John Sharp is an IT Manager for a major medical center in Northeast Ohio. Areas of expertise include: ehealth, personal health records, Web 2.0 technologies, social media and project management. He is active in the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society and the American Medical Informatics Association. The opinions expressed on this blog are those of the author.
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Health Care 2.0 – Home Monitoring
October 13, 2006
CNN reports on Wednesday how home monitoring can significantly impact medical costs. The give examples of home dialysis and Health Buddy and note in the latter that adult children can use it to monitor their elderly parents. Health 3.0 as the next generation include genetic testing services, retail therapy/clinics, second opinion for medical bills and more entrepreneurs like Steve Case and his Revolution Health.
While the mimicking of Web 2.0 can get old, certainly home treatment and monitoring and new health delivery models are becoming more prevalent. However, it is hard to predict the adoption rate of these new services – much will depend on reimbursement/business models and the consumer’s trust in these delivery systems.
