This workshop addressed emerging clinical and business models, focusing on digital homes and smart phones. The first speaker, Stan Kachnowski launched into HU oriented trends. Since I was trying to remember what I was going to say, I really don't remember Stan's presentation - the audience did stay awake right after lunch, so it must […]
Well, I missed a couple sessions due to internet access issues - Hyatt is too cheap to provide free and easy Wi-Fi coverage (one reason I stayed at a different hotel).
Joe Ternullo, telemedicine guru at Partners Healthcare, opened the closing session. After the obligatory overview of needs and market trends, Joe launched into the […]
Matt Banet, President/CTO of Triage Wireless (previous posts here and here), and Paul Hedtke, with Qualcomm, presented a case study on wireless and cuffless vital signs monitoring. Triage targets the long existing weaknesses with current vital signs monitoring solutions; ECG electrodes and cables along with the blood pressure cuffs both hinder patient movement, come undone, […]
The first part of this breakout was a panel discussion. Alzheimer's disease was discussed as a key need where HU solutions can help those patients remain independent longer, delaying the inevitable transition to institutional care. Assisted living and congregant homes can make better solutions than home care, for seniors who would otherwise be isolated.
Health plans […]
Jeff Kidder (Hanover Health Services) and Mitch Work (The Work Group) opened the second day. Jeff observed the common lack of realistic expectations on the part of large corporations from outside of health care who decide to go after the health care market. He talked about a number of companies that eventually pulled back, and […]
