My week-long adventure in D.C. started out with stories about personal health data at XX in Health on Sunday. I had the pleasure of spending the day with other women in healthcare, learning about their personal and professional challenges and getting ideas about how to overcome my own. The day was full of smart women […]
Although apps were the focus at Datapalooza IV, there were a few medical devices in the mix as well, ranging from futuristic to fluffy. A unique team that includes a movie director, entrepreneur, and environmental engineer won the My Air My Health Challenge hosted by HHS. Gabrielle Savage Dockterman, Angel Devil Productions, Dot Kelly, Shearwater […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The music at Datapalooza IV set a funkier and faster tone from the very beginning of the week, and the Family Feud'n competition blew away any remaining assumption that this was a typical industry event.
On the opening day of Datapalooza IV, five entrepreneurs pitched their products and services designed to make it easier for people with diabetes to stay healthy. I like PHRQL's plan the best. Putting nutritionists in supermarkets and giving them access to clinical data and EHRs solves two big problems.
England’s National Health System is the fifth biggest employer in the world. Who is first? The U.S. Department of Defense. The Red Army, Wal-Mart, and McDonald’s make up the rest of the list. Right Honourable Jeremy Hunt M.P. spoke at Datapalooza today and shared that number and several other surprising statistics. The United Kingdom’s Secretary […]
The last 30 seconds of this trailer is a perfect example of Jonathan Bush’s Datapalooza talk. Secretary Sebelius released a bunch of data, but didn’t have much else to say. Atul Gawande gave a slow-build speech that tied everything together beautifully at the end. Then Jonathan Bush took the stage right before lunch. Healthcare needs […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
When we started planning the Health Datapalooza this year I asked the planning committee, “How could we make the Health Datapalooza bigger and better? Was there a way for us to do something at the Health Datapalooza this year that would directly contribute to improving health care at the point of clinical care? Was there […]