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     <title>Congratulations to ABL&#039;s 2008 Innovations in Healthcare(SM) ABBY Award Winners</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb894234.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Congratulations to the winners of the 10th Annual Innovations in Healthcare(SM)  ABBY Awards, who were announced on April 23, 2008, at an awards event that drew over 150 top executives from healthcare services, information technology, med tech, wellness, hospital, physician group, Internet, biotech, and professional services firms, as well as federal and county government. And the winners are: Alameda County Medical Center; M*Modal, Inc.; and Accuray, Inc. This year&#039;s event was kicked-off by David Sayen, CMS Region IX Administrator, who introduced Keynoter, Steve Case, Chairman and CEO of Revolution LLC and Co-Founder/CEO of AOL. Case was honored with the 2008 &quot;Leadership in Innovation&quot; Award in recognition of his visionary enabling of healthcare consumers, through Revolution Health, to become more proactively involved in their care. (PRWeb Apr 28, 2008)</P>
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     <title>Only 20 Seats Left for 10th Annual Innovations in Healthcare(SM) Awards Event, April 23</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb815484.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>There are only a few seats left for the 10th Annual Innovations in Healthcare(SM) Awards Event, to be held on April 23, 2008, in Costa Mesa, and a sell-out is expected. Keynoted by Revolution Health&#039;s Steve Case (the co-founder of America Online), this Event honors organizations that have demonstrated transformative advances in medical devices, diagnostics, therapeutics, information technology and innovative approaches to providing care and coverage, decreasing the numbers of uninsured, and engaging healthcare consumers more actively in their care and health status, all of which reduces the cost of providing quality healthcare. (PRWeb Mar 31, 2008)</P>
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     <title>Trendsetting, Cost-Saving Innovations in Healthcare to be Showcased and Awarded at April 23 Event</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb791854.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>The 10th Annual Innovations in HealthcareSM Awards Event, on April 23, 2008, in Costa Mesa, California, not only presents nine healthcare companies vying for the ABBY Awards, and a keynote presentation by Steve Case, CEO of Revolution Health (and co-founder of AOL), who will receive the &quot;Leadership in Innovation&quot; Award, but will also feature a &quot;strolling&quot; networking lunch for all attendees where leading-edge companies will exhibit their innovative approaches to the delivery of healthcare, medical and healthcare information technology, as well as a celebration networking reception to cap the afternoon. (PRWeb Mar 21, 2008)</P>
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     <title>Steve Case, CEO of Revolution Health, to Keynote and Receive ABL&#039;s Leadership Award; Nine Innovative Health Companies Named Finalists for ABBY Awards</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb696024.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Steve Case, Chairman and CEO of Revolution Health Group (and Co-Founder of AOL) will receive the Adaptive Business Leaders Organization&#039;s 2008 &quot;Leadership in Innovation&quot; Award and Keynote at ABL&#039;s 10th Annual Innovations in Healthcare(SM) Awards Event on April 23rd. Additionally, nine national ABBY Award Finalists will present to the live audience of senior healthcare leaders at the Event, to be held in Costa Mesa, CA, as they vie to win the prestigious Award that honors innovative products and services that reduce the cost of providing quality healthcare. (PRWeb Feb 13, 2008)</P>
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     <title>Congratulations to ABL&#039;s 2007 Innovations in Healthcare ABBY Award Winners  Awards Honor Safeway CEO Steve Burd and Innovative Contributors to Value-Driven Healthcare</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/06/prweb531755.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Congratulations to the winners of the Ninth Annual Innovations in HealthcareSM  ABBY Awards, who were announced on June 6, 2007 at an awards event that drew over 100 top executives from healthcare services and information technology, med tech, wellness, hospital, physician group, Internet, biotech and professional services firms. And the winners are: Gary Lauer, Chairman and CEO of eHealth Inc.; Matthew Jenusaitis, President, Neurovascular Division, ev3, Inc; and Gordon Hunt, MD, Senior VP &#38; Chief Medical Officer, Sutter Health. (PRWeb Jun 8, 2007)</P>
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     <title>Last Week to Register for Awards Event Honoring Innovative Healthcare Companies</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/05/prweb529533.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>For eight years, innovative companies in the healthcare industry have been honored with the Adaptive Business Leaders (ABL) Organization&#039;s ABBY Awards by their peers and colleagues. These annual awards - which will be presented again at the Ninth Annual Innovations in HealthcareSM Awards Event on June 6, 2007 - recognize companies that are significantly improving the way healthcare is delivered, while reducing the total cost of high-quality care. What impact have ABBY award-winning companies had since being singled out for such an honor? (PRWeb May 31, 2007)</P>
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     <title>Meet the 2007 Innovators of Value-Driven Healthcare:  Who Will Take Home the ABBY?</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/05/prweb528270.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Value-driven healthcare is both high quality and cost effective, and nine California companies are making such an impact in this arena that their peers have named them Finalists for Innovations in HealthcareSM   &quot;ABBY&quot;  Awards. These organizations have developed proven approaches that have achieved quantifiable results in the fields of healthcare IT, medical/bio-tech, and the delivery of healthcare. On June 6, the Adaptive Business Leaders (ABL) Organization will host an awards event honoring nine innovators of value-driven healthcare. Three of these honorees will receive ABBY Awards at the Ninth Annual Innovations in HealthcareSM Awards Event, in Newport Beach, California. (PRWeb May 24, 2007)</P>
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     <title>Nine Healthcare Companies Honored for Their Transformative Products; Also, Safeway&#039;s Chairman and CEO, Steve Burd, Awarded for his National Impact on Employee Healthcare Benefits</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb520995.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>On June 6, the Adaptive Business Leaders (ABL) Organization will honor Steve Burd, Chairman and CEO of Safeway, Inc., for his leadership in inspiring healthy behavior among his corporation&#039;s 30,000 non-unionized work force, serving as a model for the nation. Also to be recognized at the event are nine innovative companies that are forging a pathway to value-driven healthcare - both high quality and cost-effective. Three of these honorees will receive ABBY Awards at the Ninth Annual Innovations in Healthcare Awards Event, in Newport Beach, California. (PRWeb Apr 25, 2007)</P>
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     <title>Innovative Healthcare Companies Wanted for the 2007 ABBY Awards</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/02/prweb505805.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>The Adaptive Business Leaders (ABL) Organization is now accepting nominations for the 2007 ABBY Awards, to be presented at the Ninth Annual Innovations in HealthcareSM Awards Event, on June 6, 2007, in Newport Beach, California. At this event, nine organizations will be recognized for their value-driven approaches to solving some of the toughest problems facing healthcare today. This year&#039;s ABBYs will recognize the solutions to significant medical or healthcare administrative problems with proven approaches that have achieved quantifiable results in three categories:  Innovations in Medical/Bio-Technology; Innovations in Healthcare Information and Telecommunications Technology; and Innovative Approaches to the Delivery of Healthcare. (PRWeb Feb 19, 2007)</P>
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     <title>Eight Healthcare Companies Vie for ABBY Awards, as Ken Kizer, MD, is Honored for Innovative Leadership</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/04/prweb366814.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Eight innovative companies that are significantly improving the way healthcare is delivered will be honored at the 8th Annual Innovations in HealthcareSM Awards and Event, presented by the Adaptive Business Leaders Organization, on June 7, 2006 in Long Beach, California. Four of these honorees will be chosen to receive ABBY Awards. ABL will also present its 2006 &#8220;Leadership in Innovation&#8221; Award to Ken Kizer, MD, a pioneering advocate of information technology as an enabler for improving healthcare safety and quality. (PRWeb Apr 3, 2006)</P>
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     <title>35 Innovative Healthcare Companies Selected as Semi-Finalists for ABL&#039;s 2006 ABBY Awards</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb362789.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Thirty-five Semi-Finalists for ABL&#039;s Innovations in HealthcareSM ABBY Awards have been selected from among the companies nominated for their innovative medical or healthcare information technology, approaches to healthcare, or consumer-empowerment services. These companies will now vie to be Finalists and presenters at the Eighth Annual Innovations in HealthcareSM Awards and Event, to be presented by The Adaptive Business Leaders Organization, on June 7, 2006, in Long Beach, California. (PRWeb Mar 24, 2006)</P>
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     <title>Innovative Healthcare Companies Wanted for the 2006 ABBY Awards</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/02/prweb349709.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>The Adaptive Business Leaders (ABL) Organization is now accepting nominations for the 2006 ABBY Awards, to be presented at the Eighth Annual Innovations in HealthcareSM Awards and Event Ceremony, June 7, 2006, in Long Beach, California. This year&#039;s ABBYs will recognize the solutions to significant medical or healthcare administrative problems with proven approaches that have achieved quantifiable results in three categories:  Innovative Technology; Innovative Approaches to the Delivery of Healthcare; and Innovations in Consumer Empowerment. All nominations must be submitted by Friday, March 10, 2006 to ABL Organization at abl.org. (PRWeb Feb 22, 2006)</P>
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     <title>Healthcare Company Senior Executives Encouraged to Attend Innovations in Healthcare Event and Awards</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/04/prweb224195.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>The Adaptive Business Leaders (ABL) Organization presents the Seventh Annual Innovations in Healthcare Event and Award Ceremony, the afternoon of May 18 in Newport Beach, California, open to ABL Members, as well as senior executives of therapeutic, diagnostic, medical device and healthcare information and services firms. Innovations in Healthcare will honor nine innovative companies that are dramatically improving the way healthcare is delivered.  A senior executive from each company will make a presentation and, at the Event&#8217;s conclusion, attendees will vote who will take home the Platinum, Gold and Silver ABBY Awards.  In addition, ABL will present its 2005 &#8220;Leadership in Innovation&#8221; Award to Kent Thiry, Chairman and CEO of DaVita Inc., the nation&#8217;s largest independent provider of integrated dialysis services for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure. To register for Innovations in Healthcare Event and Award Ceremony, or for more information about it, the Finalists, and/or the ABL Organization, please visit abl.org. (PRWeb Apr 4, 2005)</P>
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     <title>DaVita CEO Kent Thiry to Receive ABL&#8217;s &#8220;Leadership in Innovation&#8221; Award - ABL Organization Honors Innovators at Annual &#8220;Innovations in Healthcare&#8221; Event</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb219758.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>The 2005 &#8220;Leadership in Innovation&#8221; Award will be presented to Kent Thiry, Chairman and CEO of DaVita Inc., by the Adaptive Business Leaders (ABL) Organization, on May 18 in Newport Beach, California, as ABL hosts its Seventh Annual Innovations in HealthcareSM Awards and Event.  Also to be showcased at this event will be nine companies selected by ABL&#8217;s Technology Advisory Board from an array of organizations nominated for their innovative medical products, systems, processes and services designed to improve healthcare outcomes, while reducing the cost of providing quality care.  Three of these honorees will be selected at the event to receive the ABBY Awards.  This year, a record 35 semi-finalists have been nominated for ABBY Award consideration. (PRWeb Mar 21, 2005)</P>
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     <title>California Healthcare CEOs Win Innovation Awards</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/06/prweb135637.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>George Carpenter, CEO of WorkWell Systems, Inc. took home the top award &#8211; the Platinum Abby &#8211; at Wednesday&#8217;s Sixth Annual Innovations in HealthcareSM Event and Awards Ceremony, on June 16, presented by the Adaptive Business Leaders (ABL) Organization, a membership organization for CEOs and Presidents of healthcare and technology firms. Dirk Soenksen, Founder and CEO of Aperio Technologies, Inc. took home the Gold Abby Award, while Loren Shook, CEO of Silverado Senior Living, teamed with Yulun Wang, Ph.D., CEO of InTouch Health, took home the Silver Abby Award. Leonard Schaeffer, Chairman and CEO of WellPoint, received the first-ever &#8220;Leadership in Innovation&#8221; Award. (PRWeb Jun 23, 2004)</P>
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     <title>Record Attendance Expected for ABL Organization Event; Healthcare Innovators to be Honored at Sixth Annual Awards and Event</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/06/prweb132430.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Over 120 executives and business leaders from healthcare, life science and venture capital industries have already registered to attend the 6th Annual Innovations in HealthcareSM Awards and Event, presented by the Adaptive Business Leaders (ABL) Organization, on June 16th in Newport Beach, California. This will mark a record attendance for any ABL Healthcare Executives event to date. The afternoon session will include the presentation of the first-ever "Leadership in Innovation" Award to Leonard Schaeffer, Chairman and CEO of WellPoint. The ABL event will further honor California-based innovators who are dramatically improving the way healthcare is delivered, as it showcases companies and products that were selected by ABL's Technology Advisory Board from an array of organizations nominated for their innovative medical products, systems, processes and services. At the event's conclusion, attendees will vote for who among the nine Finalists will take home Platinum, Gold and Silver ABBY Awards. (PRWeb Jun 9, 2004)</P>
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     <title>WellPoint CEO Leonard Schaeffer to Receive First &#8220;Leadership in Innovation&#8221; AwardABL Organization to Honor Healthcare&#8217;s Innovators at Sixth Annual Awards and Event</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/05/prweb127586.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>The first-ever &#8220;Leadership in Innovation&#8221; Award will be presented to Leonard Schaeffer, Chairman and CEO of WellPoint, by the Adaptive Business Leaders (ABL) Organization, on June 16th in Newport Beach, California, as ABL hosts its 6th Annual Innovations in HealthcareSM Awards and Event.  This event showcases California companies and products that were selected by ABL&#8217;s Technology Advisory Board from an array of organizations nominated for their innovative medical products, systems, processes and services designed to improve healthcare outcomes, while reducing the cost of providing quality care.  Three of these honorees will be selected at the June 16th event to receive Platinum, Gold and Silver &#8220;Abby&#8221; Awards. (PRWeb May 20, 2004)</P>
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     <title>Innovations in Healthcare Award Nominations Sought by April 23, 2004</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/04/prweb120176.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>The Adaptive Business Leaders (ABL) Organization encourages the leadership of California-based healthcare and life sciences companies to submit their nominations for the 2004 Innovations in Healthcare Award by Friday, April 23rd.  The leaders of these companies, who have developed products or services which have improved the timely delivery of quality, cost-effective healthcare, will then be contenders for ABL&#8217;s prestigious &#8220;Abby&#8221; Award. This award will be presented on June 16, 2004, in Newport Beach, California.  (PRWeb Apr 21, 2004)</P>
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