As I mentioned, this week I was able to attend the mHealth Summit in DC. While the weather outside was terrible (reminds me to be grateful I live in Las Vegas), the show had a lot of really interesting people. I took some of my favorite tweets from the event and thought I’d share them with you in case you couldn’t attend.
Doctors need to take the reins of the mHealth movement http://t.co/sqrtsvPYSQ
— John Sharp (@JohnSharp)
Didn’t see too many practicing doctors at the event. See my previous post about the mHealth Digital Divide.
A voice of reason at says word "disruption" is scary for physicians – workflows can't be wholly disrupted overnight.
— Jane Sarasohn-Kahn (@healthythinker)
The word disruption sells a lot of books, but doesn’t sell a lot of health IT software.
: "Nothing goes viral in like it does in the consumer world. At best, it goes bacterial."
— Michael A. Gaspar (@MichaelGaspar)
A little health humor for those doctors who are reading this. He’s right. Not much viral spreading in healthcare IT.
Priorities! RT : "Let's be honest … If we reduce healthcare costs, we also reduce the industry's revenue." –
— HIMSS (@HIMSS)
This is an issue. I call them perverse incentives.
"The most fundamental change in is paying for outcomes instead of paying for services" –
— Ken Congdon (@KenOnHIT)
Of course, we’re still waiting for this change to happen.
Will hospitals become obsolete? New study finds 72% willing to see doc via video http://t.co/RlO9BbYTil
— CDW Healthcare (@CDW_Healthcare)
It’s a little bombastic to say hospitals will be obsolete. They won’t and it won’t even be close. Even if you want to see a doc at home, there will still be procedures that need to be done somewhere (ie. at hospitals).
Illness starts with 'I' and wellness starts with 'we'. http://t.co/3bSSeIRfi4
— Dr. Steven Eisenberg (@drseisenberg)
I guess we leave it to a song writer to play with words. I want Dr. Eisenberg as my doctor.
One of my favorite moments from : Watching people dodge the robot doctor in the exhibit hall. Most weren't sure how to react.
— Kathy McCoy (@kathymccoy)
That will change. People reacted the same way when I was wearing Google Glass.