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ONERECOVERY TAKES HOME TECHAMERICA ‘HIGH TECH’ AWARD
OneRecovery, Inc., the first social networking platform connecting peers and health care professionals, announced today that it has been selected as the winner in the category of Medical Technologies for the 2009 TechAmerica ‘High Tech’ Awards. In its sixteenth year, the annual awards program commemorates excellence in the region’s technology industry, and honors outstanding companies for their technological or business innovations and exceptional products or service. OneRecovery was the winner in the Medical Technologies category, based on its cutting-edge online and mobile platform that makes health care more effective while significantly reducing costs.
“We have been very fortunate to have assembled a team of amazing entrepreneurs and powerful advisors to help us realize our goal of savings lives,” said David Metzler, founder and CEO of OneRecovery. “Our vision is to revolutionize health care through social media, and this award, along with strong customer demand for our solution, validates that we are on the right path.”
OneRecovery uses scientifically confirmed psychological principals, combined with professional and social accountability from trusted connections, to attain lasting and meaningful behavioral change. By enabling unlimited groups of people to come together for a common goal of improving health and wellness, OneRecovery’s patent-pending Social Solutioning™ platform represents the next generation of current social networking websites.
The TechAmerica Awards, held in La Jolla, California, gave out High Tech Awards in nine categories including Internet/Web Commerce; Computers and Related Products; Communications Products and Services; Clean Technology; Defense/IT Services; Semiconductor, Industrial and Analytical Instrumentation; Medical Device Technology/Instrumentation; and Outstanding Emerging Growth.
“TechAmerica was thrilled to see an outpouring of industry participation in the awards race this year,” said Kevin Carroll, executive director, TechAmerica San Diego. “The quality of contributions in the Medical Technologies category in particular, made the selection process very difficult.”
The 2009 TechAmerica High Tech Awards are sponsored through generous support by Barney & Barney, CRRE, Deloitte, Formula, Procopio, Silicon Valley Bank, SMS Technologies, TLC Staffing, and United Healthcare.
About OneRecovery, Inc.
OneRecovery™ is an online behavioral modification platform that increases outcome‐driven wellness and reduces the cost of health care by using social networking technologies. The company’s patent‐pending Social Solutioning™ platform extends the reach and benefits of professional medical and clinical care. OneRecovery, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is a privately held corporation located in Del Mar, California. More information can be found at http://www.onerecovery.com/.
About TechAmerica
TechAmerica is the leading voice for the U.S. technology industry, the driving force behind productivity growth and jobs creation in the United States and the foundation of the global innovation economy. Representing approximately 1,500 member companies of all sizes from the public and commercial sectors of the economy, it is the industry’s largest advocacy organization and is dedicated to helping members’ top and bottom lines. It is also the technology industry's only grassroots-to-global advocacy network, with offices in state capitals around the United States, Washington, D.C., Europe (Brussels) and Asia (Beijing). TechAmerica was formed by the merger of AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association), the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and the Government Electronics & Information Technology Association (GEIA). Learn more at http://www.techamerica.org/.
OneRecovery Media Contact:
Drew Paxton, Chief Marketing Officer
(760) 409-4900
dpaxton@onerecovery.com
