Avatars, Robots & Virtual Reality
i-Human Patients Hones Diagnostic Skills Virtually
Medical diagnosis is a “learn by doing” skill. In medical school, we are taught how to acquire the data we need from patient’s history, physical
Geppetto Builds Hearts and Minds for Avatars & Robots
Want to make an avatar more human? Or help a robot have personality? That’s exactly what the folks at Geppetto Avatars are doing. I had
Tough Conversation Coming Up? Kognito Can Help You Prepare
Kognito uses its virtual human technologies and its science-driven approach to create simulations of real conversations. I had the chance to speak with Ron Goldman
Better than Google Glass? Atheer Air is 2-Eyed, 3D
The Atheer AiR Smart Glasses are a big WOW! Like Google Glass, these devices put the virtual stuff you want to see right in front
Behavioral Change
Dr. David Rhew’s Journey from ID doc to Samsung CMO
David Rhew MD joins Pat Salber () at the 2014 mHealth Summit in Washington DC. We talked about his journey from an infectious disease physician
Big Data & Analytics
The Consumer Awareness and Perceptions of Sleep Technology Study
Pat Salber () met with Chris Ely at the 2015 Health 2.0 Conference in Santa Clara. Chris is the Senior Manager for Industry Analysis in
Tonic Health: Making Patient Data Collection Fun
Your doctor’s office still handing you a paper form on a clipboard? No way! Tell ’em to check out Tonic Health. CEO of Tonic Health,
A “Power User’s” Perspective on Tonic Health
You can use the Tonic platform to do performance assessments of patients, including functional status, cognitive performance, social status, and financial resources for managing health. Pamela
Taking a Meaningful Look at Meaningful Use with DocGraph
DocGraph is always looking for some area of healthcare that is messed up or unclear that they can work on to help create transparency where it didn’t exist
SAS: Moving from Retrospective to Predictive Modeling in Healthcare
SAS, the largest privately held software company in the world. Pat Salber () chats with Graham Hughes, Chief Medical Officer of SAS, the largest privately
In Control: An ePatient’s Life with Type 1 Diabetes
Data dysfunction creates unnecessary challenges for engaged patients trying to manage chronic conditions, like Type 1 Diabetes. The highlight of WLSA 2014 Convergence Conference in San
Chopra’s Hunch: Harnessing Big Data to Drive Outcomes
“Where else could you actually reduce costs and improve outcomes to the degree in which we can in healthcare.” Aneesh Chopra, the former Chief Technology Officer
Leroy Hood: Systems Thinking in Biology
Leroy Hood has been solving big problems in medicine his entire career. His contributions have been monumental, including being involved in the development of five
Ash Damle’s Passion: Bringing Good Data to Life
Ash is the founder and CEO of Lumiata (formerly known as Medgle). Lumiata is a big data analytic company that is aiming to transform medical
IBM Watson’s Open API
Lauri Saft, Director of IBM Watson Ecosystem, talks about opening up an API to developers so they can leverage Watson’s “brainpower.” You don’t have to
Zephyr Health: Combining Disparate Data for New Health Insights
Pat Salber, MD, interviews Sven Junkergård, the CTO for Zephyr Health, an innovative big data company. Watch the video to learn how Zephyr Health is
Star Cunningham presents 4D Healthware
4D can take in lab data, genome data, data from fitness trackers, and with your permission, data from your EHR Star Cunningham is the Founder
Cancer
Startup Perthera Aims to Personalize Cancer Care
Perthera’s services are an example of the new personalized (or precision) approach to cancer treatment. Pat Salber MD interviews Lee Barrett, Senior Advisor about precision
A Chat with George Lundberg, Chief Medical Officer of CollabRx
We had a chance to catch up with George Lundberg, MD, former JAMA Editor in Chief of JAMA, current Editor-at-Large of Medscape, and now Chief
Cyrcadia Health: A Wearable, Social Breast Cancer Screening Bra
In this interview with Rob Royea, the CEO of Cyrcadia Health (formerly known as First Warning Systems) we are introduced to the company’s novel approach
Chronic Illness Management
Harnessing the Wisdom of Crowds to Solve Tough Medical Cases
On average CrowdMed patients have been ill for 8 years, have seen 8 doctors and have cost $60,000 Jared Heyman is the Founder and CEO
Qualcomm Life & Chronic Illness Management
Qualcomm Life is building the underlying digital health infrastructure that enables healthcare companies to focus on delivering care instead of developing technology. Rick Valencia, SVP and General Manager
Dementia
Giving GeriJoy to Loved Ones with Dementia
“Harnessing the global supply of human compassion, intelligence and care to enable families to provide loved ones with very cost effective company and supervision when
Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome
In Control: An ePatient’s Life with Type 1 Diabetes
Data dysfunction creates unnecessary challenges for engaged patients trying to manage chronic conditions, like Type 1 Diabetes. The highlight of WLSA 2014 Convergence Conference in San
Glooko Puts Glucose in Context
Glooko is a tool for people with diabetes that helps them put their glucose in context. The Glooko’s MeterSync device can upload glucose readings from
This Glucometer is Yofi & That’s Good!
Yofi is Hebrew for fantastic, beautiful, wonderful, great. And, according to Gad Shaanan, the CEO of YofiMeters, their new glucometer is just that. Not only
Digital Health & Technology
Catching Up with Validic, the Digital Health Connector
Pat Salber () catches up with Drew Schiller, CTO of Validic at the 2015 Health 2.0 annual meeting in Santa Clara, California. Validic enables the
Is Digital Mental Health the Future of Psychiatry?
Steve Chan MD, psychiatry resident and digital health maven, joined Pat Salber () at Stanford’s MedX to talk about digital mental health and the future
The Airing: A Hoseless, Maskless Micro-CPAP
The Airing—a hoseless, maskless, micro CPAP—is a product that is still in development. A non-working prototype has been created and certain features, such as the
Kareo: Innovating for Small Practices
CMIO Tom Giannulli, MD joins Pat Salber () to talk about Kareo‘s innovations for small physician practices (1 to 10 docs). They include a mobile
Infinite Options: HIT Consulting for the Common Good
Infinite Options Technology Consulting Group helps strategizes for companies that serve for the Common Good Christopher Kunney, CPHIMS, CPHIT, MSMOT joined Pat Salber, MD () at
Harnessing the Wisdom of Crowds to Solve Tough Medical Cases
On average CrowdMed patients have been ill for 8 years, have seen 8 doctors and have cost $60,000 Jared Heyman is the Founder and CEO
Prima-Temp: A Fertility Awareness Sensor
Prima-Temp brings new, innovative approaches to many of today’s healthcare challenges. Prima-Temp brings new, innovative approaches to many of today’s healthcare challenges through the application
Qualcomm Life & Chronic Illness Management
Qualcomm Life is building the underlying digital health infrastructure that enables healthcare companies to focus on delivering care instead of developing technology. Rick Valencia, SVP and General Manager
Harry Leider: What is the Value of mHealth?
Harry Leider, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Walgreens on the Value of mHealth. Harry Leider joined Pat Salber () at the mHealth Summit in Washington
What’s New in Digital at Kaiser Permanente: Selfies for Healthcare
Members can now use selfies to communicate with their doctors about emerging clinical conditions Christine Paige, SVP of Marketing and Digital Services at Kaiser Permanente
Dr. David Rhew’s Journey from ID doc to Samsung CMO
David Rhew MD joins Pat Salber () at the 2014 mHealth Summit in Washington DC. We talked about his journey from an infectious disease physician
Living in Digital Times’ Robin Raskin on Digital Health Trends
Dr. Pat Salber chats with Robin on her bird’s eye view of the current health and technology industry and where we are headed in the
Danny Sands, MD Shares Some Great Ideas In Healthcare
The unifying theme of the Society for Participatory Medicine’s founding member, Danny Sands, is meaningful patient and family engagement. Pat Salber () caught up with Danny Sands, MD,
A Chat with Jill Gilbert, Producer of Digital Health Summer Summit
Jill Gilbert, the producer of the Digital Health Summer Summit’s agenda bio says that she is “a modern day digital alchemist, bringing together expert speakers, cutting-edge topics,
Validic: The Digital Health Connector
I had a fun chat with Ryan Beckland, Co-Founder and CEO of Validic at the recent 2014 Health 2.0 Conference in Santa Clara. He told me the company
Do Docs & Patients See Eye-to-Eye? An Interview with Eric Topol
Eric Topol, MD, Chief Academic Officer of Scripps Health, Editor-in-Chief of Medscape, and author of the “bible” of digital health, “The Creative Destruction of Medicine”
EHR & PHR
Allscripts, Interoperability, & Their Platform for Innovation
Pat Salber () chats with Stanley Crane, Chief Innovation Officer at Allscripts at the 2015 Health 2.0 Conference in Santa Clara. We talked about Allscripts’
Flow Health: Patient Check-In Done Right
Pat Salber () caught up with Alex Meshkin, Founder and CEO of Flow Health at the 2015 Health 2.0 annual conference in Santa Clara, California.
Med Student Builds an ICD-10 Solution – And It’s Free
Parth Desai, a Mercer University medical student, set out to build software to help his dad, an internist in Columbus, Georgia, make the required transition
Kareo: Innovating for Small Practices
CMIO Tom Giannulli, MD joins Pat Salber () to talk about Kareo‘s innovations for small physician practices (1 to 10 docs). They include a mobile
Taking a Meaningful Look at Meaningful Use with DocGraph
DocGraph is always looking for some area of healthcare that is messed up or unclear that they can work on to help create transparency where it didn’t exist
The Infamous HIMSS Versel-Bush Interview
The filming of the Versel–Bush annual interview at HiMSS 2015. What a trip! A highlight of the annual HIMSS meeting is the annual Versel-Bush interview by well
Practice Fusion’s Matthew Douglass Shares Lessons Learned
June’s special guest at the monthly Silicon Valley Health 2.0 Meet-up was Matthew Douglass, Co-Founder of Practice Fusion (PF). Matt started his talk by reviewing
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