This week the Health 2.0 Conference has been happening in Silicon Valley. The #health2con twitter stream has been extremely active if you want to hear what’s being said at the conference. Here are a few nuggets of wisdom from the stream and my thoughts on them.
Francois de Brantes We need to create more tools to provide feedback loops to healthcare system. If not $2.7T to become $3.7T #health2con
— Montana Cherney (@MontanaCherney) October 2, 2013
This is a scary idea to consider, but Francois is right about the cost of healthcare. So far I have seen little that’s working to drive the cost of healthcare down. Are feedback loops the right answer? I’m not sure, but I do think information on the costs is part of the answer.
@NokiaXCHALLENGE video on sensor tech: Boy kisses girl. His heart rate up, she ovulates. REALLY? What else were you monitoring? #health2con
— Michael Millenson (@MLMillenson) October 2, 2013
I hope mobile health and sensors can go deeper than this. Although, I was probably drawn to the tweet because when I was younger I was hugging a girl when she asked, “Why is your heart beating so fast?” I guess she was way ahead of the sensor game.
If you think you know what healthcare will look like in 3 years, tell 'em Lloyd Dean says capital B.S.! #Health2con
— Matthew Browning (@MatthewBrowning) October 2, 2013
Is this scary or exciting? I’d probably say 5 years, but otherwise agree.
Interesting when @fredtrotter shares #bigdata – c-suite uniformly "surprised" #health2con
— Nick van Terheyden (@drnic1) October 2, 2013
Reminds me of when Farzad Mostashari asked, “Can Healthcare ‘Step on a Scale’ Today?” Data helps us realize reality.
Recommended drinks per day by country graphed against life expectancy http://t.co/FusJ777LGz US – Lo #/drinks, Lo life expec #health2con
— David Harlow (@healthblawg) October 2, 2013
Reminds me of the off stated, correlation does not equal causation.
"The secret to patient care is caring for the patient!" Appreciate this panel identifying need for Dr/Patient relationship. #health2con
— Andrea Young-Ercan (@drpennylane) October 2, 2013
Always a great reminder of what should really be the focus of healthcare: the patient.
I love the recommended drinks vs. life expectancy graph!