During Louis C.K.’s appearance on Conan O’Brien on February 24, 2009, he proclaimed that everything’s amazing and no one is happy in his skit describing how we take technological advances for granted. It’s amusing to really think about our everyday complaints, like waiting for our cell phone connection to return from space or being delayed on the runway before taking part in the miracle of flight.
It’s possible that our petty complaints are being heard because manufactures are adding a gaming platform to already amazing technological advancements. For example, as if converting a vehicle’s kinetic energy into battery-replenishing electric energy isn’t enough for us, automakers like Honda have added an in-dash driving game to their hybrid, Insight. Honda’s game Eco Assist™ scores owners on driving efficiency. The more efficient the owner drives the more leaves they obtain. At the end of each drive the owner is rewarded with an eco score, which they are tempted to beat on their next drive. Read Full Entry
It goes without saying that Apple drew a line in the sand with regards to mobile tablet computing with its iPad. And, I’ll be the first to admit that I wasn’t wholly sold that the iPad in its current version was the right fit for a true enterprise solution. However, our clients, both domestic and abroad, have embraced the iPad as a sales and productivity tool. Plans to integrate suites of solutions via the iPad are in place for the rest of 2010 and all of 2011. I ask myself was the great iPad adoption due to a lack of competitive products? And, that since there were no other comparable solutions to fulfill this new found need did the iPad become the hardware of choice by default? Read Full Entry
We’ve heard from several ePatients and caregivers at this conference. None as amazing and challenging to listen to as Regina Holliday. She’s a medical advocate, a mother of an autistic son, the widow of a man who lost a very short, painful fight with cancer. She tells her stories through art and poetry and … a heartbreaking ability to convey what that “interface of healthcare” really feels like.
ePatient Dave took the stage today to facilitate a session with his personal physician Danny Sands, MD, MPH, Cisco, and another doc he admires Ted Eytan, MD, MPH, Kaiser Permanente.
Eytan told us that “We think participatory medicine makes sense and I’m going to prove that it works.” At Kaiser Permanente, docs and patients have been using electronic medical records and email for years – they connect with over 3 million people on their online health management system and facilitate 2.6 million emails/quarter between patients and doctors. Read Full Entry
Ben, the co-founder of Zeo Inc, was here to showoff their personal biometric tool for measuring sleep.
Emerging trend in wellness: More powerful sensors for ePatients
Sleep is a societal issue that doesn’t get the weight that it should. There are 100 million poor sleepers in the US. It’s the #2 health complaint of 65+
Zeo gives you a ZQ (your personal sleep score) + recommendations on what to try to get better sleep
The Yellow Brick Road: The Patient’s Path to Empowerment
Jeanne Barnett, Medrise CysticFibrosis.com
The diagnosis is like a tornado, spinning ePatients out of everything they know
“I’d say welcome, but this is not a place parents should hope to go”
ePatients often say “because of this site, now I know what my doctor is talking about”
