healthcare clients in the transition from fee-for-service to value based care. The firm offers Tel-Assurance, a real-time patient engagement and remote monitoring technology platform that drives daily behavior change and provides early warning of impending care problems, helping providers efficiently and cost-effectively manage “at risk” populations. The company was founded by Randall E. Williams in 1996 and is headquartered in Des Plaines, IL.

Emmi Solutions LLC designs technology-based solutions that delivers interactive patient engagement by combining an intimate understanding of people with expertise in behavioral and educational science. It serves healthcare providers by offering programs that engage patients and attribute their use to reduced surgical cancellation rates, length of stay, and malpractice claims. The firm’s media platform enables hospitals to track patient participation and meet regulatory guidelines. It offers hospitals and health systems, healthcare payers, and ambulatory care. The company was founded by Jordan Dolin, Michelle Sobel, and David G. Sobel in 2002 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

ShapeUp, Inc. provides social networking and incentives-based employee wellness programs. It offers Social Wellness, a platform that uses social networking, gaming, behavioral economics, and financial rewards to support employers and health plans. The firm’s solution features health challenges, progress tracing, incentives, integration, and reporting. It also provides an online tracking interface that allows participants to customize the categories to track, including exercise minutes, pushups per day, and number of hours slept. The firm also offers Empower, an online weight loss and diabetes prevention solution. The company was founded by Rajiv Kumar and Brad Weinberg in 2006 and is headquartered in Providence, RI.

Part of UnitedHealth Group, Inc., UnitedHealthcare, Inc. is a health care company based in Edina, MN. UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. The private company offers a full spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 1.5 million physicians and care professionals, and 7,000 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. Additionally, UnitedHealthcare provides health benefits and delivers care to people through owned and operated health care facilities. The company also offers dual special needs plans that combine the benefits of both Medicare and Medicaid into one simple health plan. UnitedHealthcare is working with state and local health departments and the CDC to provide updates about coronavirus (COVID-19) and information on how to access care, resources, and support. The company was founded by Patrick Johan Hendrik Krol and Brian Thompson has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

CorSolutions Medical, Inc. provides disease and patient management information services. The firm provides services for asthma, diabetes, breast and lung cancer and heart disease patients. Its customers include physicians, health insurance companies and employer groups. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Rosemont, IL.

American College of Healthcare Executives operates as a professional society of healthcare executives. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.