This document discusses using gaming technologies and sensor devices to promote health and wellness. It outlines Continua's focus on chronic condition management and independent living. Sensor devices can provide new inputs for gaming and opportunities for organized competition, diagnostic training, and rehabilitation. Examples of implemented solutions include using sensors like pulse oximeters and activity monitors in games, providing health-related rewards, and facilitating organized competitions. The certified technologies allow standardized collection of device data and integration into health records or portable single-issue systems.

1. |
1
“Our Mission is to establish an ecosystem
of personal connected health systems that
empower individuals & organizations to
better manage their health and wellness”

2. |
Continua’s 3 Domains of Health
Health &
Wellness
Chronic Condition
Management
Living
Independently
Longer
This focus can lead to many additional positive
deployments including gaming

3. |
The Challenge
• Gaming opportunities
– Some are short-term
• Integrating health
activities into games
• Simple secondary
inputs
– Some involve longer
term investments
• Chronic disease
• Diagnostic gaming
• Rehabilitation
Source: World Health Organization; McKinsey

4. |
Concepts in Play:
Sensor devices can be:
• New inputs into the gaming experience
• Potential for new benefits/rewards
• Organized competition (Biggest Loser / Lowest
numbers)
• Diagnostic training
• Rehabilitation
• Highly mobile play
4

5. |
Technology components:
Devices already in market:
• Activity monitor
• Cardio monitor
• Pulse rate
• Weight Scale
• Thermometer
• ECG
• Glucometers
• Pulse/Oximeters
• Spirometry
• Blood Pressure
• Medication Adherence
5
Collection hubs already in place:
• Mobile Handset
• PC Software
• Purpose built units

6. |
6
Interfaces & Standards
Health
Record
Network
(HRN)
Interface
Personal Device
Weight Scale
Pulse Oximeter
Independent
Living Activity
Cardio / Strength
Medication
Adherence
Glucose Meter
Pulse /
Blood Pressure
Thermometer
Physical Activity
Peak Flow
Electrocardiogram
Insulin Pump
Aggregation
Manager
Personal
Area
Network
(PAN)
Interface
Wide
Area
Network
(WAN)
Interface
Telehealth
Service
Center
Health
Records/
Networks
EHR
PHR
NHIN
HIE
WiFi, GSM

7. |
Interfaces & Standards

8. |1/28/2015
8
Examples of Solutions implemented:
New Sensor inputs:
• Pulse/Oximeters
– Oxygen saturation levels
– Heart rate
• Activity Monitors
– Ensure appropriate levels of activity
• ECG
• Weight scales
• Devices could be integrated into existing gaming or free-
play platforms.

9. |1/28/2015
9
Examples of Solutions implemented:
Potential for new rewards:
• Social Networking
– Require group play
– Complex “fantasy football” models
• Health conditions
– Provide Health credits
– Make games the driver for health
– Safety in gaming as well
• Wireless setup and portable devices allowed quick
dissemination and deployment.

10. |1/28/2015
10
Examples of Solutions implemented:
Organized Competition for engagement:
• Studies repeatedly show that:
– Competition is highest driver
– In a group that is non-threatening
– Group results
• Can provide optimized results
– Near real-time
– Multiple measurements for diversity
• Can provide a safety measure in sports
– Sensor technology can be deployed for safety
• Devices are portable and can be shared in situ

11. |1/28/2015
11
Examples of Solutions implemented:
Diagnostic Gaming:
• Provide advanced platforms that:
– Can measure health of individual
– Recovery of individual
– Provide rehabilitative assistance
– Determine early signs of cognitive issues
– Can measure a whole facility
• Devices can be fit on individuals and can be re-used.
Architecture allows standardized acquisition.

12. |1/28/2015
12
Examples of Solutions:
Highly Mobile Platforms:
• Personal Health Records
– Allows data to be shared quickly
– Provides an easy way to acquire data in single location
• Portable and unobtrusive
– Can carry in pocket or “stuck on”
– Can carry devices from different manufacturers and still acquire data
• Wireless setup and portable devices allowed quick
dissemination and deployment

13. |
Key Points
• The certified technology provides a standard
based approach to collecting device data rather
than having to manually input data.
– Common tools for representing data
– Many devices specializations defined
– Can integrate technology into systems in an ad hoc
manner
– Technology can be repurposed quickly
– Can be integrated into health records or set up for
quick single issue management
– Highly portable

14. Thank you!
For more information on
the Continua Health
Alliance…
Sign up for our newsletter
admin@continuaalliance.org
Visit our website
www.continuaalliance.org