Continua Health Alliance Membership

If your company is already a member of Continua Health Alliance, you can sign up for a username and password today. This will grant you access to Members Only areas of the site, including online working groups and e-mail lists.

Benefits of Membership with Continua

Considering Continua membership?

Join Continua by the end of 2012 and you will receive all the existing benefits of Continua PLUS free certification testing for one device before the end of 2012 AND a free listing (Type A or Type O). For more information please click here.

Contributor Member Benefits

Help define Continua technical guidelines and use cases to influence the direction of the connected health industry. Gain early access to pre-publication drafts of the design guidelines and internal documents through the Working Groups, which gives you the valuable opportunity to review and comment on new design guidelines prior to their adoption.
Take part in the Continua Test and Certification Program for the opportunity to certify your company's products and services, as well as have the right to display the Continua Certified logo.
Enjoy free access to the Continua Enabling Software Library (CESL), as well as the CESL Forum.
Ability to use Continua Certified Logo for print and digital reproduction upon completion of successful certification.
Recurring opportunities to demonstrate certified products in Continua Demo-in-a-Box Program, at Summit opening sessions, tradeshow booths, other Continua events and in the Continua public newsletter.
Participate in a wide range of Continua Working Groups to represent your company's interests in the future of connected health. Help create and influence the use cases, technical guidelines, marketing activities, advocacy efforts, and all other Continua endeavors.
Ability to participate in Continua's RFP MatchMaker Program to find/list RFPs and pilot programs to test interoperability.
Free internal and external use of Continua PR and marketing kits.
Enjoy access to Continua member-only Summits and Town Hall meetings, as well as weekly teleconferences for the various Working Groups.
Leverage the opportunity to have your company executives represent Continua at industry speaking events.
Discounts for Continua-sponsored trade show exhibit kiosks and demonstrations.
Network with other Continua Members at Member Summits around the world.
Gain valuable insights through free and discounted industry data reports from leading analyst firms.
Enjoy free access to downloadable automated test tools for development testing, prior to certification.
Free certified product exposure at many international industry events.
Three in-person Networking events (with online groups and access to technical professionals).
Localized policy influence.
Regulatory involvement, awareness and assistance.
Common market branding and awareness.
Targeted education events.
Enjoy the benefit of participating in Continua Plugfests for secure and confidential cross vendor testing prior to certification. $500 USD per company.

Promoter Member Only Benefits

All Contributor benefits
Exercise voting rights in all Continua Working Groups, including the selection of use cases, standards, industry technologies, and other key Working Group decisions.
Qualify for the opportunity to hold Chair positions within the Working Groups.
Gain the opportunity to run for the Board of Directors that drive strategy for the organization.
Take part in the Company Showcase and highlight your company - products, links, services and more - on Continua's Public Website.
Company logo highlighted through Continua communications: Public-facing Website, Overview Powerpoint, signage at tradeshows, speaking presentations, and more.
Discount for all Summit Sponsorships and Tables.
Free access to all Member Summits.
Enjoy free and open access to Continua-purchased industry reports.
Recognition as a Promoter Company (website, events, collateral).

Developing Region Category

As Continua continues to support its adoption efforts into emerging markets around the world, the Alliance has formed a specific category to accommodate companies in these regions. A company qualifies as a Developing Region member by either being a company originating out of a defined Developing Area (OECD GDP of less than $15K per Capita) or through invitation by a Promoter member (Promoters may sponsor two companies per year).

This unique category of membership allows companies to enter Continua membership for only $1000 for the first year of membership. The membership costs increase to $2,500 USD for the second year and full Contributor costs in year three. Companies in the Developing Regions category will receive all Contributor membership benefits except for limiting the number of participants at Summits (2 max) and leadership roles will not be available.

All companies in this membership category will receive one free listing fee, but will be exempt from the new member certification incentive. They will be billed for Plugfest participation at the Contributor level. Contact Continua Administration for more details.

Supporting Participant Membership Category

Classic membership categories may not fully accommodate all of the organizations that contribute to the personal telehealth ecosystem. In order to increase the participation and provide a forum for information sharing, the Continua has approved the creation of a new liaison category (Supporting Participant). If your organization is interested in participating as a Supporting Participant, please contact Continua Administration. Please note the annual membership fee is the same as the Contributor level.

Join Continua Health Alliance

Membership gives you the opportunity to contribute to the advancement of the Continua vision as well as participate in Continua members only events.

How to Join

Download and review the following Membership documents:
For Promoter Membership, contact Continua Health Alliance for additional requirements and information.
Print and fill out the Participation Agreement.
Return the agreement along with the annual fee to the address below:

Continua Health Alliance
c/o VTM, Inc.
3855 SW 153rd Drive
Beaverton, Oregon 97006
USA
Phone: 1 503.619.0867
Fax: 1 503.644.6708
Email: Admin@ContinuaAlliance.org

Upon the receipt of both your Participation Agreement and annual fee payment, your company membership will be activated. You will be given access to the Members Only area of the Continua Web site for an unlimited number of company employees.

If you have questions about membership with Continua Health Alliance, please contact Continua Health Alliance.