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Using wearables for preventive patient care

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In this episode of This Week in Health Tech, Jimmy and Vik are joined by Dr. Michael Farmer, a Cardiologist and founder of Corverix. Michael discusses the importance of using wearables for preventive patient care.

Hear is what they discussed:

  • “I really feel strongly that the systems we have are completely reactive based with zero emphasis on prevention.”
    • Michael tells the duo his opinion on the state of healthcare and why he got into the business of wearables. He talks on how current wearables can provide preventive patient information to healthcare providers.
  • “Value-based care and wearables actually align quite well.”
    • Michael agrees with Vik on the ROI that wearables can give healthcare providers. Michael discusses how wearables can provide more accurate data for doctors to rely on, such as sleep. With the massive amounts of data that wearables can provide, Jimmy asks Michael what data points patients should be on the lookout for.
  • “We are seeing digital transformations in health systems happening overnight.”
    • Vik talks on how COVID-19 accelerated the need for digital integration in healthcare systems. They discuss methods for integrating wearable data into EHR’s. With Cure’s Act around the corner, Vik discusses the potential for accessing patient data.
  • “People can prolong their life with really simple lifestyle changes.”
    • Michael gives his recommendations how to to improve your health and the future of wearable technology.

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Test Automation in Healthcare

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In this episode of This Week in Health Tech, Vik and Jimmy discuss the importance and growing need of test automation for EHR as well as testing for web/mobile applications.
They are joined by Laura O’Toole, who serves as President of Santa Rosa Consulting, and Ryan Neaves, VP of Care Applications at Novant Health.

Here is what they discussed:

  • “You can never have enough testing”.
    • As said by Vik himself, this illustrates the main talking point of this episode. The group elaborates on why rigorous and extensive testing must be done and continue to be done to ensure that the best healthcare can be provided.
  • “Test automation is the next iteration for the healthcare industry…”.
    • Ryan discusses the changing landscape of the healthcare industry regarding test automation. He explains that other industries have relied on test automation for decades, and the need for healthcare to transition to test automation continues to grow. Ryan and Laura also discuss the successful test automation implementation at Novant Health.
  • “It takes a change in mentality and culture…”.
    • The transition from in-person testing to test automation takes some getting used to. Vik talks side-effects of the test automation transition in relation to ROI. The group discusses how test automation can free up key personnel to work on more important tasks. Laura and Ryan elaborate on making sure the team has confidence when working with test automation and giving up control.
  • “How do you adapt and get better in the face of COVID-19”.
    • The group discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the use and need of test automation. Vik talks about how COVID-19 has made testing for digital apps more important. Patient engagement due to COVID-19 relies heavily over digital apps. Because the digital transformation is happening so fast under COVID-19, the need for test automation in areas other than EHR is high. Laura remarks on how COVID-19 threw the health industry into the frying pan and highlights on how it forced healthcare workers to focus their skills and utilize test automation.
  • “How do you pitch test automation to your C-suite? It’s easy.”
    • Ryan explains that his conversation with his C-suite was relatively seamless because the deliverables on it were highly sought after. The ability to scale very rapidly is a key selling point, especially given the current pandemic. Ryan delves into more detail into how COVID-19 is a great example of why test automation is so relevant and necessary.

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Empowering Patients with their Health Record in a Modern Health IT Economy

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In this episode of This Week in Health Tech, Vik and Jimmy focus on the ONC’s Cures Act Final Rule and how it will benefit the patient and healthcare industry.

Here is what they discussed:

  • “The new rule puts the patients first in terms of health technology.”
    • Vik explains that by putting the patient first in terms of health technology enables the health care industry to give patients transparency into the cost and outcome of their care. The duo go over more benefits of the rule including: giving patients the option to shop around for healthcare, having convenient and reliable access to their medical records, and creating a boom in the app economy.
  • “I think innovation is going to go through the roof for smartphone apps.”
    • Vik elaborates on how the new rule gives room for innovation that developers can take advantage of. It can allow for a patient to choose from a number of apps that specifically caters to their healthcare needs.
  • “It’s going to improve the healthcare service provided to the patient…”
    • Jimmy asks how the new rule could affect clinics. Vik explains that the data will be accessible for everyone to see the outcomes of clinics, which will forces poorer performing clinics to improve their services. Vik and Jimmy discuss potential security and privacy concerns. Vik addresses these by discussing security protocols already used in other industries, such as banking, which can be used also in the healthcare industry.
  • “Is there any pushback to this rule?”
    • Vik explains that the majority of people are for this rule, especially Big Tech(Microsoft, Apple, Google, Amazon). Jimmy asks Vik about pushback from EHR’s.
  • “We are going to have a lot of apps for providers as well.”
    • Vik states that the innovation from the new rule will not benefit solely patients but providers as well. Healthcare providers will be able to find/transfer patient records with ease.

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https://www.healthit.gov/curesrule/

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COVID-19 Tech Trends

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In this episode of This Week In Health Tech, Vik and Jimmy go over the Top COVID-19 Health Tech trends.

Here is what they discussed:

  • “Are health systems going to say: You know what, employees working from home is a good thing.”
    • Jimmy asks Vik about the longevity on people working from home and if there is a financial benefit for employees to work from home.
  • “It seems like diagnostic testing is going beyond COVID-19.”
    • Vik questions if real-time diagnostic testing will gain traction and expand beyond COVID-19 testing. Jimmy talks about how drive-thru testing is a more convenient approach and .
  • “Automation will lead to more jobs, especially in tech.”
    • Vik agrees that automation is a trend that will continue into the future. As Vik stated, humans are very good at adapting. Jimmy agrees with Vik’s assessment on automation, but has reserves concerning robots taking peoples jobs.
  • “Telehealth has increased over 1000%.”
    • Telehealth is something that health providers have been trying to implement for a little while, and COVID has certainly accelerated that process. Vik believes that the use of virtual visits and Telehealth can only grow and is definitely a trend that is here to stay. Jimmy, however, still believes in the value of in-person appointments.
  • “Data-sharing is good, especially for research, and I hope it’s a trend that stays.”
    • The duo discuss the applications of data-sharing. Vik believes there is a lot of importance in data-collaboration. Jimmy brings up his main concern over data-sharing, privacy.

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COVID-19 Tracing Apps

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Listen to our episode of This Week In Health Tech where Vik and Jimmy discuss tracing apps and the degree that they can be used for COVID-19:

Here is what they discussed:

  • Apple and Google’s new COVID-19 tracing app and how it relates to privacy.
  • How API’s can be used for the tracing apps.
  • Jimmy points out why he is wary of tracing apps, mainly related to privacy concerns.
  • The benefits of using a tracing app, especially for trying to re-open the economy. Vik goes over some reassurances when its comes to privacy concerns.

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