I’ve written before about the power of analyzing what you write in order to predict things about your health. As more and more ‘big data’ companies and projects get publicity, it is fascinating to see how rapidly the field is growing. We are at the point where each one of us experiences the web differently …
I spent the bulk of the last week in Las Vegas attending the Consumer Electronics Show. If there were other academically-oriented physicians attending, I didn’t find them. Of course in the sea of 160,000 people, it’d be hard to pick out people you recognize, let alone find others with similar jobs/interests. It is easy to …
What’s a Guy Like Me Doing at the Consumer Electronics Show, Anyway? Read More »
My colleague Meghan Searl collaborated with me on the psychology framework discussed herein. I don’t spend much time on Facebook. Its not that I’m antisocial, but on a given day if I get through my email inbox by 10 PM, I feel good about myself. That leaves little time for social networking. I haven’t played …
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For a few years now, I’ve been thinking about the potential intersections of genetics/genomics/proteomics and connected health. In fact, my colleague Kamal Jethwani and my daughter Julie coauthored a piece for the journal Personalized Medicine on the topic in 2010. A summary and the reference is linked. (I should also note that the figure I …
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to talk with an innovative company about a new product. I make it a policy not to endorse any particular company or product on this blog, so this is not an endorsement. Rather it is a fascinating story that tells us lots about human nature and gives …
I recently wrote about an innovator’s dilemma of sorts – or call it a paradox – in healthcare. The paradox is that as we look to innovate in healthcare, the very authority figures we must turn to for fact-checking our innovative ideas are conflicted and highly motivated to support the status quo. I’m talking about …
I’ve been a fan of Clayton Christensen’s work. The idea of disruptive innovations really resonates with me and provides a powerful framework for understanding how innovations are adopted (or not) by various businesses. As I think about our healthcare dilemma (escalating costs, misuse of limited resources, shrinking access to care and, in general, creating a …
Is disruption of mainstream healthcare the answer to our crisis? Read More »
I was privileged two weeks ago to keynote at the 8th Annual Connected Health Symposium. In the event you were not able to join us, the video is available for viewing here, and below is a summary of my remarks. In 17 years of swimming in the waters of connected health, the single biggest insight I’ve gained …
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I’ve always been a fan of the accomplishments of the folks at the MIT Media Lab. Their accomplishments have been legion, and just a few admirable highlights are: their ability to continually attract large industrial sponsorships; their open IP model; their collective ability to look 10-15 years out and capture those innovations that will be …
Over the next several weeks, I will be authoring a series of posts on some of the keynote speakers slated to present at the 2011 Connected Health Symposium. This year, the Symposium is unparalleled and we’re trying a multimedia approach to get the word out, stimulate dialogue and debate and prepare people to take in …
Technology and Behavior Change at the 2011 Connected Health Symposium Read More »
