For some reason of late, I’ve noticed the tagline of the automobile insurance company, Esurance. In case you haven’t seen it, it goes like this: “Technology when you want it, people when you don’t.” When I first heard this, I thought it would be a good tagline for connected health. Then I pondered further and …
Often when I speak about connected health, I am asked ‘What are you doing to provide these services to communities with health disparities?’ For many years, connected health advocates took it on the chin when this important topic was brought up. We relied heavily on home computers and home Internet access to achieve the power …
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Last weekend, I saw the film “Up In The Air.” Ok, so I am a few months behind in my movie viewing. That is what the Netflix lifestyle does for you. There is an interesting connected health analogy running through the film and I want to explore it with you in this post. George Clooney …
When Projects Fail, Should We Fault the Technology? Read More »
Of course that is not true, but it seems like that sometimes, doesn’t it? If you are working to promulgate a solution that promotes health in the context of our current healthcare system, there is no end to the challenges you will face. Lets think a bit about the various actors, why they should care …
No One Cares About Your Health (or No One is Willing to Pay For It)! Read More »
Last week we all watched in awe as the IBM computer, Watson, trounced two of Jeopardy’s finest. This event has been much heralded but it is worth stopping for just a minute to reflect on the experience of watching Jeopardy those three nights. I had no trouble rooting for Watson, feeling disappointed or embarrassed when …
My colleague, Anne Thorndike, MD, an expert in population studies and workplace wellness made contributions to this piece. She can be reached directly at athorndike@partners.org The concept of connected health recently received a blow when an article entitled “Telemonitoring in Patients with Heart Failure” appeared on December 2010 in the New England Journal of Medicine. …
Evaluating Connected Health Interventions In The Era Of Personalized Medicine Read More »
Most of the time I write about the psychology of patient, consumer or provider adoption. This is not an accident. The psychology of adoption is the next big hurdle for connected health to overcome. We have good evidence that connected health solutions can be engaging and sticky for patients, leading to improved self-care. Likewise, we …
Advances in Connected Health Sensor Technologies Enable an Exciting Vision Read More »
My assistant is spending a few hard-earned weeks of R and R in the Galapagos Islands with family. So my mind keeps thinking of Charles Darwin these days… When we chose to rebrand our group from Partners Telemedicine to the Center for Connected Health (CCH), four years ago, we had a general idea that gathering …
Two news pieces I read over the weekend reminded me of the societal challenges we face implementing connected health. Through our work at the Center for Connected Health, as well as the good work of others, we now have enough proof of concept to know that connected health can be a powerful strategy to improve …
It is that time of year in New England when we prepare for winter. Various activities such as caulking windows, checking insulation, and servicing heating systems predominate in home owners’ conciousness. I can’t help but think what it was like 300+ years ago when the original settlers from England arrived. For a long while, heating …
What Can Clean Tech Teach Connected Health and Vice Versa? Read More »
