CareKit to Expand mHealth
In Health Attitude, I wrote about mHealth and said, “People who track their health are healthier.” Apple agrees and sees a market opportunity to sell $billions of iPhones as a result. To help facilitate the growth, Apple has developed CareKit. CareKit is an open source framework allowing entrepreneurs and software developers to build upon four starter […]
Medical Errors Now Third Leading Cause of Death
The Institute of Medicine published a study in 1999 called “To Err is Human”. The study estimated deaths because of medical errors as high as 98,000 a year. The report called the results an epidemic. Needless to say, the entire healthcare industry was shocked and many plans were developed for increased attention to patient safety […]
World’s First Internally Motorized Minimally Invasive Surgical Robot
There are many advantages to robotic surgery. There are five incisions required but they are small. Blood loss is minimized, infection rates are reduced, and time in the hospital is shorter than with open surgery. I speak first hand, as I had a robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in July 2014. I went to the hospital early […]
Healthcare in the Rain
It looks like tomorrow will be a rainy day in Ridgefield. When the forecast says 100%, it is usually correct. It will be a great day to be in the cozy Ridgefield Playhouse to talk about healthcare. The event begins at 5:30 PM. The focus will be the American healthcare system. I will discuss the problems: cost, […]
Entrepreneurs Demo in SoHo to Change Healthcare
One of the key problems in our healthcare system is the high cost. Innovation can play an important role in driving costs down. This week, I attended Blueprint Health‘s ninth Demo Day. Blueprint Health is a mentorship-driven startup accelerator program in NYC, supporting entrepreneurs who are building innovative companies at the intersection of health and technology. […]
