FreshStartXX - A Blueprint for a Revolution in Personal Health Management Shaping a Future Society
What is FreshStartXX ?
FreshStartXX is an innovative product, infrastructure and set of services with the following attributes :-
• A smart loyalty card with incentives for healthy behaviours and improvements in key health indices
• An innovative social contract between citizens and society
• An exclusive health club that is open to everyone committed to health improvement
• An ecosystem of win-win partnerships enabled by technology and committed to health improvement
• A model for crowd-sourced personal healthcare
• A Personalised Health Navigation System
• A National Competition for Personal Healthcare Improvement
• A strong brand with a clear mission for addressing global challenges
• The largest Gamification project in history
• A commercially sustainable social initiative
• A new organizational model combining traditional hierarchical with new network structures
• A lean and agile start up organization acting as a catalyst for quantum behavioural change
• An international franchise opportunity
• A large scale nation building initiative
• A national programme of personal health management initiatives
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Joe Biden's Health Care Plan Would Fix the Individual Health Insurance SystemDr Matthew Boente MD
IF the Democrats capture the White House, keep the House and take over the Senate, no maer who they elect as President, this Biden health care outline, not Medicare for all, will likely be the plan Democrats embrace in 2021
7 Reasons why Companies & Government should invest in Digital TransformationIsmail Sayeed
Early adoption of digital solutions to provide services, whether health related or not, allows organisations to be ready for future user demands. The large pool of data on patterns of service/product consumption, feedback and possible future behaviour (extracted from data analytics) can guide strategic decisions on what to invest in and for whom.
Digital healthcare innovation was needed decades ago, with or without a global health emergency. Other industries with complex systems have rapidly adopted digital transformation; such as logistics networks, taxation, commerce and others
- except healthcare.
A company that is already accustomed to some form of digital-based communication and operations (as much as possible) are the ones most able to survive and thrive in these circumstances.
A government body that can still function and serve remotely and digitally is the most ideal form of democracy. An organisation with remote workers, paperless reporting, established telecommunications through all chains of command are really agile in its truest form.
I had predicted 2 years ago that digital healthcare solutions would be the dominant narrative for the emerging middle class of many developing countries in Asia.
it is time for the global industry to transform itself to the new reality.
Now.
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The need for home care is constantly growing and, as a result, providing care for a family member or friend has become much more common than it was just a few years ago. Most family caregivers are unaware of the opportunity they have to get paid for taking care of a family member or friend. The state of Minnesota and Federal Government sponsor programs designed to compensate caregivers for their services. This paper outlines these programs to help friend and family caregivers find the appropriate method for getting paid to take care of a loved one.
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Healthcare Rx: The Rise of the Empowered ConsumerCognizant
Market and digital forces have combined to enable the healthcare industry to treat much of what ails it — or be supplanted by newcomers who can more quickly seize the digital high ground.
The 10 Most Impactful Healthcare Solution Providers of 2019Mirror Review
There have been some monumental healthcare industry challenges in recent years. One was the move towards value-based (VB) medicine whereby positive outcomes would result from fewer office visits and readmissions into inpatient facilities. The fee-for-service model with patients continually returning for their next appointments would disappear.
AXA Europe- Unlocking value from digital healthLevi Shapiro
Unlocking value from digital health, presentation for mHealth Israel, May 19th, 2021, by Somesh Chandra – Chief Health Officer, European Markets, AXA Group. Health expenditure has outpaced economic growth, raising sustainability concerns. Barriers to access persist, particularly amongst the less well-off. Digital health services expected to grow at 21.8% CAGR from 2020-2030, adoption accelerated due to COVID-19 pandemic. 90% of the world's data has been created in the past 2 years. AXA-Microsoft Partnership – Launch of the Digital Healthcare Platform. AXA’s ambition is to be at the heart of the Health Ecosystem to meet customer demands in this new normal world. This Digital Health Orchestration requires close collaboration with all players (services providers, insurers,
companies, regulators etc.) of the health industry. AXA Italy Case Study – An integrated, outcome based and personalized journey focussed on solving customer’s health problems. Portal is already live! Solution is live & supporting customers to solve
their health needs in Italy & Germany.
Using technology-enabled social prescriptions to disrupt healthcareDr Sven Jungmann
As chronic diseases are increasingly straining healthcare systems, social factors are gaining importance. Since the birth of social medicine (19th century), we saw many failed attempts to beat the dominance of the biomedical model. Social prescriptions have come, raising hopes that non-biomedical solutions will improve outcomes and optimise resource use. Social Prescriptions connect citizens to support to address social determinants of health and encourage self-care for physical and mental health. Social prescriptions can make us healthier cheaper and with fewer side effects than most drugs. Social prescriptions can become a disruptive force as they can be personalised, improve lifestyle-related diseases, and support non-biomedical issues affected by social determinants of health.
Joe Biden's Health Care Plan Would Fix the Individual Health Insurance SystemDr Matthew Boente MD
IF the Democrats capture the White House, keep the House and take over the Senate, no maer who they elect as President, this Biden health care outline, not Medicare for all, will likely be the plan Democrats embrace in 2021 And, with Buttigieg and Bloomberg embracing very similar health care outlines, while Warren backs off her Medicare for all proposal, that looks all the more likely.
Joe Biden's Health Care Plan Would Fix the Individual Health Insurance SystemDr Matthew Boente MD
IF the Democrats capture the White House, keep the House and take over the Senate, no maer who they elect as President, this Biden health care outline, not Medicare for all, will likely be the plan Democrats embrace in 2021
7 Reasons why Companies & Government should invest in Digital TransformationIsmail Sayeed
Early adoption of digital solutions to provide services, whether health related or not, allows organisations to be ready for future user demands. The large pool of data on patterns of service/product consumption, feedback and possible future behaviour (extracted from data analytics) can guide strategic decisions on what to invest in and for whom.
Digital healthcare innovation was needed decades ago, with or without a global health emergency. Other industries with complex systems have rapidly adopted digital transformation; such as logistics networks, taxation, commerce and others
- except healthcare.
A company that is already accustomed to some form of digital-based communication and operations (as much as possible) are the ones most able to survive and thrive in these circumstances.
A government body that can still function and serve remotely and digitally is the most ideal form of democracy. An organisation with remote workers, paperless reporting, established telecommunications through all chains of command are really agile in its truest form.
I had predicted 2 years ago that digital healthcare solutions would be the dominant narrative for the emerging middle class of many developing countries in Asia.
it is time for the global industry to transform itself to the new reality.
Now.
Learn Valuable Information for Getting Paid to Take Care of Your Family Membe...BestHomeCare
The need for home care is constantly growing and, as a result, providing care for a family member or friend has become much more common than it was just a few years ago. Most family caregivers are unaware of the opportunity they have to get paid for taking care of a family member or friend. The state of Minnesota and Federal Government sponsor programs designed to compensate caregivers for their services. This paper outlines these programs to help friend and family caregivers find the appropriate method for getting paid to take care of a loved one.
Wego Health FDA Post Presentation Data Pptguest4c357f
Annotated and expanded version of WEGO Health’s presentation at the FDA’s Public Hearing and the Health Activist Social Media Survey results with graphs and explanations.
Healthcare Rx: The Rise of the Empowered ConsumerCognizant
Market and digital forces have combined to enable the healthcare industry to treat much of what ails it — or be supplanted by newcomers who can more quickly seize the digital high ground.
The 10 Most Impactful Healthcare Solution Providers of 2019Mirror Review
There have been some monumental healthcare industry challenges in recent years. One was the move towards value-based (VB) medicine whereby positive outcomes would result from fewer office visits and readmissions into inpatient facilities. The fee-for-service model with patients continually returning for their next appointments would disappear.
AXA Europe- Unlocking value from digital healthLevi Shapiro
Unlocking value from digital health, presentation for mHealth Israel, May 19th, 2021, by Somesh Chandra – Chief Health Officer, European Markets, AXA Group. Health expenditure has outpaced economic growth, raising sustainability concerns. Barriers to access persist, particularly amongst the less well-off. Digital health services expected to grow at 21.8% CAGR from 2020-2030, adoption accelerated due to COVID-19 pandemic. 90% of the world's data has been created in the past 2 years. AXA-Microsoft Partnership – Launch of the Digital Healthcare Platform. AXA’s ambition is to be at the heart of the Health Ecosystem to meet customer demands in this new normal world. This Digital Health Orchestration requires close collaboration with all players (services providers, insurers,
companies, regulators etc.) of the health industry. AXA Italy Case Study – An integrated, outcome based and personalized journey focussed on solving customer’s health problems. Portal is already live! Solution is live & supporting customers to solve
their health needs in Italy & Germany.
Using technology-enabled social prescriptions to disrupt healthcareDr Sven Jungmann
As chronic diseases are increasingly straining healthcare systems, social factors are gaining importance. Since the birth of social medicine (19th century), we saw many failed attempts to beat the dominance of the biomedical model. Social prescriptions have come, raising hopes that non-biomedical solutions will improve outcomes and optimise resource use. Social Prescriptions connect citizens to support to address social determinants of health and encourage self-care for physical and mental health. Social prescriptions can make us healthier cheaper and with fewer side effects than most drugs. Social prescriptions can become a disruptive force as they can be personalised, improve lifestyle-related diseases, and support non-biomedical issues affected by social determinants of health.
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Where can I find reliable help with meals and medications? What does this bill mean, and will my insurance cover it? And how can I help Mom and Dad stay safe and healthy? As people live longer lives, questions like these touch us all. According to the 2015 report “Caregiving in the U.S.,” an AARP and National Alliance for Caregiving study, nearly 40 million Americans in 2014 were providing unpaid care to people who are older, disabled, or otherwise in need of assistance. A quarter were millennials and half were under the age of 50. Some call it “informal” care, but there’s nothing informal about the emotional, financial and day-to-day stress such a role can involve or the growing gap between the number of caregivers and the number of care recipients. By 2020, 117 million Americans are expected to need assistance of some kind, yet the overall number of caregivers is only expected to reach 45 million.
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There is increasing awareness that seniors represent a diverse group ranging in age, ability, and needs. As a result, senior care solutions are not “one size fits all” – an important lesson as innovators aim to scale solutions. Solutions geared towards seniors must be easy-to-use and solve a specific problem. This helps ensure technology actually improves quality of life and wellbeing, and does not become a nuisance. Ideally, developing senior care solutions should involve various stakeholders including clinicians, designers, and seniors themselves. Mass market products aimed at improving convenience and livability (e.g., Blue Apron, Amazon’s Alexa) have the opportunity to enable independent living. However, large companies need to better market their products to seniors and their caregivers. Venture capitalists are realizing that seniors represent a significant opportunity, but usually tend to invest in solutions that have a broader impact across any one single population or disease state (with some exception).
Focused on trends and challenges of healthcare industry and technologies which we are seeing and we may see in future. Included information like healthcare industry overview, healthcare apps and wearables, etc.
Future of Healthcare Provision Jan 2017Future Agenda
Building on insights from our 2015 future of health discussions, this is a new initial view on how healthcare provision may change, especially given emerging opportunities for improved patient engagement. As well as insights from discussions in India, UK, Canada, Singapore and the US it also includes other additional perspectives shared in interviews and workshops over the past 12 months.
We recognise that given the multi-factored nature of this topic and the rapid emergence of new options, what we have summarised in this document is itself in flux. As such, over the next few months we will be sharing this more widely for additional feedback ahead of publication of an updated paper over the summer. So, if you have any comments on changes and additions or issues that you think need more detail, please let us know and we will include.
As with all Future Agenda output, this is being published under creative commons (share alike non commercial) so you are free to share and quote as suits.
Creating a Data-Driven Research Ecosystem with Patients at the CenterHealth Catalyst
As patient data because one of the healthcare industry’s most valuable assets, organizations are establishing new practices around accessing and handling data. In question is the practice of de-identifying patient data for widespread cross-organizational data collaboration without compromising patient privacy. But because deeper and richer data drives better clinical understanding and, ultimately, better outcomes, does separating patients from their health data and how it’s used give researchers and developers the best insights? Or do data users risk losing critical connection with the patients and insights into therapies their lives, disease, treatments, and deaths that contribute to new therapeutic approaches?
It’s time to consider a progressive approach to patient data that keeps the patients involved by informing them when and how their data is used to earn trust and engagement, making patients partners in data-driven healthcare transformation.
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Perficient Perspectives: The Evolution of Social Media in HealthcarePerficient, Inc.
Healthcare organizations continue to navigate the transforming healthcare industry and identify new avenues to engage with consumers outside of the facility walls. In a fast-paced, information-dominated world, successfully interacting with consumers may seem like a daunting task. The key is to connect with consumers where they are and provide them with actionable health and wellness information they need to live a healthier life.
When you think of social media in healthcare you might think it is a tool for marketing, but it goes much farther than that. Sure, social media can be used to attract and retain consumers, but social media can also be a powerful tool to reduce healthcare costs and help with chronic disease and population health management.
Healthcare organizations are in varying stages of becoming social enterprises, from social innovators like Mayo Clinic to those beginning the journey to developing a comprehensive social media strategy.
In this perspective, we take a look at the evolution of social media in healthcare and discuss what social media in healthcare will look like in the future.
HCS490 v11External Influences on Consumer Choice WorksheetHCSJeanmarieColbert3
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External Influences on Consumer Choice Worksheet
Health care consumers receive various communications about different health care options. It is important to understand consumer demographics to determine the impact (positive or negative) media, social networks, branding, marketing, and communication play in health care consumer choices.
In this assignment, you will research managed care plans to determine what impact social media and other external influences have on consumer behaviors. Research the different managed care insurance plans listed below by reviewing various health care organizations or resources (e.g., Kaiser as an HMO).
Consider within your research who might access the health care systems (i.e., age, generation, socioeconomic status, military/veteran, and health care insurance plans, etc.).
List 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages of HMOs, PPOs, and POSs in the following chart.
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
Point of Service (POS)
Advantages
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Disadvantages
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Write a 90- to 175-word response to the following prompts. Consider the information you listed in the chart above as well as what you know about consumer behavior when you compose your response.
· Explain the impact media and social networking have on consumers when choosing the most appropriate managed care health insurance plans. Consider the positive and negative impacts.
· Describe how branding, marketing, and communication influence a consumer’s choice when considering an appropriate managed care health insurance plan. Consider positive and negative influences.
· Explain how communication and education to consumers differ by generation when marketing managed care health insurance plans. Consider why it is important to communicate and educate differently across generations.
Cite 2 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references.
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ISDM February 2022 E-Newsletter
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Future Events Program and Speaker Invitations
As we are approaching an end to the restrictions associated with COVID-19, it seems a good time to reflect on the disruptions and focus on how technology might be applied to avoid the same situation happening again. It is almost inevitable, in my opinion, that our pre-COVID lifestyles and travel/mobility will almost certainly lead to future pandemics and whilst the lessons learnt in fast-tracking clinical research and development of new drugs and vaccines will help to mitigate the situation, it does not alter the pressing need to shift focus from cure to prevention.
Digital Health and Digital Therapeutics technologies can help to protect the future sustainability of public health services through personal physical and mental health management whilst Digital Medicine will enable early detection of clinical problems and a range of innovative new solutions for cures.
This month’s E-Newsletter includes details of previous and upcoming events where the focus has been on addressing some of the challenges of preventative healthcare, especially in the area of the Ageing Society. Links to archived presentations and future events are included and we hope you will enjoy the past presentations and register for some of the upcoming events.
Digital therapeutics and immersive technologies Bournemouth UniversityDavid Wortley
Digital therapeutics is a fast growing area of digital medicine. In this presentation, Vice President of the International Society of Digital Medicine (ISDM), David Wortley, sets out the current challenges to global health sustainability and the importance of shifting the focus from cure to prevention, especially in the use of digital technologies for personal health management and therapeutics.
The presentation includes examples of digital therapeutic applications for neuro- rehabilitation, gamified exercise using consumer VR devices and support for dementia sufferers through digital memories.
The presentation was delivered at the new Faculty for Health and Social Sciences at Bournemouth University.
VR & Immersive Technologies in Healthcare WebinarsDavid Wortley
The Future of VR and Immersive Technologies in Healthcare Track due to be streamed at GIANT Health 2020 has been rescheduled because of some unresolved technical issues.
I have managed to reschedule the planned sessions in Zoom and, subject to the speaker availability, these sessions will go ahead and will be free of charge to register
The Future of Digital Medicine in the Aging SocietyDavid Wortley
Global Health and sustainable improvements in the
well‑being of humans are seriously threatened by two
societal phenomena.
The aging society
Across the globe, falling birth rates and increased life
expectancies have led to significant increases in the
percentage of citizens aged over 65 years compared
to the younger working population. The increased
life expectancies have, at least in part, been a result of
improvements in health care, and the diagnosis and
treatment of diseases and medical conditions that have
traditionally caused premature death.
Impact of lifestyle and medical advances on
causes of death
Medical advances have all but eradicated many of the traditional
causes of death from communicable diseases with a
consequent growth in morbidity resulting from lifestyle
choices and behaviors.
The issue with lifestyle‑related conditions is the behaviors
such as sedentary lifestyles and poor diets adopted early
in life have a major and cumulative effect in later life
resulting in diabetes and cardiovascular problems which
require often expensive interventions and high levels of
cost to public health services.
The role of digital technologies in medicine,
health, and well‑being
Digital technologies have undoubtedly had a major
impact on medicine both in diagnostics and treatment.
Modern digital scanning, artificial intelligence, big
data analytics, human‑computer interfaces, robotics,
and 3D visualization technologies have all helped to
not only increase our understanding of the physiology
of the human body and enabled early detection of
medical conditions but also they have contributed
to increasingly more targeted and personalized
interventions.
However, set against these positive benefits of digital
medicine and health technologies is the impact of
technologies which reduce the daily physical and cognitive
challenges that have throughout history constantly
exercised our bodies and minds and in the process, given
us the active lifestyles needed to maintain health and
well‑being...........
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Digital medicine comes of age - ISDM E-Newsletter Feb 2020David Wortley
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Digital Health Applications and Hospitals of the FutureDavid Wortley
The National Healthcare Expo 2019 Conference was held in late November in Milton Keynes. In my presentation in the eHealth Track (presentation and video links included in this article), I outlined 3 points to think about when looking at the future of Digital Technologies in Healthcare and Medicine.
The digital technologies which will have the biggest impact on global health will not have been designed by or for medical professionals
Consumer technologies, sometime referred to as “general” technologies are being applied across almost all sectors of business and society for purposes which were not originally envisaged or intended. The health sector is a good example in which all of the technologies shown below are now being applied for health and well-being :-
• Smartphones
• Fitness Trackers
• Whatsapp and WeChat
• Virtual Reality Headsets
• Panoramic Cameras
• Artificial Intelligence
• Sensors
With the possible exception of fitness trackers, none of these technologies were developed by or for medical professionals. There are some profound implications, not only for the future of healthcare but also for the roles and responsibilities of health professionals and citizens. The graph below shows how digital technologies for health are shifting from expensive, stand-alone, proprietary technologies to smart, connected, consumer technologies.
Smart Augmented VR for Health - Celtic-Next proposalDavid Wortley
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Gamification is NOT all about Badges, Points and Rewards
Gamification is gaining increasing amounts of attention and credibility as a concept that can be applied to achieve goals and objectives in many “non play/entertainment” sectors. Much of what is being offered as “Gamification Strategies” focuses on the use of badges, points and rewards, giving the impression that successful Gamification is about offering rewards, incentives and recognition. This document is intended to challenge that notion and to offer a more comprehensive understanding of how and why Gamification is so significant in today’s digital age.
Gamification has been described as the use of game mechanics in non-game contexts. This makes the assumption that there is some differentiation between games and other everyday activities. Whilst the above definition seems intuitively understandable because it somehow implies that games allow “risk-free, trial and error” development that is missing in work or other situations, I believe that every human activity should be viewed as a game if we are to develop the skills and understanding to apply Gamification strategies successfully.
The first point to make in the argument that games are an essential part of every human activity is that we frequently use the words “games” and “players” in “non-game” contexts. Examples include “BP is a major player in the oil industry” or “He/she is playing mind-games”. I have heard the expression “benign manipulation” used to describe gamification but the reality is that we all use gamification skills every day of our lives in order to have some control or influence over our lives.
Transforming healthcare through innovation ISDM e-newsletter June 2019David Wortley
Transforming Healthcare Through Innovation – Our Dorset
AI in Healthcare Conference Salford
Medilink Diagnostics for Health and Wellbeing Seminar
Medtech Innovation Expo
EBME – Electronic and Biomedical Engineering Expo 2019
Virtual Reality Developments in Digital Medicine
2nd World Summit on Hospital & Healthcare Management 2019
Upcoming Events Calendar.
Welcome to the June 2019 edition of the ISDM E-Newsletter. This month I will be sharing information about an exciting integrated healthcare project in Dorset and reviewing a number of conferences, exhibitions and seminars I have recently attended, including the AI in Healthcare Conference which took place at the University of Salford Manchester in April, the Medilink Seminar at the Open University on Diagnostics for Health and Wellbeing and the Medtech Innovation Conference at the Birmingham NEC held in May. I will also share my thoughts and recent experiences of development in the use of virtual reality in digital medicine.
Digital Behaviours and Preventative HealthcareDavid Wortley
This presentation was delivered at the Wearable Tech Show held at the Business Design Centre in Islington London. It looks at the opportunities and challenges presented by disruptive digital technologies being developed for the health sector. It concludes that digital technologies which support preventative healthcare and personal health management are vital for the sustainability of public health services which are globally threatened by lifestyle related conditions such as obesity, diabetes and dementia. It highlights the dangers of over-dependence on technologies such as artificial intelligence and an unreasonable expectation that technologies can absolve us the need to take personal responsibility for our own health management.
The impact of disruptive digital technologies on education, medicine, health ...David Wortley
This is the keynote presentation delivered on Day 2 of the European Conference on Technology Enabled Learning (EC-TEL 2018) held at the University of Leeds on Sept 6th 2018. It looks at Technologies enhance learning in the period 1950 to 2048.
360in360 Immersive Experiences August NewsletterDavid Wortley
This newsletter covers a spectrum of recent activities, news and offerings and includes :-
Oculus GO Review
Virtual Reality and 360 Technologies Masterclass Workshops
360 Degree Video Applications
Virtual Tours
Google StreetView Trusted Pro Programme
Immersive Technologies and Serious Games
Virtual Reality and Heritage/Tourism
7th International Conference on Cartography Live 360 Stream
ISAGA 2018 Conference Review
Next generation games based learning with virtual reality and 360 camera tech...David Wortley
This is a presentation covering Gamification, Storytelling and the role of 360 degree imaging technologies to develop gamified learning experiences and tools for debriefing.
DIT Asean Trade Mission KL Masterclass on 360 Immersive Learning TechnologiesDavid Wortley
This is the Powerpoint presentation used for the Storytelling, Gamification and 360 Immersive Learning Technologies workshop held at the Doubletree by Hilton Conference Centre in Kuala Lumpur and organised by Training Gateway in partnership with DIT and the local Britis Embassy
Immersive Technologies and Location-based Social and Economic DevelopmentDavid Wortley
This is a copy of the presentation delivered at the 7th International Conference on Cartography & GIS held in Sozopol in Bulgaria. It charts the disruptive impact of 360 degree technologies on Map Making and Geographical Information Systems
Transfer to immortality - A Sustainable Singularity Solution ?David Wortley
I delivered this presentation at the Sci-Fi 2018 conference organised by Eurosis and taken place at the Novotel in Bruges. It considers the potential reality of Singularity and the option of immortality through a human/machine blend. The presentation describes legislation to protect environmental resources in which humans have to be put to sleep on their 100th birthday in a scenario which combines transfer of all your human experiences, relationships, traits and knowledge into an avatar who is paired with the chosen "love of your life" by a mixture of AI, your emotions and a global audience who can share your life memories and feelings and vote for a person. It challenges by example to imagine what memories the audience would retrieve on their last day.
360in360 Partnership, Sponsorship and Investment OpportunitiesDavid Wortley
With a planned start date of April 2018 for the 360in360 Digital Heritage Roadshow Workshops, 360in360 Immersive Experiences is pleased to announce plans for strategic partnerships, sponsorships and investment opportunities for identified stakeholders in a digital heritage ecosystem built around multiple win-win relationships enabled by digital technologies.
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FreshStartXX - Blueprint for a Revolution in Personal Health Management Shaping Society
1. Blueprint for a Revolution in Personal
Health Management shaping
the Future of Society
By David Wortley FRSA
GAETSS
Copyright David Wortley GAETSS 2014 Page 1
2. Introduction and Background
Perfect Storm of Opportunity
Today’s Society faces unprecedented global challenges in areas such as health, education, environment
and commerce. Many of these challenges are linked to the impact of technology on modern lifestyles
that have resulted in better standards of living, longer lifespans, falling birth rates, increased
consumption of natural resources and instant on-demand access to both information and tools to
communicate to a global audience.
Paradoxically, the rapidly maturing disruptive technologies that have contributed to the global
challenges that have to be addressed urgently also have the potential to provide solutions to these
problems if applied in ways that balance the needs of citizens and society. This is the background to the
FreshStartXX blueprint for personal health management and shaping our Future Society.
Copyright David Wortley GAETSS 2014 Page 2
3. One of the characteristics of these maturing technologies is the use of artificial intelligence and enabling
technologies to continuously reduce the physical and mental load in our daily lives and routines.
Consequently, across the whole world, there is a recognition that issues like obesity will inevitably lead
to conditions like diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease etc. that will place such a demand on
resources that public health services will be unable to cope and the standards of care that we have
come to expect in a civilized and developed society will no longer be sustainable for future generations.
Therefore there is an urgent need to find solutions to these problems.
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4. The Spectator Society
One of the consequences of living in a society with an insatiable demand for empowering technologies is
that we have increasing expectations that other people will be responsible for solving these global
challenges. We have become a “Spectator Society” that expects and often demands solutions to
problems of our own making without accepting any responsibility for our own contribution to those
problems.
In considering such issues as obesity, we look to lay the blame and the responsibility for providing
solutions at the doors of other entities when the truth is that we should bear a collective responsibility
for our lifestyle choices and seek to make a personal contribution to turning things around.
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5. Connecting Empowerment and Responsibility
Today’s society is arguably the most connected in history but also, paradoxically, the most disconnected.
Our power to communicate to and influence a global audience via tools such as social media without
either being aware of or bearing responsibility for the consequences of our actions is a dangerous
disconnection between power and responsibility.
Where will the Solution come from ?
If the answer to issues such as obesity lies in influencing lifestyle behaviours, we have to ask who or
what in our modern society is going to influence those behaviours – the medical profession, technology
providers, lifestyle coaches, politicians, pharmaceutical companies, the food industry, friends or YOU?
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6. A Blueprint for a Revolution in Personal Health Management
What is FreshStartXX ?
FreshStartXX is an innovative product, infrastructure and set of services with the following attributes :-
A smart loyalty card with incentives for healthy behaviours and improvements in key health
indices
An innovative social contract between citizens and society
An exclusive health club that is open to everyone committed to health improvement
An ecosystem of win-win partnerships enabled by technology and committed to health
improvement
A model for crowd-sourced personal healthcare
A Personalised Health Navigation System
A National Competition for Personal Healthcare Improvement
A strong brand with a clear mission for addressing global challenges
The largest Gamification project in history
A commercially sustainable social initiative
A new organizational model combining traditional hierarchical with new network structures
A lean and agile start up organization acting as a catalyst for quantum behavioural change
An international franchise opportunity
A large scale nation building initiative
A national programme of personal health management initiatives
All of these attributes are described in detail below :-
FreshStartXX the Product
1. A smart loyalty card with incentives for healthy behaviours and improvements in key
health indices
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7. The loyalty card would use contactless near field communications (NFC) technology to register
transactions on a secure and private database. The encrypted smart card would contain unique personal
identification data to protect both the individual and FreshStartXX from fraud. The card would also have
the capacity to store information relating to credits and account balances. It would operate in a similar
way to transport smart cards like London’s Oyster Card or Malaysia’s TouchnGo card and loyalty cards
such as the Starbuck’s card in its ability to be “topped-up” with cash amounts to a certain limit. It would
also be “vendor independent” like the “Nectar” card and could be used to purchase products and
services either at a discount or to collect “reward points” that could be redeemed in similar ways to the
“Air Miles” concept. In this instance the card owner is being “loyal” only to themselves and would be
incentivized to use the card for health related activities, products and services.
The front of the smart loyalty card would contain a group photograph relevant to the host nation with
around 20-25 individuals representative of a diversity of ethnic groups and ages. Each individual would
be holding a card onto which could be inserted a logo of one of the FreshStartXX “Premier Team”
sponsors. The front of the card would be identical for all card holders in any FreshStartXX country.
The reverse of the card would contain a recent photograph of the member with their name and a
membership id number which would be a combination of “Premier Team” number and their individual
number in that team.
The reverse would also contain a “Premier Team” logo of the main organization to which the member is
affiliated which could be their employer, their university, Government department, bank or insurance
company etc.
The process for acquiring a membership card is shown below :-
Each individual would apply for a card through a secure web site which would provide each member
with their own secure and private access to their profile database which would contain identity
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8. information, recent photograph and relevant demographic data such as age, gender, ethnicity, place of
birth and place of residence. This data could then be used to enable each member to compare their
personal health with that of peer groups such as people of the same age, ethnic origin or community.
Once registered on the database, the member would be offered dates and locations where they could
have their membership card encoded and printed. This would initially be at the organization (Premier
Team) to which they are affiliated. At this location their identity would be verified and the system would
encode and print the personalized card ready for their initial base health check.
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9. The initial health check would be used to collect the base data relevant to obesity and general health
and would include height, weight, Body Mass Index, Body Fat Percentage, Blood pressure and probably
blood glucose level.
This base data would be stored with their secure, private data and the information would be used to
generate an obesity “health index” using algorithms based on recognized matrix charts of “ideal” figures
for the age, gender and ethnicity of the member. This index would also connect to a “traffic light”
system so that members who display the most unhealthy indices could be directed to more detailed
health testing services provided by health professionals in collaboration with FreshStartXX. This would
provide for an initial “filtering” service that could potentially save the lives of those members who might
be unaware of their situation and could get help and support.
The majority of members registering would receive some personalized suggestions for improving their
“health index” based on strategies for diet, exercise and modest changes in lifestyle habits. Every new
member would also receive a handbook containing useful links, tips for better personal healthcare
management and their own secure, private personalized web page which would be regularly updated
with suggestions and information about local activities and support networks.
As the membership base grows, mobile applications would be developed to provide a set of
personalized value added services designed to motivate the member and engage them into a
community of members with common attributes.
2. An innovative social contract between citizens and society
We are entering an era where the world is increasing populated with sensors and tracking devices
capable of identifying who we are, where we are and what we are doing. This, to many people, is a
realization of the “Orwellian Big Brother” society in which the rights of the individual citizen to privacy
and freedom are being sacrificed in the “interests of society”.
pledges each member private and secure access to their
personal health data and a growing set of information, technology, tools,
activities and incentives to better manage health for their personal benefit and
the collective benefit of all members.
Each member pledges to share their anonymous health data
for the benefit of both themselves and their fellow members, to undertake
periodic health checks and to accept personal responsibility for managing their
own health and sharing best practices.
FreshStartXX seeks to establish a new form of social contract between citizens and society in the form of
a charter designed to protect citizen personal data from abuse whilst offering real value to both the
citizen and society through the use of big data analytics on anonymous data.
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10. This innovative social contract will be articulated on the rear of the membership card and also in a more
detailed form on a certificate of membership which the member will receive and sign when they first
receive their membership card.
Sample Certificate
Expressed simply, the citizen has a right to their own private and secure health data and access to tools
that enable them to compare their data with peer group averages in exchange for sharing the
anonymous component of their data with the general population. In this social contract, it is vital that
FreshStartXX members should not be discriminated against or exploited in any way on the basis of their
data.
3. An exclusive health club that is open to everyone committed to health improvement
One of the keys to the success of a FreshStartXX implementation is to make FreshStartXX membership
as attractive as possible to stimulate demand for membership. In that respect FreshStartXX will be
positioned as an exclusive health club that is open to everyone who shares the aspiration for better
health for both themselves and their fellow members.
FreshStartXX will seek to align itself with other global organisations operating in the personal health
management sector e.g. “WeighWatchers”
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11. 4. An ecosystem of win-win partnerships enabled by technology and committed to health
improvement
There will be an increasing number of organisations competing in the personal healthcare market place
as the problems of obesity and lifestyle-related medical conditions become increasingly acute. Each of
these organisations will of necessity tend to operate within a silo competing against other organisations,
products and services in the same sector. Alliances between sectors will form in which, for example, a
corporate organization like a bank might offer discounted wearable technologies to its customers and
staff as a way of differentiating itself against the competition and in pursuit of healthier staff and
customers. There are obvious Returns on Investment (ROI) from this strategy in the shape of health cost
savings and the attraction of new customers and staff.
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12. FreshStartXX has a different strategy based on a holistic, nation building approach to personal health
management based on acting as a catalyst or hub of an ecosystem of win-win partnerships between ALL
organisations and individuals who can make a contribution to personal health management.
This ecosystem will be facilitated by a network infrastructure of the enabling technologies needed to
register and track transactions of the FreshStartXX members and reward those members and “Teams”
who make the most impact on personal health management.
5. A model for crowd-sourced personal healthcare
With the growth of cloud computing and big data analytics, crowd sourcing as a technique for
understanding and leveraging the power of big data and a critical mass of users in order to provide
personalised services to individuals is becoming more important.
Crowd-sourced big data techniques used by companies like Amazon and Google are used to suggest
relevant products and services based on a comparison of your behavior with those who have almost
identical profiles.
FreshStartXX will pioneer the use of crowd-sourced data for personal healthcare by using big data
analytics to identify and develop successful patterns of personal healthcare behavior and offer these
patterns as personalised suggestions to members with similar profiles. This approach uses Gamification
techniques to engage and motivate members to make lifestyle changes that are achievable and based
on reliable behavioural patterns.
6. A Personalised Health Navigation System
The use of personalized “health indices” will be a basis for the development of a Personal Health
Management Navigation system which can use the metaphor of a “SatNav” for our bodies with tools to
enable us to visualize and choose our target health destination and personal health index and be
provided with suggestions on how to reach our desired target and guidelines on how long it takes.
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13. 7. A National Competition for Personal Healthcare Improvement
By structuring member affiliation into “Teams”, FreshStartXX will use Gamification techniques to provide
incentives and rewards for organisations and communities who make the greatest contribution to
improving the health indices of their team members. FreshStartXX’s initial recruitment strategy will be
to focus on the largest and highest profile organisations who can most benefit from improving the
health of their staff and customers. Obvious targets in this context will be Universities, Banks, Insurance
Companies, Retail Giants, Media Organisations and Food Manufacturers not only because they can
benefit greatly from improving the health of their stakeholders, but also because they can influence the
design of products and services that will have a direct impact on lifestyle choices and options.
The establishment of a “Premier League” of 20-25 such organisations would provide the opportunity to
publish weekly league tables of performance of these teams expressed in terms such as “average
member health index”, total amount of weight lost, average weight loss per member, number of
members participating in registered health improvement activities such as walks, “healthy meal days”
etc.
As the number of members grows, there would be opportunities to extend these “health leagues” to
smaller, more local communities with incentives, points and rewards for the best performing teams.
8. A strong brand with a clear mission for addressing global challenges
Master Logo
In making a success of FreshStartXX, it is important to establish a strong brand with a clear identity
based on the proposition that everyone at some time in their lives wants or needs to make a fresh start.
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14. The FreshStartXX Mission goes beyond acting as a catalyst and enabler for better personal health
management and a shift in the responsibility for personal health management towards the citizen. By
taking a holistic approach to health, environment, education and commerce, FreshStartXX can also
contribute to addressing other global issues by creating a new model of social innovation with spin-off
benefits in other areas.
As an example, FreshStartXX can engage with schools to encourage children to analyse the health
statistics and the cause and effect of different policies not only as a means of improving their own
awareness of personal health management but also encouraging an interest in STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering & Maths) subjects.
9. The largest Gamification project in history
The ambition of FreshStartXX to influence citizen health on a national scale through the use of
Gamification and Enabling Technologies arguably makes FreshStartXX the largest Gamification project in
history and a potential research model for other Gamification and Enabling Technology projects
10. A commercially sustainable social initiative
One of the problems with social enterprise and publicly funded initiatives designed to stimulate
enterprise and technological innovations that benefit society is that they often involve a significant
amount of investment without a realistic model for commercial sustainability.
FreshStartXX has very clear and measurable Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) based on health cost
savings and productivity improvements. Linking these financially measurable benefits to the
FreshStartXX business revenue model will create a commercially sustainable operation which can share
and re-invest its profits amongst its members and ecosystem of win-win relationships.
11. A new organizational model combining traditional hierarchical with new network
structures
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15. FreshStartXX is an innovation in organizational design through the combination of the best attributes of
a hierarchical structure (Teams and Leagues) and today’s networked society. The hierarchical nature of
the incentives and competitions provides inherent motivation whilst the social contract between
members and society creates a knowledge network that does not have the restrictions of a hierarchy.
12. A lean and agile start up organization acting as a catalyst for quantum behavioural change
FreshStart XX will depend on operating a very lean and agile “start-up” organization that grows by
developing collaborative win-win relationships with “best of breed” partners rather than recruiting its
own staff. This ensures flexibility, agility and responsiveness to challenges and opportunities and helps
to strengthen and stimulate the enterprise, innovation and profitability of the ecosystem partners.
13. An international franchise opportunity
The strategy for FreshStartXX is to demonstrate success in one country or region and then offer the
FreshStartXX model as a franchise to other countries and/or regions.
14. A large scale nation building initiative
History has shown how nations and communities can rebuild by uniting citizens in a common purpose.
Recent examples include German unification and South Korea establishment as a leader in technological
innovation. FreshStartXX can provide an opportunity for the most ambitious and potentially rapid nation
building exercise in history.
15. A national programme of personal health management initiatives
As the FreshStartXX membership grows, it has the potential to act as a catalyst for regular personal
health management initiatives that can become embodied into daily routines rather than as a series of
disconnected “one-off” events that have limited sustained effect.
The FreshStartXX Proof of Success
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16. FreshStartXX is the outcome of many different life experiences and influences. The technologies which
are rapidly maturing today are likely to have a massive disruptive effect on society, challenging
traditional knowledge based disciplines established over centuries. These disruptive changes have
created the Prosumer Revolution in which everyday citizens can acquire knowledge and skills in short
timescales whilst the knowledge professionals are challenged daily with keeping pace with change.
This revolution has already impacted the computer and technology industry where the experiences of
the regular technology user equip them with knowledge and skills that previously was only found in
professional computer “experts”.
The education sector is also going through a transition period in which teachers are being forced to
become coaches and mentors rather than knowledge disseminators.
The health sector has only yet seen a partial impact of the prosumer revolution in the form of patients
using the internet and community groups to better understand, diagnose and treat their conditions but
the development of wearable lifestyle technologies and smartphone health applications is set to have a
massive impact starting in 2015.
FreshStartXX seeks to channel that impact into societal benefits that not only empower citizens but also
enable the health industry to focus on treating conditions that are not lifestyle related.
David Wortley FRSA
Founder and CEO of GAETSS and FreshStartXX
December 2014
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