Digital Health Today

Gamification in Health and Wellness The gaming and health sectors have traditionally been pretty far removed from one another, but there is a perfect storm of technology, access and content that has the potential of driving these two industries closer together. The gaming industry is big. In the US alone, total revenues in 2015 were over $23 Billion, and it’s expected to be about $100 Billion globally this year. Despite this size and growth, there is very little being done, at least in my opinion, to disrupt healthcare using what we know and can learn from this successful industry. And that’s where I’m hoping today’s guest can help us out. My guest is Anna Sort. Anna has a lot of titles. She is a nurse, an entrepreneur, and a professor, all of which are titles and roles that you frequently come across in the health tech innovation sector. But she also carries another title that you don’t hear very often at medical conferences. She’s an accomplished and avid gamer. She’s been playing games since she was 5 year

Our guest, Pablo Pantaleoni, is an economist and entrepreneur, and he is the CEO and Co-founder of Medtep. He's worked for banks and brokering firms, specializing in international markets. He also has worked for the United Nations, GSMA, Morgan Stanley, IBM and Cisco Systems. In his second year at University, he founded his very first start­up, which was an online platform for young European students offering a personalized search for places to live, language courses and internships. That business expanded to more than 40 cities in 14 different European countries. At the end, he decided to sell the company in order to finish his studies.  In 2011 he founded Medtep with his co-founder Jacob Suñol. Medtep is focused on facilitating lasting behavioral change by personalizing validated prevention and treatment plans. Clinics, patients, pharmaceutical and insurance companies all over the world use the platform. Pablo, has been recognized in the 30 Under 30 in healthcare by Forbes magazine in their 2016 edition. Pa

My guest today is Dr Ashish Atreja. He is an Assistant Professor and the Chief Technology Engagement and Innovation Officer, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in Manhattan. He is an intrapreneur with over 10 years experience in informatics education and research.   Dr Atreja is also the director of the AppLab at Mount Sinai hospital, and he is concerned about the lack of a robust body of digital health evidence.  In this podcast he shares his vision for addressing that need through collaboration, and he has set up a new data sharing initiative called NODE Health that encourages organizations to share their own digital health pilot data. NODE Health stands for Network Of Digital Evidence in Health, and he talks about what it is, how to participate and how it is working to become the academic home for evidence in digital medicine.   Today’s Topics: Dealing with web platforms and improving their efficiency Using mobile technology as an engagement tool NODE health and its goals

On today’s episode we discuss innovation at the National Health Service with our distinguished guest, Dr. Mahiben Maruthappu. Dr. Maruthappu is the co-founder of the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA), and was the first person from British healthcare to be included in Forbes 30 under 30. He currently serves as the Senior Fellow to the CEO of NHS England where he advises on £100 billion of national health spending ($150 billion). He has a strong interest in research with over 80 peer-reviewed publications and over 50 awards. His work has been featured by BBC News and international press. He is the Chairman of the UK Medical Students’ Association (UKMSA), and he has authored three medical education books. Dr. Maruthappu was educated at Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard Universities. Dr. Maruthappu explains the myriad activities and programs in place throughout the NHS, and importantly, he provides some insights on the best ways to access the resources that are available to support healthcare innovators. We discussed

Many women find at various times of their lives that their pelvic floor muscles are not as strong as they could or should be. Today on the Digital Health Today podcast, I spoke to health technology entrepreneur Tania Boler, who is the founder and CEO of Chiaro, a company with the mission to develop beautiful and bold products that make a difference to women’s lives. Their first product, Elvie, is an intelligent pelvic floor exercise tracker that combines an insertable, sensor-packed device with an engaging app for your phone. Tania’s going to tell us more about how it works, what it does, and the impact it’s having.  Tania is passionate about women’s health. She spent most of her career working internationally in the not-for-profit sector, before becoming a health tech entrepreneur. She decided to move into the commercial sector when she became a mom herself and realized the tremendous need for better tools and information to establish, protect and maintain pelvic floor health. Through her research she realiz

This podcast features the experienced innovator, designer and entrepreneur, Stuart Karten of Karten Design. Stuart founded his product innovation consultancy in 1984 to help companies use creativity strategically to establish market leadership. Today his firm is one of the nation's premier product innovation firms and he leads a staff of 30 design researchers and strategists, industrial designers, and mechanical engineers. Karten Design continually brings the very latest ideas and innovations to the solutions they help develop for healthcare, and that's because they work across industries and partner with leading medical device companies as well as consumer electronics and consumer product manufacturers to create extraordinary experiences between people and products. Stuart talks about the impact of rising consumer expectations on the development of healthcare solutions, and the evolution of the home as the health hub of the future. Stuart and I spoke while he was in his office in Marina del Ray, California.

Today's guest is Amin Zayani. Amin is the CEO and founder of MedAngel which is providing a brand new solution to help protect your medicine and peace of mind. Amin was already an experienced innovator and developer working with sensors in other sectors before he turned his attention to solving problems in the healthcare space. Amin and I spoke while he was at his home in Berlin, Germany when he was in the middle of moving back after spending six months at the Rockstart Health accelerator in Nijmegen in the Netherlands. Amin drops some great tips and insights into his experience developing a technology to address a need he spotted while maintaining his own health. In addition, Amin has also created a special offer for our listeners, so click the link to get a discount on his product as soon as they are available.  Amin talks about his great experience at Rockstart Health, a six month accelerator program that takes place in Nijmegen in the Netherlands. They are opening again for applications for their 2016 prog

Tune in to the first ever episode of Digital Health Today! The host, Dan Kendall, shares his vision for the podcast and invites you to be a part of the digital health community. Visit DigitalHealthToday.com to learn more and engage in this rapidly growing sector. Our mission is to empower, inspire and fuel the inventors and leaders who are redefining and reshaping the practice of health and care. In our podcasts, website and events, we share real insights from international guests who are working to make a difference, and we amplify their experience, knowledge and wisdom to inspire the next wave of transformation. We serve our listeners by connecting them to the resources, communities, tools and opportunities that will accelerate their journey as they create products and solutions, engage their audience and stakeholders and navigate their innovation journey in health, wellness and care.   Follow us on Twitter at dhealthtoday and like our Facebook page here. Follow Dan Kendall on Twitter @healthtechdan