trade association founded june 2006 headquarters beaverton oregon united states area served worldwide key people horst merkle president and chairman robert havasy executive director website continuaalliance.org continua health alliance is an international non profit open industry group of nearly 240 healthcare providers communications medical and fitness device companies . continua health alliance members aim to develop a system to deliver personal and individual healthcare . continua was a founding member of personal connected health alliance which was launched in february 2014 with other founding members mhealth summit and himss . contents 1 overview 2 devices and services 3 milestones 4 members 4.1 organisational structure 4.2 relevant standards 4.3 website 5 see also 6 references 7 external links overview edit continua health alliance is an international not for profit industry organization enabling end to end plug and play connectivity of devices and services for personal health management and healthcare delivery . its mission is to empower information driven health management and facilitate the incorporation of health and wellness into the day to day lives of consumers . continua is a pioneer in establishing industry standards and security for connected health technologies such as smart phones gateways and remote monitoring devices . citation needed its activities include a certification and brand support program events and collaborations to support technology and clinical innovation as well as outreach to employers payers governments and care providers . with nearly 220 member companies reaching across the globe continua comprises technology medical device and healthcare industry leaders and service providers dedicated to making personal connected health a reality . continua health alliance is working toward establishing systems of interoperable telehealth devices and services in three major categories chronic disease management aging independently and health and physical fitness . devices and services edit continua health alliance version 1 design guidelines are based on proven connectivity technical standards and include bluetooth for wireless and usb for wired device connection . the group released the guidelines to the public in june 2009 . 1 the group is establishing a product certification program using its recognizable logo the continua certified logo program signifying that the product is interoperable with other continua certified products . products made under continua health alliance guidelines will provide consumers with increased assurance of interoperability between devices enabling them to more easily share information with caregivers and service providers . through collaborations with government agencies and other regulatory bodies continua works to provide guidelines for the effective management of diverse products and services from a global network of vendors . continua health alliance products make use of the iso ieee 11073 personal health data phd standards . continua design guidelines are not available to the public without signing a non disclosure agreement . continua s guidelines help technology developers build end to end plug and play systems more efficiently and cost effectively . milestones edit continua health alliance was founded on june 6 2006 2 continua health alliance performed its first public demonstration of interoperability on october 27 2008 at the partners center for connected health 5th annual connected health symposium in boston . 3 continua health alliance certified its first product the nonin 2500 palmsat handheld pulse oximeter with usb on january 26 2009 . 4 by the end of december 2014 there are more than 100 certified products . 5 continua selected bluetooth low energy and zigbee wireless protocols as the wireless standards for its version 2 design guidelines which have been released . bluetooth low energy is to be used for low power mobile devices . zigbee will be used for networked low power sensors such as those enabling independent living . 6 beginning in 2012 continua invites non members to request a copy of its design guidelines after signing a non disclosure agreement . 7 continua has working groups and operations in the u.s. eu japan india and china . members edit continua health alliance currently has nearly 220 member companies . 8 continua s board of directors is currently composed of the following companies 9 fujitsu intel corporation oracle corporation orange philips qualcomm roche diagnostics sharp unitedhealth group organisational structure edit the organisation is primarily staffed by volunteers from the member organisations that are organised in to working groups that address the goals of the alliance . below the board of directors sit the following main working groups 10 emerging markets working group eu working group global development and outreach working group marketing council market adoption working group regulatory working group technical working group test & certification work group use case working group u.s. policy working group relevant standards edit iso ieee 11073 iso ieee 11073 personal health data phd standards bluetooth usb hl7 integrating the healthcare enterprise zigbee website edit the continua alliance website contains a full listing of member organisations a directory of qualified products and a clear statement of their mission . see also edit connected health ehealth telehealth telemedicine health 2.0 references edit http www.continuaalliance.org static cms workspace continua version one design guidelines now available final.pdf http continuaalliance.org news and media press releases founding continua.html http continuaalliance.org static binary cms workspace continua update release v final 2 . pdf http www.nonin.com news.aspx newsid 86 http www.continuaalliance.org products certified products.html http www.continuaalliance.org static cms workspace continua 06082009 vfinal.pdf http www.continuaalliance.org products design guidelines.html member companies english board of directors english http www.continuaalliance.org static cms workspace continua overview presentation 7.16.12 web.pdf external links edit continua health alliance website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title continua health alliance & oldid 732968703 categories health informaticstelecommunications organizationsinteroperabilitytelehealthhidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from august 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite 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