Gary Rurup from BodyMedia discusses weight loss applications The BodyMedia app has four body sensors and data is downloadable Shows calorie burn the type of data from arm band collects calories consumed and burned and also activity ie exercise The data is collected and charts and graphs are available There is also regular encouragement from the app to help you stay on track The app has been in use for nearly 11 years The app is an all body sensor pulling data off your body The … [Read more...]
Patient 2.0 Sproutal
Jerry the Bear has been designed for kids with Type 1 Diabetes The bear educates children and also sends info to the parents as how children engage with the bear The bear is a subscription model plus 200$ for the bear upfront the company may in future work with pharmaceutical companies jellyfish is another app that helps kids behave change in this area The bear can also help parents engage with their children and start discussions … [Read more...]
Patient 2.0 HealthClipsRx
Milner Fenwick's product is a hd digital video library and prescribable mobile app allowing patient education to be delivered at the point of care The videos were created with physician and nurses input Goal was to have consistency in education it's easy to navigate and you can bookmark particular items It works on a tablet There is a comments or feedback element on each of the videos Where patients can comment The hospital can use the app and they can manage the playlist or content that … [Read more...]
Patient 2.0 FuturaMobility
David Gulian showcases product where patients report their daily COPD symptoms using a smartphone or tablet The information is collected regularly throughout the day allowing the doctor to see the info The issue of compliance is asked and they believe that it will be peer pressure from the patients family They also have a special rewards program for each patient that participates so this drives engagement Also their family gets to see if they are using the system Cost - 140$ per month … [Read more...]
Patient 2.0 – live blog – intro session
The first session of the health conference starts today and is Patient 2.0 In this session a variety of innovations will be showcased that deal with the health sector and patients. The innovations are being rated by the panel on elects such as patient user experience data handling, engagement and retention and others. There are six innovations being showcased today. We have a very able panel here today that will be assessing the tools. The title of the session is called Patient Shark Tank … [Read more...]
Only days now until the conference Stay tuned for regular updates I will be interviewing a range of presenters during the week As a guest blogger I plan to be super busy ! … [Read more...]
Social Media in Health Care Conference Highlights
Recently I was asked to chair the inaugural Social Media Health Care conference in Sydney. It was great to see a local conference focusing on social media and health - a passion of mine. The two day event developed by Informa had an excellent range of speakers and these are just a few of the highlights (please note I was only in attendance day one) The Ramsey HealthCare presentation - Damon did an excellent job at expressing the breadth of social integration at Ramsey HealthCare. … [Read more...]
PwC Report: ‘Social media “likes” healthcare – From marketing to social business
Recently PwC Health Institute released a report entitled 'Social media “likes” healthcare - From marketing to social business. The report examined how healthcare in the US and Social Media interacted. These were some of the Findings: PwC believes that Social Media typically consists of four characteristics thathave changed the nature of interactionsamong people and organizations:user generated content,community, rapid distribution, and open, two-way dialogue. According to HRI’s survey, … [Read more...]
SociABILITY:social media for people with a disability
This week Media Access Australia (MAA) has released the report, Sociability : social media for people with a disability which aims to”provide an insight into how people with disabilities can best use popular social media tools.” The objectives of the report include: “• To help consumers with disabilities participate online • To learn which social media applications are accessible • To support consumers with disabilities in performing particular tasks • To support the use of social media with … [Read more...]
Open Access Social Media Guidelines for Pharma
Webicina (the world’s first and only free service that provides curated medical social media resources in over 80 medical topics) has just launched the Open Access Social Media Guidelines for Pharma. The document (freely downloadable) is a 14 page summary that was developed in the US because drug companies, healthcare professionals and e-patients had been waiting too long for the FDA guidelines on Social Media. While our Australian industry has some differing regulations many of the … [Read more...]