Connected Health Symposium Recap

So the conference ended yesterday, and I've had a night to sleep on the event and think about it.

 What do I think about it? I'm still not sure.

On one hand, there is some absolutely amazing technology coming out, on the other hand, DID ANYONE THINK ABOUT THE END USER?

We've got home telemonitoring systems that can do amazing things, but the hardware they want to station in the home looks like black and decker hardware. Ugly as.

There was a machine that could intelligently give out medication based on time of day, which is pretty neat, except for the fact that it was the size of a multifunction printer. Who would want that in their home?

Finally, we have the idea of using webcams to transmit data. A great idea, and one that is great for hospitals, which are using the idea already. But when it comes to installing something like that in the home, it's nigh on impossible to do for a decent price. One company was selling a video telephone, which was amazing. But for 1500? I've got Skype. I'd rather teach my gran how to use a computer and skype rather than spend 1500 to do a single thing.

And then you have everyone saying "we need our software systems to work together" then when you ask about a way it could work together, people say no because "that's where their profit is".

But finally, the last booth I checked out was definately the best. The new Intel health telemonitoring system blew my mind away. I'll do a post later on what the Intel system could mean for tele health.

Cheers,
Nathan

P.S. Seeing the Connectiva group all make hardware and software work together with different companies was awe-inspiring.