This document discusses the history and future possibilities of wearable technology in healthcare. It notes that wearable devices could help monitor chronic conditions, track vital signs, and reduce healthcare costs. However, wearable devices also raise privacy and security issues. The document outlines several existing wearable devices and their healthcare applications. It predicts that wearables will play a larger role in personalized medicine by collecting more health data over larger populations.
This presentation contains an introduction to emerging healthcare Technologies. These emerging technologies include Data Analytics, AI, Blockchain, Telehealth, virtual reality, cloud computing, and IOT. The concept of Nanorobots as future medicine is also included in this presentation.
From “Big Data” to Digital Medicine--PYA Explores Innovations in HealthcarePYA, P.C.
With reform in healthcare and advancements in technology, the future of medicine is in a state of flux. What it all means can be heard in discussions from coast-to-coast, in the halls of hospitals, at conferences, and in board rooms.
Among the thought leaders who have broached this timely subject is PYA Principal Kent Bottles, MD, who is also PYA Analytics’ Chief Medical Officer. He recently spoke at The North American Menopause Society Annual Meeting on the topic: “The Perils and Prospects of Practicing Medicine in a Digital Era.”
Exploring the potential of technology and innovation - everything from wearables, genomics and robotics that are washing over healthcare at an exponential rate and influencing every aspect of our lives and what it will mean to our healthcare system and in particular to how we deliver healthcare to the population.
What are the next big innovations that will affect telehealth and how might they affect you and your organization. How should you plan for these changes and what can you do to incorporate them into your business? What small incremental improvements can you take to move you along the path towards the next leap in innovation.
Shared By The Many: Advances in technology are allowing for the provision of affordable, decentralized healthcare for the masses and are lowering the barriers to entry in less developed markets.
The analysis in PSFK’s Future of Health Report has yielded a number of insights, the most evident of which is mobile technology as a catalyst for change. The mobile phone and connected tablet computer are allowing for the distribution of a broad range of medical and support services. This is especially important in countries with little or no healthcare infrastructure and areas in which there are few trained healthcare professionals. These technologies also allow trained professionals to perform quality control remotely.
Amongst the many significant developments is a shift towards one-on-one, in- field diagnostics and monitoring. Services that were once only available at a doctor’s office or hospital are now available on-demand through low-tech, affordable solutions. Personal systems allow for ‘good enough’ diagnostics that would have been difficult, expensive and timely to attain previously.
Using a basic phone with adapted software, a health worker can test for myriad symptoms - even cancer. This information can be relayed to a central medical care center where doctors and trained professionals can react to the data, provide prompt diagnosis and suggest treatment options. The ability to capture this data and get quick responses remotely means better healthcare, fewer trips to the hospital (which, for many means days away from home and family), and less time away from work.
A change is also occurring that is seeing increased access to and sharing of health information. This is made possible by the proliferation of systems designed to overcome infrastructure insufficiencies. these systems are enabling the broadcast of information and receipt of subsequent feedback in virtually any setting. From ‘town crier’ systems to ‘internet by text’, the collective knowledge found on the web is being made available to populations around the world who previously lacked access. The connectivity that is enabling the sharing of health information is also powering the growth of social networks focused on health and medical care. These networks are allowing professionals, health workers and individuals to connect and share knowledge quickly.
PSFK’s Future of Health Report details 15 trends that will impact health and wellness around the world. Simple advances such as off-the-grid energy and the introduction of gaming into healthcare service offerings sit alongside more future-forward developments such as bio-medical printing. It is our hope that this report will inspire your thinking and lead to services, applications and technologies which will allow for more available, quality healthcare.
For a download of this report - visit: http://www.psfk.com/future-of-health
Presentation what if the whole world is bad in data-driven decision-making ...Sami Laine
Due to Covid-19 pandemic, data-driven decision making has became a hot topic even for everyday discussions. Societies around the world have been completely closed down as a result of decisions based on clinical data and theoretical simulations. At the same time, public discussions and decision-making have been worryingly misguided due to their blindsided focus on diagnosing the virus and related hospitalization and death rates. Currently, more and more people are starting to realize how uncertain statistics are due to lack of correct diagnosis and death case data. To make a valid decision you should have enough high-quality data. However, decision-making is even more about correct understanding of the underlying phenomena and its systemic characteristics rather than data itself!
PYA Healthcare Thought Leader Explores Ten Technology “Game Changers”PYA, P.C.
PYA Principal Kent Bottles, MD, who is also Chief Medical Officer of PYA Analytics, was a recent guest speaker at Community Hospital 100, a gathering of community healthcare executives and visionaries. His presentation, “Ten Innovations That Will Change the Game for Community Hospitals,” outlined technological advances from “big data” to gamification, 3D biological printing to mobile medicine.
This presentation contains an introduction to emerging healthcare Technologies. These emerging technologies include Data Analytics, AI, Blockchain, Telehealth, virtual reality, cloud computing, and IOT. The concept of Nanorobots as future medicine is also included in this presentation.
From “Big Data” to Digital Medicine--PYA Explores Innovations in HealthcarePYA, P.C.
With reform in healthcare and advancements in technology, the future of medicine is in a state of flux. What it all means can be heard in discussions from coast-to-coast, in the halls of hospitals, at conferences, and in board rooms.
Among the thought leaders who have broached this timely subject is PYA Principal Kent Bottles, MD, who is also PYA Analytics’ Chief Medical Officer. He recently spoke at The North American Menopause Society Annual Meeting on the topic: “The Perils and Prospects of Practicing Medicine in a Digital Era.”
Exploring the potential of technology and innovation - everything from wearables, genomics and robotics that are washing over healthcare at an exponential rate and influencing every aspect of our lives and what it will mean to our healthcare system and in particular to how we deliver healthcare to the population.
What are the next big innovations that will affect telehealth and how might they affect you and your organization. How should you plan for these changes and what can you do to incorporate them into your business? What small incremental improvements can you take to move you along the path towards the next leap in innovation.
Shared By The Many: Advances in technology are allowing for the provision of affordable, decentralized healthcare for the masses and are lowering the barriers to entry in less developed markets.
The analysis in PSFK’s Future of Health Report has yielded a number of insights, the most evident of which is mobile technology as a catalyst for change. The mobile phone and connected tablet computer are allowing for the distribution of a broad range of medical and support services. This is especially important in countries with little or no healthcare infrastructure and areas in which there are few trained healthcare professionals. These technologies also allow trained professionals to perform quality control remotely.
Amongst the many significant developments is a shift towards one-on-one, in- field diagnostics and monitoring. Services that were once only available at a doctor’s office or hospital are now available on-demand through low-tech, affordable solutions. Personal systems allow for ‘good enough’ diagnostics that would have been difficult, expensive and timely to attain previously.
Using a basic phone with adapted software, a health worker can test for myriad symptoms - even cancer. This information can be relayed to a central medical care center where doctors and trained professionals can react to the data, provide prompt diagnosis and suggest treatment options. The ability to capture this data and get quick responses remotely means better healthcare, fewer trips to the hospital (which, for many means days away from home and family), and less time away from work.
A change is also occurring that is seeing increased access to and sharing of health information. This is made possible by the proliferation of systems designed to overcome infrastructure insufficiencies. these systems are enabling the broadcast of information and receipt of subsequent feedback in virtually any setting. From ‘town crier’ systems to ‘internet by text’, the collective knowledge found on the web is being made available to populations around the world who previously lacked access. The connectivity that is enabling the sharing of health information is also powering the growth of social networks focused on health and medical care. These networks are allowing professionals, health workers and individuals to connect and share knowledge quickly.
PSFK’s Future of Health Report details 15 trends that will impact health and wellness around the world. Simple advances such as off-the-grid energy and the introduction of gaming into healthcare service offerings sit alongside more future-forward developments such as bio-medical printing. It is our hope that this report will inspire your thinking and lead to services, applications and technologies which will allow for more available, quality healthcare.
For a download of this report - visit: http://www.psfk.com/future-of-health
Presentation what if the whole world is bad in data-driven decision-making ...Sami Laine
Due to Covid-19 pandemic, data-driven decision making has became a hot topic even for everyday discussions. Societies around the world have been completely closed down as a result of decisions based on clinical data and theoretical simulations. At the same time, public discussions and decision-making have been worryingly misguided due to their blindsided focus on diagnosing the virus and related hospitalization and death rates. Currently, more and more people are starting to realize how uncertain statistics are due to lack of correct diagnosis and death case data. To make a valid decision you should have enough high-quality data. However, decision-making is even more about correct understanding of the underlying phenomena and its systemic characteristics rather than data itself!
PYA Healthcare Thought Leader Explores Ten Technology “Game Changers”PYA, P.C.
PYA Principal Kent Bottles, MD, who is also Chief Medical Officer of PYA Analytics, was a recent guest speaker at Community Hospital 100, a gathering of community healthcare executives and visionaries. His presentation, “Ten Innovations That Will Change the Game for Community Hospitals,” outlined technological advances from “big data” to gamification, 3D biological printing to mobile medicine.
Background on the 30 projects pitching at the DayOne Conference on 9th September 2019. At the conference the projects will be assisted by mentors and conference participants to create a journey map to help them on their path to healthcare innovation.
These slides use concepts from my (Jeff Funk) course entitled analyzing hi-tech opportunities to show how mobile devices are becoming more economically feasible for health care. Rapid improvements in electronics are enabling a wide variety of health-related attachments to become available for mobile phones. These attachments can analyze breath, blood oxygen levels, blood glucose, blood type, and urine and do ultrasounds. These advances will change the way health care is monitored and managed.
Hypertension management will change more in the next 5 years than in the last...Valencell, Inc
Why will managing hypertension change more in the next 5 years than it has in the last 100?
There are several macro trends that are driving this change:
- Hypertension is a massive global health problem (over 1B people have high BP) and it is THE leading risk factor for the global burden of disease (its a comorbidity in every major chronic disease) - more of a risk factor than tobacco, obesity, poor diet, high blood glucose, etc. - according to the WHO.
- Sensor tech - there has been no meaningful innovation in BP sensors in over 100 years. The BP cuffs in use today are fundamentally the same as the first BP cuff that came to market in the early 1900's. That’s changing now with cuffless BP sensors that are being approved by regulatory bodies.
- Care delivery – healthcare "has left the building", moving out of the hospital, into the home and everyday life. This can be seen in the huge growth in remote patient monitoring, digital therapeutics, and digital health more broadly.
- Payer models – insurance coverage is moving from fee-for-service to value-based care that’s focused on prevention and monitoring. This is particularly important in hypertension management because high BP has no outward symptoms, making the frequency and ease of BP monitoring extremely important.
Will healthcare be delivered by george jetson in the futureNick van Terheyden
Gartner ranked Dell the #1 worldwide IT services provider in healthcare in 2014. Dell sees global disruptions in healthcare delivery and continues to invest in strategies to address these rapid changes. They are actively enhancing development, implementation and adoption of novel technologies, services, and applications that will revolutionize information-driven care, resulting in improved patient outcomes and overall cost savings worldwide. Dr. Nick is responsible for providing strategic insight and will discuss some Dell’s strategies to achieve an IT environment that is interconnected, efficient and patient-focused.
Startups Step Up - how healthcare ai startups are taking action during covid-...Renee Yao
All around the world, people are facing unprecedented challenges and uncertainties as a result of COVID-19. At NVIDIA Inception program, a virtual incubation startup program, which hosts 5000+ AI startups, we see an army of healthcare AI startups that have mobilized to address this global health crisis. This webinar will share real world examples on how each offering plays a critical role during this pandemic.
Live event: https://www.meetup.com/Women-in-Big-Data-Meetup/events/270191555/?action=rsvp&response=3.
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWkKINi8u4o&feature=youtu.be
Background on the 30 projects pitching at the DayOne Conference on 9th September 2019. At the conference the projects will be assisted by mentors and conference participants to create a journey map to help them on their path to healthcare innovation.
The future of healthcare will see a shift from treating illness to sustaining wellness. Ageing could become a treatable disease in the future. Find out more: http://bit.ly/2wD13dL
What are scalable best practices to spread smart health? SharpBrains
Maximizing health and well-being requires quality decision-making and positive lifestyles across millions, if not billions, of individual decision-makers. How can we accelerate the adoption of smart health behaviors in scalable and systematic ways, ensuring benefits at both the individual and population levels, and empowering consumers, patients and professionals?
- Chair: Jayne Plunkett, Head of Casualty Reinsurance at Swiss Re, YGL Class of 2010
- Misha Pavel, Program Director of Smart and Connected Health at the National Science Foundation
- Dharma Singh Khalsa, President of the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation
- Josh Wright, Managing Director of ideas42
This session took place at the 2013 SharpBrains Virtual Summit: http://sharpbrains.com/summit-2013/agenda/
Real-time Surveillance and Response for Malaria EliminationRTI International
Coconut Surveillance is a proven, ground-breaking mobile application designed by malaria epidemiologists and program managers. In Zanzibar it is helping to prevent the resurgence of the disease. Can it be useful in other malaria elimination contexts?
Patients’ own expectations for technology are growing and they have shared that digital technologies need to become more integral in the care delivery process. In the U.S., nearly half of Americans would opt for online capabilities vs. handling over the phone, such as getting lab test results, filling out paperwork ahead of a doctor’s appointment, accessing their medical records, and filling prescriptions. Given the increasing desire for a tech-driven care experience, patients are helping to spur technology adoption by their providers.
As the population ages, technology adoption and information exchange within the long term and post-acute care settings becomes increasingly more important. How can post-acute care agencies overcome challenges of limited resources (financial and workforce) to bring patient care delivery into the 21st century? Patients who take prescription medications for chronic conditions are also feeling the pain from a lack of tech-adoption when their doctors typically don’t offer them access to online condition management tools or make themselves available online or via email for questions. Dr. Van Terheyden will discuss what needs to happen to break down these barriers.
Presented at the Expert Panel Discussion: The Future of Telehealth Technology at National Telehealth Conference, 10 Oct 2017, Cincinnati: http://www.nationaltelehealthconference.com
This is an abridged version of an invited talk: https://youtu.be/wDi1mLLyxuc
Background on the 30 projects pitching at the DayOne Conference on 9th September 2019. At the conference the projects will be assisted by mentors and conference participants to create a journey map to help them on their path to healthcare innovation.
These slides use concepts from my (Jeff Funk) course entitled analyzing hi-tech opportunities to show how mobile devices are becoming more economically feasible for health care. Rapid improvements in electronics are enabling a wide variety of health-related attachments to become available for mobile phones. These attachments can analyze breath, blood oxygen levels, blood glucose, blood type, and urine and do ultrasounds. These advances will change the way health care is monitored and managed.
Hypertension management will change more in the next 5 years than in the last...Valencell, Inc
Why will managing hypertension change more in the next 5 years than it has in the last 100?
There are several macro trends that are driving this change:
- Hypertension is a massive global health problem (over 1B people have high BP) and it is THE leading risk factor for the global burden of disease (its a comorbidity in every major chronic disease) - more of a risk factor than tobacco, obesity, poor diet, high blood glucose, etc. - according to the WHO.
- Sensor tech - there has been no meaningful innovation in BP sensors in over 100 years. The BP cuffs in use today are fundamentally the same as the first BP cuff that came to market in the early 1900's. That’s changing now with cuffless BP sensors that are being approved by regulatory bodies.
- Care delivery – healthcare "has left the building", moving out of the hospital, into the home and everyday life. This can be seen in the huge growth in remote patient monitoring, digital therapeutics, and digital health more broadly.
- Payer models – insurance coverage is moving from fee-for-service to value-based care that’s focused on prevention and monitoring. This is particularly important in hypertension management because high BP has no outward symptoms, making the frequency and ease of BP monitoring extremely important.
Will healthcare be delivered by george jetson in the futureNick van Terheyden
Gartner ranked Dell the #1 worldwide IT services provider in healthcare in 2014. Dell sees global disruptions in healthcare delivery and continues to invest in strategies to address these rapid changes. They are actively enhancing development, implementation and adoption of novel technologies, services, and applications that will revolutionize information-driven care, resulting in improved patient outcomes and overall cost savings worldwide. Dr. Nick is responsible for providing strategic insight and will discuss some Dell’s strategies to achieve an IT environment that is interconnected, efficient and patient-focused.
Startups Step Up - how healthcare ai startups are taking action during covid-...Renee Yao
All around the world, people are facing unprecedented challenges and uncertainties as a result of COVID-19. At NVIDIA Inception program, a virtual incubation startup program, which hosts 5000+ AI startups, we see an army of healthcare AI startups that have mobilized to address this global health crisis. This webinar will share real world examples on how each offering plays a critical role during this pandemic.
Live event: https://www.meetup.com/Women-in-Big-Data-Meetup/events/270191555/?action=rsvp&response=3.
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWkKINi8u4o&feature=youtu.be
Background on the 30 projects pitching at the DayOne Conference on 9th September 2019. At the conference the projects will be assisted by mentors and conference participants to create a journey map to help them on their path to healthcare innovation.
The future of healthcare will see a shift from treating illness to sustaining wellness. Ageing could become a treatable disease in the future. Find out more: http://bit.ly/2wD13dL
What are scalable best practices to spread smart health? SharpBrains
Maximizing health and well-being requires quality decision-making and positive lifestyles across millions, if not billions, of individual decision-makers. How can we accelerate the adoption of smart health behaviors in scalable and systematic ways, ensuring benefits at both the individual and population levels, and empowering consumers, patients and professionals?
- Chair: Jayne Plunkett, Head of Casualty Reinsurance at Swiss Re, YGL Class of 2010
- Misha Pavel, Program Director of Smart and Connected Health at the National Science Foundation
- Dharma Singh Khalsa, President of the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation
- Josh Wright, Managing Director of ideas42
This session took place at the 2013 SharpBrains Virtual Summit: http://sharpbrains.com/summit-2013/agenda/
Real-time Surveillance and Response for Malaria EliminationRTI International
Coconut Surveillance is a proven, ground-breaking mobile application designed by malaria epidemiologists and program managers. In Zanzibar it is helping to prevent the resurgence of the disease. Can it be useful in other malaria elimination contexts?
Patients’ own expectations for technology are growing and they have shared that digital technologies need to become more integral in the care delivery process. In the U.S., nearly half of Americans would opt for online capabilities vs. handling over the phone, such as getting lab test results, filling out paperwork ahead of a doctor’s appointment, accessing their medical records, and filling prescriptions. Given the increasing desire for a tech-driven care experience, patients are helping to spur technology adoption by their providers.
As the population ages, technology adoption and information exchange within the long term and post-acute care settings becomes increasingly more important. How can post-acute care agencies overcome challenges of limited resources (financial and workforce) to bring patient care delivery into the 21st century? Patients who take prescription medications for chronic conditions are also feeling the pain from a lack of tech-adoption when their doctors typically don’t offer them access to online condition management tools or make themselves available online or via email for questions. Dr. Van Terheyden will discuss what needs to happen to break down these barriers.
Presented at the Expert Panel Discussion: The Future of Telehealth Technology at National Telehealth Conference, 10 Oct 2017, Cincinnati: http://www.nationaltelehealthconference.com
This is an abridged version of an invited talk: https://youtu.be/wDi1mLLyxuc
From Selfies to Healthies – What's Next for Technology in Health & WellnessOgilvy Consulting
Today we generate huge amounts of data on the efficiency of everything from cars to jet engines, but hardly track our health with the widely available technology. As the future of health focuses more on preventive care, we must go beyond yoga and yoghurt to achieve and encourage healthier behaviors.
In this webinar, we’ll discuss the latest Health and Wellness trends as well as the impact of social technology on caring for our health.
Mobile Health at Ochsner: The Apple HealthKit and Epic EMR IntegrationRahlyn Gossen
These slides are from the April 2, 2015 meeting of Health 2.0 New Orleans with special guest Jonathan Wilt, the Assistant Vice President of the Center for Innovation at Ochsner Health System. Jonathan spoke about Ochsner's Health System's integration of Apple HealthKit with the Epic EMR.
Audio is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsSKui7m4VY
Modern society is highly dependent on the provisioning of clean water, healthy and plentiful food, breathable air, and prompt intervention to curtail disease outbreaks. The public health system is critical in supporting these activities. Today’s information technology provides public health practitioners key capabilities in maintaining the health of the population. This lecture will provide a basic foundation of knowledge about public health practice for clinical informaticians, and highlight specialized information systems and data standards used in public health today. We will explore the existing public health informatics infrastructure including surveillance systems, the process of electronic laboratory reporting (ELR) of notifiable diseases, vital statistics systems, and the critical importance of GIS systems in the public health
Reactive Vs. Preventative Healthcare for Seniorsrachelgmoore
Exorbitant costs are breaking the back of the nation's healthcare system, and seniors are shouldering significantly more than their fair share of the burden. A large portion of these costs are due to a reactive healthcare model - one that only addresses problems after they arise.
In this infographic, learn about how a shift towards a preventative care model for seniors can decrease healthcare costs, improve quality of care, and quality of life, as well as some of the technologies senior living and care providers can use to promote preventative care and their organizations.
Get the high resolution version here: http://hubs.ly/y0Yj4b0
Surveys a series of ethical, economic, clinical and also safety issues relating to the application of informatics to healthcare, focusing especially on the role of informatics in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Talk presented in the University at Buffalo Clinical/Research Ethics Seminar - Ethics, Informatics and Obamacare, November 20, 2012. Slides are available here: http://ontology.buffalo.edu/13/ethics-informatics-obamacare.pptx
Creating commercial value out of the consumerization of medical devicesKoen De Lombaert
A talk I gave at the MEDevice San Diego conference. Consumer medical devices as beautiful devices connected to smartphones with a focus on wellness instead of disease blurring the line between tracking and diagnosis. Devices that consumers want to buy and use as opposed to their clunky, clinical counterparts. I argue that the consumerization of medical devices is the second wave after consumer medical information such as WebMD and Everyday Health in the empowerment of the “patient”. Let’s see when the term “patient” completely disappears
Consumerism, Innovation and Best Practices to Thrive in the Future of HealthJustin Barnes
May 1, 2019 University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, The Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) Keynote speaker Justin Barnes, a health innovation strategist and co-founder of Health Innovation Think Tank, will provide yet another integral perspective focused on the ways in which we can scale up and implement evidence-based changes in health care technology on a global scale. Having testified before Congress on more than twenty occasions delivering statements on virtual care, alternative payment methods, consumerism, connected health and the globalization of healthcare, Justin offers thought leadership for the university, the healthcare community as well as other key stakeholders.
Consumer Driven Health – IHPME Research Day
Looks to the Future of Health Care
The trend towards consumer driven health, whether it be mobile apps, wearable devices, or easy access to electronic health records, is changing the landscape of our health care system and the way we think about care.
Technology forecast in healthcare industrySafina Shaikh
The use of technologies such as social networks, smartphones, internet applications and more is not only changing the way we communicate, but is also providing ground-breaking ways for us to monitor our health and well-being and giving us better access to information. Together these advancements are leading to a convergence of information, technology,people, and connectivity to improve health outcomes and health care.
Barry's 2015 CRC presentation with new CRC ppt template
1.
2. Wearable Devices:
BRAVE IN A WORLD OF RISK
Barry Dixon, Vice President Underwriting
Canadian Reinsurance Conference - April 14, 2015
3. Overview
• History and Evolution of “Wearables”
• Medical Innovation/Better Rx Compliance
• Possibilities and Opportunities
• Confidentiality & Privacy Issues
• New Product Ideas?
• Conclusions
3
9. IN THE PAST – WEARABLE DEVICE DILEMMA
9
1) Fuji DL-80 Compact Camera
2) Heart-rate Monitor
3) Creative Zen MP3 Player
4) GameBoy Pocket
5) Pedometer
6) Video Camcorder
7) Flip phone
8) Portable radio
9) Polaroid camera
10) Mini Disc Player
11) Sat/Nav System
Source: http://www.phones4u.co.uk/community/wearable-tech-unwearable-to-wearable/#sthash.QbFkSmEi.dpuf
10. IS THIS THE WELL-CONNECTION PERSON OF THE FUTURE?
10
Glasses
Cardiac Monitoring
Health Monitor
Smart Watch
Wearable Fitness Sensors
Patient Monitor
Outside Hospital
11. WHAT IS WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY?
11
“Wearable Devices” or “body-borne computers” that can be worn by user
– Intended to interact with the wearer without punching keys or other
manipulation
- Always on, always working
- Perform calculations and process Information
12. SUM OF TWO (2) PARTS
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The Wearable technology consists of Two parts
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
{ 1. Sensors, glasses, watches { 2. Information aggregator
Yes - even foot wear & analyzer
13. U.S. HEALTH CARE – WEARABLE OPPORTUNITY?
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Image Credit - West Health Institute
Data from California Healthcare Foundation, Congressional Budget Office, U.S. Centers for Disease Control
AAMC and NEHI
14. U.S. HEALTH CARE AS A SHARE OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)
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Data from California Healthcare Foundation, Congressional Budget Office, U.S. Centers for Disease
Control AAMC and NEHI
Source: http://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and
reports/NationalHealthExpendData/NationalHealthAccountsHistorical.html
2001
14.5%
2010
17.9%
U.S. health care spending grew 3.7% in 2012, reaching $2.8 trillion or $8,915 per person.
As a share of the nation's Gross Domestic Product, health spending accounted for 17.2 percent.
15. U.S. HEALTH CARE AS A SHARE OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GDP)
15
Data from California Healthcare Foundation, Congressional Budget Office,
U.S. Centers for Disease Control AAMC and NEHI
2001
14.5%
2010
17.9%
2021
19.6%
2035
26%
2012 Per Capita Spending
$2.7 TRILLION or $8,952/person
16. U.S. HEALTH CARE – AGING POPULATION PEOPLE 65+
16
Data from California Healthcare Foundation, Congressional Budget Office, U.S. Centers for Disease Control
AAMC and NEHI
13%
40.3 MM
2010
17. U.S. HEALTH CARE – AGING POPULATION PEOPLE 65+
17
Data from California Healthcare Foundation, Congressional Budget Office, U.S. Centers for Disease Control
AAMC and NEHI
13%
40.3 MM
2010
19.6%
71 MM
2030
18. HOSPITAL READMISSIONS – THE COST PROBLEM
1 in 5
readmitted
within 30
days
Health cost
burden
$25
Billion/year
18
19. HOSPITAL READMISSIONS – THE COST PROBLEM
19
ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)
Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Cystic Fibrosis
Diabetes
Eating Disorders
Heart Disease
Obesity
Oral Health
Osteoporosis
Tobacco Use and Related Conditions
CHRONIC DISEASES AND CONDITIONS
20. HOSPITAL READMISSIONS – THE COST PROBLEM
$3 out of
$4 in
health care
spending
$1.875
Trillion
spent
annually
20
21. WORSENING PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE (U.S.)
21
Source: AAMC Center for Workforce Studies, June Analysis, 2011
Physician Demand
Physician Supply
680,000
730,000
780,000
830,000
880,000
930,000
NECADE:
Will be SHORT - 45,000 Primary care physicians - AND - 46,000 Surgeons & Medical Specialists
2010
2015
2020
2025
130,600
91,500
62,900
13,700
723,400
798,500
851,300
916,000
709,700
735,600
759,800
785,400
22. DEMOGRAPHICS AND SOCIAL TRENDS
Higher Life Expectancy
Higher Ratio of Seniors
Increased Prevalence of
Chronic Disease
Cost - $2 TRILLION
22
23. DEMOGRAPHICS AND SOCLIAL TRENDS
Higher Life Expectancy
Higher Ratio of Seniors
Increased Prevalence of
Chronic Disease
Cost - $2 Trillion
23
24. DEMOGRAPHICS AND SOCIAL TRENDS
Higher Life
Expectancy
Higher Ratio of
Seniors
• Increased
Prevalence of
Chronic Disease
• Cost - $2 Trillion
More Patients in
Need of Long Term
Care
Decrease
Length Hospital Stays
24
25. ADD IN SILVER TSUNAMI….
Aging In Place – Silver Tsunami
78 Million Boomers
Turned 65 in 2011
9 of 10 Seniors want to stay in
the home they retired in
25
26. ADD IN SILVER TSUNAMI….
Care at Home – Remote Monitoring Programs
1) Well Aware
2) Genesis Tele Monitor
3) Phillips Lifeline
(and others)
Aging In Place – Silver Tsunami
78 Million Boomers
Turned 65 in 2011
9 of 10 Seniors want to stay in
the home they retired in
26
27. MONITORING DEVICES AVAILABLE NOW
• WellAware measures key wellness indicators, such as sleep quality,
activity levels, bathroom visits, & other physiological information through
an array of wireless sensors and analytical software.
• When subtle changes become trends, the caregiver is alerted so they
may address potential, emergent health conditions more quickly.
Well Aware
27
28. MONITORING DEVICES AVAILABLE NOW
• WellAware measures key wellness indicators, such as sleep quality, activity
levels, bathroom visits, & other physiological information via an array of
wireless sensors and analytical software.
• When subtle changes become trends, the caregiver is alerted so they may
address potential, emergent health conditions more quickly.
Well Aware
• Asks subjective disease-related questions to provide a more complete
picture of the individual’s health
• Automatically prompts in-home users when time to take vital signs
through voice or text communication
• Can accommodate multiple medical peripherals such as a glucose meter
Genesis Tele Monitor
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29. MONITORING DEVICES AVAILABLE NOW
• WellAware measures key wellness indicators, such as sleep quality,
activity levels, bathroom visits, & other physiological information through
an array of wireless sensors and analytical software.
• When subtle changes become trends, the caregiver is alerted so they
may address potential, emergent health conditions more quickly.
Well Aware
• Measures heart rate, blood pressure, weight
• Asks subjective disease-related questions to provide a more complete
picture of the individual’s health
• Automatically prompts in-home users when time to take vital signs
through voice or text communication
• Can accommodate multiple medical peripherals such as a glucose meter
Genesis Tele Monitor
• Every year, approximately one in every three adults age 65 and older will
fall
• Nearly 50% are unable to get up after the fall
• Lifeline can automatically place a call for help if it detects a fall &
individual unable to push the button for help
Phillips Lifeline
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30. HEALTH CARE COSTS MUST CHANGE/IMPROVE
30
Health Economics dictate a shift in spending1
31. HEALTH CARE COSTS MUST CHANGE/IMPROVE
31
Health Economics dictate a shift in spending
TO:
Health Care that is customized to:
MONITOR, DIAGNOSE, EDUCATE, &
INTERVENE
Regardless of location or time
1
2
32. PERFECT STORM FOR WEARABLES TO HELP HEALTH CARE REFORM
• Increased pressure on insurers and government services
(Medicare) to control costs
• 10 years ago began building a $4 Billion electronic
health - record system (research based clinical advice, & added
analytics tools and data from more sources – including information
from a patient’s medical device)
• Payoff – mining “Big Data” may provide insights into the best
treatment options for the lowest cost & find associations not
predicted, or anticipated (Good or Bad)
Source: MIT Technology Review Vol. 117 No.5
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33. BENEFITS OF WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY
Educate and empower patients to take control of their health
Help physicians & patients monitor & diagnose disease
Assist in medical procedures
Allow patients to control & manage their pain
Make personal fitness more fun
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34. HEALTH CARE
• "What's going to accelerate health as much as anything is
consumer devices having medical features on them so that we're
continuously collecting this data over a large population of patients"
Source: Dr. Leslie Saxon, cardiologist at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine & Executive Director and founder of the USC Center for Body Computing.
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35. Promise of making consumers healthier
35
Attaining a critical mass of data to detect patterns, supports
expectations for making new discoveries
36. Promise of making consumers healthier
Provide a basis for lowering Health care costs
36
Attaining a critical mass of data to detect patterns, supports expectations for
making new discoveries
37. Promise of making consumers healthier
Provide a basis for lowering Health care costs
Opportunity for IT & deployment of technology – Particularly
data analytics applied to Health care
37
Attaining a critical mass of data to detect patterns, supports expectations for
making new discoveries
38. CAN TECHNOLOGY & BIG DATA IMPROVE MEDICAL CARE?
Medicine in the Data Age with Mobile Technology
38
Possible to capture information about individuals & their environment
Analytic
Software
Sensors
Genome
Sequencing
39. WHO WOULD BENEFIT IMMEDIATELY?
People who might benefit most from body-tracking wearable devices
may be those least expected:
Elderly
The Infirm
Chronic Illness Sufferers
Source: http://pando.com/2013/11/27/study-finds-that-the-people-most-likely-to-benefit-from-fitness-wearables-arent-using-them/
Pew Center found that 84% of people with chronic conditions use a pen and paper or rely on their memory to track their physical condition
ONLY 4% used applications or other tools on their smart phones
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40. WHO WOULD BENEFIT IMMEDIATELY?
• People with chronic diseases don’t suddenly decide that they’re over it
& the novelty has worn off
• Tracking and self-measuring helps keep them out of the hospital
Apple’s ResearchKit software allows researchers to design apps
that use built-in sensors on the iPhone + data from other
wearable devices to gather health data on volunteers and help
individuals follow through with important health behaviours
Researchers will be able to enroll participants remotely to create sample
groups “that are order of magnitude” greater that in the past and at a
fraction of the cost
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Source: Dr. Eric Schadt, genomics professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital
41. EXIT – LEGACY MEDICAL DEVICES
EEG equipment for recording and monitoring brain waves for epileptic
activities
Same for ECG monitor, sphygmomanometer, oximeter, & many other devices
used to perform medical procedures
If they capture any data - the data remains with the device
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42. BLUETOOTH ENABLED DEVICES
Put a sensor with Bluetooth technology into/or onto anything
- you have a smart object!
Monitoring outside the medical facility is becoming a reality, and increasingly preferred.
Will be able to coordinate the capture of comprehensive physiological, electrical, chemical data about the body, in sickness and in health,
intermittently ,or continuously
New era medical devices are magnitudes better than their legacy
counterparts because :
• Software - add/extend functions & features
• No need to turn the device on or off
• Not necessary to stop what you are doing to use the device
Data more meaningful to consumers & users
43
Medical devices, as endpoints, can provide openings into networks, allowing criminals to gain access and perform more
far-reaching attacks and exploits on manufacturers
Risk of attacks on the general public via these devices is low, and the cost of device security must be factored into the overall
value of the risks being managed
43. GLOBAL WEARABLE DEVICES MARKET – 3 SEGMENTS
Pain Management
• Glucose/Insulin Monitoring
• Respiratory Therapy Devices
Vital Signs Monitor
• Fetal and Obstetric Devices
• Neuromonitoring Devices
Sports and Fitness
• Remote Patient Monitoring
• Home Healthcare
Source: http://www.wearabledevices.com/2013/12/10/wearable-medical-devices-market-is-expected-to-reach-usd-5-8-billion
44. DR. ERIC TOPOL’S 10 TARGETS FOR WIRELESS MEDICINE
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Disease No. Affected Wireless Solutions
Alzheimer’s 5 Million Track Vital Signs, Location, Activity & Balance
Asthma 23 Million Track Respiratory Rate & Peak Flows –
so Patients Can Use Inhaler Before an Attack
Breast Cancer 3 Million Ultrasound Self-Exam & Send Scan to their Doctor –
Reduce need for mammography
COPD 10 Million Monitor FEV1, Air Quality, & Oximetry
Depression 21 Million Track Med Compliance, Activity, & Communication
Source: http://mobihealthnews.com/1220/topols-top-ten-targets-for-wireless-medicine/
Dr. Topol is Director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute, established to apply genetic discoveries to personalized medicine
45. DR. TOPOL’S 10 TARGETS FOR WIRELESS MEDICINE
46
Disease No. Affected Wireless Solutions
Alzheimer’s 5 Million Track Vital Signs, Location, Activity &,Balance
Asthma 23 Million Track respiratory rate & peak flows –
so patients can use inhaler before an attack
Breast Cancer 3 Million Ultrasound Self-exam & send scan to their Doctor –
reduce need for mammography
COPD 10 Million Monitor FEV1, Air quality, & Oximetry
Depression 21 Million Track Med Compliance, Activity, & Communication
Diabetes 24 Million Monitor Blood Glucose, Hemoglobin A1C
Heart Failure 5 Million Monitor Cardiac Pressures, Weight, & BP
Hypertension 74 Million Continuously Monitor BP, Medication Compliance
Obesity 80 Million Track Weight, Glucose, Caloric Intake, & Activity
Sleep Disorders 40 Million Monitor Sleep Phases, Quality of Rest, Apnea, & Vital
Signs
Source: http://mobihealthnews.com/1220/topols-top-ten-targets-for-wireless-medicine/
Dr. Topol is Director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute, established to apply genetic discoveries to personalized medicine
46. ACCURACY?
47
In case you were wondering……..
Minuscule pendulum in a little box, which moves around when the sensor is moved, and approximates values that change
on each of the x, y and z axes while compensating for gravity
Each person has a different range of motion
Until software can detect & adapt to a person’s specific range of motions
there will be a significant error rate
47. IMAGINE THE UNINMAGINABLE!
• Ingestible cameras capable of real time transmission of the images
to image processing module
1)1) 2) 2) 3)
Future: 24 hour vital sign & ECG monitoring coupled with physical activity profile
Simultaneous monitoring of airway resistance, & medication delivery
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48. PRESENT AND NEAR FUTURE
49
Zio XT Patch – FDA Approved
Prescribed by Physician who sets monitoring
period
Continuously records patient’s heartbeats.
After up to 14 days device sent to manufacturer for
Device is non-invasive, water-resistant & no wires
Google introduced it’s smart lens project
device (thinner than a strand of hair) to monitor
Glucose levels for people with DIABETES through
their tears, once per second
Currently in talks with FDA
(needed to bring product to market)
Soft contact Lens
Encapsulates electronics
Sensor
Detects glucose in tears
Chip & antenna
Received power, sends info
49. SAPERE AUDE – DARE TO KNOW
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Source: https://www.scanadu.com
Scanadu Scout designed to be medical grade Tricorder
linked via Bluetooth to a smartphone & emulate an ER in your hand
(Pending FDA approval!)
Heart Rate & ECG
Blood Pressure
Temperature
Respiratory Rate
Oximetry
1) Visible & near-IR LED & sensor (for the oximetry test)
2) ECG sensor, a far-IR sensor (for temperature)
3) Microphone (to gauge heart and breathing sounds)
Star Trek Tricorder
Scanadu Scout
50. MEDICAL DEVICE DEFINITION
51
Definition
• Instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance,
implant, in vitro reagent, or other similar or related article,
including a component part, or accessory
51. MEDICAL DEVICE DEFINITION
52
Definition
• Instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance,
implant, in vitro reagent, or other similar or related article,
including a component part, or accessory
Intended to affect the structure of any function of the body of
man, or other animals
Source: http://www.fda.gov/medicaldevices/deviceregulationandguidance/overview/classifyyourdevice/ucm051512.htm
52. COMMUNICATION – NEW GENERATION MEDICAL DEVICES
Devices will communicate information
(to: Physician, Case manager, Benefit manager, etc.)
A
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Multi-functional, Adaptable, Portable, Self-documenting,
Self-managing & Intelligent
Multi-function, Adaptable, Portable, Self-documenting
Anyone
Anywhere
55. DEFINED BY UNITED STATES JUSTICES:
S. WARREN & L. BRANDEIS (1890)
• “Right To Be Left Alone”
and to keep information
about themselves from
being disclosed to others
Information shared in a clinical relationship is considered confidential
& MUST BE protected
• E.g. Identification data, diagnoses, treatment, progress notes & lab results
56
“I never said I want to be alone.
I said I want to be left alone.
There is a world
of
difference”
Greta
Garbo
56. CONSEQUENCES
Advances in technology, including computerized medical databases have
opened the door to potential breaches of private/confidential information
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57. 2014 MOST COMMON & WORST PASSWORDS
58
Source: http://splashdata.com/index.htm
Rank # Password Rank # Password
1 123456 11 1234567
2 password 12 monkey
3 12345 13 letmein
4 12345678 14 abc123
5 qwerty 15 111111
6 123456789 16 mustang
7 1234 17 access
8 baseball 18 shadow
9 dragon 19 master
10 football 20 michael
These "Worst Passwords" that will expose anyone to being hacked or having their identities stolen
makes password management applications
59. AREAS OF SECURITY CONCERN
Wearable Device Itself Transfer of Data To
Companion Device &
Transfer to Cloud
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60. AREAS OF SECURITY CONCERN
Wearable Device Itself
Transfer of Data To
Companion Device &
Transfer to Cloud
Data Storage in the
Cloud
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61. AREAS OF SECURITY CONCERN
Wearable Device Itself Transfer of Data To
Companion Device
Transfer to Cloud
Storage Of Data In
The Cloud
Data Storage Is
Hacker’s Target!
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62. CONCERN OVER SECURITY OF HEALTH DATA
Security concerns arise from the increased use of
Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
1) Increased Use of Mobile Devices,
2) Medical Identify Theft
3) Anticipated Exchange of Data
Between Clinicians, Federal Agencies
& Patients
Near future there will be one national network that contains every citizen’s
health record – SUCCESSFULLY addressing privacy issues would mean -
individual health record could be easily accessed by an insurance company
- Speeding Up Decision Making -
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3
2
1
63. LEVELS OF THEAT TO INFORMATION SECURITY
Insiders abusing record
access privileges
64
Source: According to the Committee on Maintaining Privacy and Security in Health Care Applications of the National Information Infrastructure,
levels of threats to privacy fall into the above categories
64. Insiders abusing record
access privileges
Vengeful
Employee &
outsiders
65
Source: According to the Committee on Maintaining Privacy and Security in Health Care Applications of the National Information Infrastructure,
levels of threats to privacy fall into the above categories
LEVELS OF THREAT TO INFORMATION SECURITY
Insiders who access
information for spite or
profit
65. LEVELS OF THREAT TO INFORMATION SECURITY
Insiders abusing record
access privileges
Insiders who access
information for spite or
profit
Vengeful
Employee &
outsiders
66
Source: According to the Committee on Maintaining Privacy and Security in Health Care Applications of the National Information Infrastructure,
levels of threats to privacy fall into the above categories
66. LEVELS OF THREAT TO INFORMATION SECURITY
Insiders abusing record
access privileges
Insiders who access
information for spite or
profit
Unauthorized physical
intruder
Vengeful Employee
or outsider(s)
Intent to damage
systems or disrupt
operations
67
Source: According to the Committee on Maintaining Privacy and Security in Health Care Applications of the National Information Infrastructure,
levels of threats to privacy fall into the above categories
67. WEARABLE DEVICES - VULNERABILITIES
68
Flood device with information
so normal communications do
not reach it
68. WEARABLE DEVICES - VULNERABILITIES
69
Unauthorized device
reprogramming & data
extraction
Flood device with information so
normal communications do not
reach it
69. WEARABLE DEVICES - VULNERABILITIES
70
Unauthorized device
reprogramming & data extraction
Flood device with information so
normal communications do not
reach it
Tactics to prematurely drain battery
by repeatedly awakening it from a
sleep state
70. WHAT IS CONSIDERED CONFIDENTIAL?
71
Age √
Religion √
Health √
Conditions &
Problems
71. WHAT IS CONSIDERED CONFIDENTIAL?
72
Age √
Religion √
Health √
Conditions &
Problems
Gender √
Marital Status √
Insurance
information √
72. WHAT IS CONSIDERED CONFIDENTIAL?
73
Age √
Religion √
Health √
Conditions &
Problems
Gender √
Marital Status √
Insurance
information √
Race √
Health information
√
(includes lab tests, x-rays,
blood work, MRI & CT scans
plus any diagnostic patient
procedure/physician contact)
73. DATA ENCRYPTION
Apply Data Encryption
Disguise all data inside medical files through cryptography
8% of the data breaches listed on Health & Human Services’
“Wall of Shame” are due to hacking
92% of breaches come in the form of simple yet costly human errors:
Losing a laptop
Taking a break & not locking down a keyboard, etc.
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74. Involved persons who received treatment from a physician's office tied to a network-owned hospital in the past
5 years "No matter how good you make the technology, "we'll never get the risk down to zero."
75
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS (206 hospitals /29 States)
8/ 2014 – Hackers gained access to names, Social Security #’s, Physical addresses, birthdays & telephone #’s
75. 2014 HEALTH RECORD BREACHES REPORTED
(Breaches affecting 500 or more people)
Name of
Covered Entity State
Individuals
Affected
Breach
Date
Type of Breach Location of Breached
Information
Baylor Medical
Center
Texas 2,308 Jan. 23rd Hacking/IT Incident E-mail
Health Texas
Provider Network
Texas 2,742 Jan. 23rd Hacking/IT Incident E-mail
Salina Family
Healthcare Center
Kansas 9,640 April 8th Unauthorized
Access/Disclosure
E-mail
Group Health Care
Plan
Michigan 2,289 May 13th Unauthorized
Access/Disclosure
E-mail
Nirad Medical
Associates
New York 97,000 April 24th Unauthorized
Access/Disclosure,
Hacking/IT Incident
Desktop Computer, other
portable Electronic
Device
Rady Children’s
Hospital
California 14,121 June 6th Unauthorized
Access/Disclosure
E-mail
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Source: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/breachnotificationrule/breachtool.html
Since 2009, federal law has required health care providers to report to the
Department of Health and Human Services and the news media all data
breaches affecting 500 patients or more
76. LARGEST DATE BREACHES SINCE 2009
(Breaches affecting 500 or more people)
Health Care Provider State # Affected Type of Breach Date
Tricare Virginia 4,901,432 Loss of Backup tapes Sept. 13, 2011
Health Net, Inc. California 1,900,000 Unknown Jan. 21, 2011
North Bronx Healthcare
Network
New York 1,700,000 Electronic medical records
theft
Dec. 23, 2010
AvMed, Inc. Florida 1,250,000 Laptop theft Dec. 10, 2009
Nemours Foundation Florida 1,055,489 Loss of Backup tapes Aug. 10, 2011
Blue Cross Tennessee 1,023,209 Hard Drive theft Oct. 2, 2011
Sutter Medical Foundation California 943,434 Desktop computer theft Oct. 5, 2011
South Shore Hospital Massachusetts 800,000 Loss of portable electronic
device
Feb. 26, 2011
Utah Dept. of Health Utah 780.000 Hacking March 10, 2012
Eisenhower Medical Center California 514,330 Computer theft Marcy 11, 2011
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Source: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/breachnotificationrule/breachtool.html
77. AT THE PEARLY GATES….
78
Sorry - I had no idea you died -
We don’t have access to your medical records”
78. GROWING SUPPORT FOR WEARABLES
January, 2014 (CES)
Consumer Electronics Show
Intel’s CEO Brian Krzanich announced the company’s goal
of penetrating the wearable computing market led by an SD-
sized computer with built-in wireless-ness, the “Edison”
“Full Pentium-class PC in the form of an Secure Digital card”
79
Source: http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/intel-exploring-women-focused-wearables-114091101198_1.html
79. HOW INTEL SEES THE FUTURE OF WEARABLES
“Edison” can be redesigned to work with most devices - not
limited to computers, phones, or tablets & can house multiple applications”
Well positioned to support innovation & product development
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Source: www.intel.com/edison
80. ANNOUNCEMENT - August 13, 2014
Intel announced a partnership with
Intel's devices will help research on & treatment of neurodegenerative brain
disease
Intel hopes to mine data to improve research, & better understand the
behaviors/progression of the disease
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81. INTEL HELP BATTLE PARKINSON’S
82
Device like the popular FitBit (a wristband activity monitor)
300 data points will be recorded per second
- equivalent to one GB of data per patient/per day
- Information uploaded to Intel's system by a smartphone
Objective :
Create algorithms to automatically measure body movement symptoms
& sleep patterns
82. APPLE ANNOUNCEMENT (9/2014)
83
“There are several things called
smartwatches that are shipping….
But certainly there have been none
that have changed the way people
live their lives.
That’s our objective”
-- Tim Cook CEO 2/ 2015
Built in infrared & LED sensors accurately record pulse rate
84. TIKKER: HAPPINESS WATCH OR DEATH WATCH?
85
Source: http://mytikker.com/products/tikker
Cost -$79.00
HOW DOES TIKKER PREDICT
DEATH?
To set up Tikker
the wearer fills out
a questionnaire by
entering
information about
their medical
history, including
allergies or
Illnesses
They are asked
whether they drink
or smoke and if
there are any
instances of cancer,
diabetes and other diseases
in their family
Wearers are additionally asked about
how much exercise they do, as well as
how much they weigh before receiving
a score
Their age is deducted from the results
to predict a death date and the Tikker
begins the countdown
Tikker: Kickstarter
85. INSURANCE OPPORTUNITIES
“Mobile devices and social media have "fundamentally changed
consumer expectations," and by harnessing mobile technology,
Insurers can reach & service "markets that increasingly demand
Convenience & a flexible interface.“
“Traditional insurance products and distribution channels aren't
well suited for Generations X and Y”
Source: Ernst & Young's 2014 Global Insurance Outlook
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86. INSURANCE OPPORTUNITIES
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1. Developing direct-to-consumer
relationship (apply data analytics &
more efficient underwriting)
– Can evolve into an online sales system
2. Developing a multi-channel approach
(self-service options along with an
enhanced customer experience)
Consider:
87. LIFE INSURANCE
Can we develop Well-Being Benefit Products or at a minimum?
88
Identify Best
Risks
Prioritize Cases
Increase Placement
Ratio
Underwriting Speed
& Consistency
88. DIRECTLY MARKETED TO PROPOSED INSUREDS
• Direct to consumer marketing to bring down distribution costs
• Integrate data with electronic applications, data analytics, use of
underwriting systems
• Younger risks, professionals & the wealthy likely to be more
& willing to purchase insurance via direct
online/call centers & provide wearable device proof of insurability
• U.S. Data - “Only 46% of middle-market consumers have individual life
insurance….however, employees under Age 45 say they find it more comfortable to
purchase online “
Source: 2014 Employee Benefit News and SourceMedia, Inc.
89
89. WELL-BEING BENEFITS MAY APPEAL TO:
Younger customers, who tend to focus on staying fit & healthy
Aging segments (pre-retirees & retirees)
Choosing to lead a healthy lifestyle & actively
attempting to delay onset of chronic diseases
An opportunity to expand the life insurance market
90
Source: http://www.lifehealthpro.com/2014/02/12/resuscitating-the-life-insurance-business-model
90. ELIZABETH HOLMES FOUNDER & CEO - THERANOS
Blood is drawn with a finger stick - rather than a needle in the arm
Theranos - One drop. A world of answers
“Our laboratory can precisely analyze tiny samples.
A few drop are all we need to perform most tests.
So now, you can have your labs – from blood, urine,
fluids and more – done quickly, easily, and accurately”
• One drop of blood is enough for dozens of different tests and the procedure can be conducted at a pharmacy, with results arriving within 4 hours.
List of tests available at https://www.theranos.com/#!/test-menu?ref=our_solution
Imagine a “snapshot”- style discount being available to life insurance
shoppers for submitting periodic test results that prove their blood pressure,
diabetes or cholesterol is under control
Sources: https://www.theranos.com/#!/our-solution
http://singularityhub.com/2013/11/18/small-fast-and-cheap-theranos-is-the-poster-child-of-med-tech-and-its-in-walgreens/
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1.29 cm
91. TRUE WELL BEING DISCOUNTS?
• To encourage sharing of personal health information
insurers could provide policyholders both:
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
(e.g., decrease in premiums)
NON-FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
(e.g., physical health and psychological) benefits
92
92. DO WEARABLES HAVE VALUE?
A lot needs to be done to convince people that Wearables
have value:
93
93. DO WEARABLES HAVE VALUE?
Including - The people that make up the technology companies
AND
PPeople that create the technology companies
94
94. DO WEARABLES HAVE VALUE?
AND
Users they are targeting
95
Users they are targeting
95. INTEL FUTURIST STEVE BROWN
2014 Keynote address:
“Up to now, the industry has concentrated on doing what
is possible rather than what people want”
96
Source to see samples of new devices http://www.theguardian.com/technology/gallery/2014/mar/20/london-wearable-tech-show-2014-pictures
96. FUTURIST & AUTHOR PATRICK TUCKER
“ We are going to see the normalization of
wearable tech as we did with the Internet,” ….
“Even people who don’t look forward to the
prospect of buying a wearable device will still benefit
from the data that is collected about topics including fitness
and health.”
Source: Patrick Tucker, a futurist & author of the book “The Naked Future: What Happens In A World That Anticipates Your Every Move?”
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97. PRIVACY POLICY SHOULD INCLUDE INFORMATION SUCH AS:
• Who is collecting the data?
• What is being collected?
• When is data collected?
• What will the data be used for?
• How long will the data be kept?
• How can the user access and control the data?
• Will the data be shared with third parties?
98
Tom Cruise – The Minority Report
98. DESPITE PRIVACY CONCERNS…
• Positive potential for businesses, health care & insurers
IS:
Consumer electronics corporations must develop smart, connected,
& secure devices that simplify a user’s life - without compromising security
Need wisdom to ignore technology
- when it leads us in the wrong direction!
99
101. WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY NEEDS TO BE
Power
Efficient
Accurate Cost
Effective
Small Footprint Connected
Long Battery
Life
102
102. THERE IS ALSO THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION …..
Will people ever be comfortable having their health data monitored
this extensively????
103
103. THERE IS ALSO THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION….
Will people ever be comfortable having their health data monitored
this extensively????
104
104. IN CONCLUSION
• In a way…..
Future of Wearables is to become
“Unaware-ables”
“To serve consumers best when they call as little attention as possible to
their own exquisite cleverness”
105
It’s not what you wear…
It’s how are you connected!