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Physicians typically have access to sensitive personal information on large numbers of patients, which makes their devices prime targets for hackers looking to steal that information.
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Connected health aims to better connect patients and doctors in a mutually beneficial way, using high tech to analyze and diagnose patient issues.
Farid Mheir's insight:
Connected health is the emerging industry that leverages Internet of Things to connect patient with doctors. Estimated at 117B$, this is a huge industry with as big opportunities for digital transformation.
WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT Digital transformation is at its most personal for all things related to health, healthcare, wellness, fitness, and anything that touches your body and your behaviour. Watch out for the changes that will come in this field for both opportunities and privacy issues.
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With no hand tremor, machines were as good as or better than human surgeons in a test.
Farid Mheir's insight:
Robots have entered the operating room. These ones are performing stitches as well, or better, than humans. Surgeons will see their field impacted by robots in the next few years.
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? There is parallel to be made between the rise of autonomous vehicles and surgical robots - any robots for that matter. What sounded impossible a few years ago - a self driving car - has now been made possible and tens of models are driving the roads of California and Nevada, soon others. Robots will not replace doctors anytime soon but you should expect to see them augment their skills and delegate certain less value adding task - such as closing a patient with stitches - to robots very soon.
Anyone working in fields where there are lots of manual, delicate, precise tasks to be performed by humans should put in their strategic plans experiments regarding robots and automation in the coming years.
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Infographie : les 7 étapes pour moderniser l'officine grâce au digital
Farid Mheir's insight:
(in french) Thought this was a great how-to list on steps required to digitize a pharmacy.
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March 23, 2016 4:56 AM
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March 29, 2016 2:31 AM
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March 30, 2016 4:29 AM
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Google’s DeepMind Technologies Ltd., an artificial intelligence company owned by the Web-search provider, is pushing into medical technology as it seeks to apply its expertise to health care. DeepMind has built a reputation for creating cutting-edge self-learning software and ispitting its technology against the world’s best player of Go, a complex board game played in Asia, in a match next month.
Farid Mheir's insight:
Healthcare will be revolutionized with machine learning solutions like this one from Google and other from IBM Watson (who's studying to be a medical doctor http://sco.lt/5muqDh)
Algyd's curator insight,
March 5, 2016 3:38 AM
Healthcare will be revolutionized with machine learning solutions like this one from Google and other from IBM Watson (who's studying to be a medical doctor http://sco.lt/5muqDh) 
Philippe Guillaume's curator insight,
March 14, 2016 4:27 AM
Ca y est ça se lance dans la santé comme prévu... mais jusqu'où ?
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You're exploring the StartUp Health Network, the people & companies committed to transforming healthcare.
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Very cool collection of article, papers, news about health and new related technologies and companies.
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2015: The Year Digital Health Hit Its Stride While 2014 was the year that digital health broke out, 2015 was the year it hit its stride. A slow start in Q1 did…
Farid Mheir's insight:
Another field where there is huge activity with the introduction of cheap, powerful wearable devices with sensors and Big Data analytics capability. Here again, expect huge growth in the next few years.
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From 3D-printed organs to cancer-fighting nanotech, the most important branch of technology right now is the one that will keep you living longer and stronger. Via TechinBiz
Farid Mheir's insight:
Watch the 2 min video at the end that explains how a 3d printed meniscus was used to replace a sheep one with success.
Kristina Buno's curator insight,
August 12, 2015 6:12 AM
It is amazing how technology helps us everyday with our health! 
Jake D'Imperio gis's curator insight,
August 27, 2015 5:16 PM
This artical shines light on the amazing medical technology being developed today, I hadn't even heard of any of these technologies until this artical brought them to my attention. These medical technologies will save lives and prolong them too on a global scale as many will become cheaper and more accessible over time. Personally I believe that these technologies are some of the best things humans create as we solve the mysteries of the body. 
Richard Platt's curator insight,
September 1, 2015 11:58 AM
For many of our woes in life, there are solutions and answers, we just need to think how to do it intelligently.
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À l’heure où de plus en plus de citoyens réservent leurs vacances en ligne et effectuent une foule de tâches par l'internet, il est temps que plus de médecins adoptent des systèmes de prise de rendez-vous électroniques dans leur clinique, estime Inforoute Santé du Canada. - « Actuellem
Farid Mheir's insight:
In french, this study shows how far behind the medical profession is in Canada - from a digital standpoint. The study mentions benefits of online appointments. Then ask yourself if your doctor, your dentist, your garage, and all the other professionals that you visit on a regular basis provide online appointments. So much to do....
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“ Ingestible sensors and implantable chips that collect important data about your health could soon become the norm.”
Via JP DOUMENG
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Think that wearables are freaky, consider ingestible sensors!
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Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci system dominates the field, but it doesn't have a lock on innovation. Take a look at present and future surgical robots.
Farid Mheir's insight:
Not sure I would feel comfortable getting operated by a machine remotely controlled from India but the digital transformation of the supply chain and manufacturing in organizations should bring this technology to healthcare.
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This page presents some solutions that can be built on top of Grok, a new service that will be demonstrated in 2 days at the Amazon re:invent conference. I believe there are many more applications that those listed here. In Retail, for eCommerce prediction and fraud prevention. In Finance, for anomaly detection in the price of stocks or fasat changing data. Medical applications, weather applications, etc. etc. For those like me that were impressed with the book "On Intelligence" and are fans of the theory behind "Singularity is near", then this feels like another small but major step in the direction of intelligent machines.
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3D printing has changed our perception of mass manufacturing, but there's also a parallel revolution -- doctors are using the technology to save lives. The doctors took a CT scan of his trachea and bronchus to produce a precise image, from which they could design the device. Using computer modeling software and making some modifications, they created a splint that perfectly matched Kaiba's windpipe and printed it with a biodegradable polyester called polycaprolactone. The custom splint fits around Kaiba's airway, and it will dissolve within three years. Image: University of Michigan Health System The splint goes around the outside of the bronchus, then sutures pass through the splint to tether the trachea through the inside. This expands the bronchus and inflates the trachea. With growth, the splint opens up. Even though Green and Hollister sized the design to Kaiba's bronchus, they crafted three or four increments of about a half a millimeter above and below the diameter from his scan. Then they made about five copies of each, just to make sure they had enough going into the operating room.
Farid Mheir's insight:
3D printing is the missing link in digital transformation, allowing bits to travel at the speed of light to reproduce real world objects from digital bits. This closes the loop in the digital transformation, allowing businesses to digitize, manipulate, then replace into physical world elements. This article shows the extent to which we have come. More amusing, Twinkind can now produce 3D miniature of yourselves. For more on 3D printing I suggest reading the very good Wired article from 2012.
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Recorded from Grossman's point of view, the surgical footage (now demarcated as "private" on YouTube) was transmitted to a Google hangout. Grossman said that his goal with the procedure was to show how the device and its platform could be used as intuitive, inexpensive tools to aid in surgical maneuvering and mentoring.
Farid Mheir's insight:
unfortunately looks like google glass initial applications all focus on the photo or video sharing. Like a wearable internet-connected videocamera. Unfortunately there is so much more usage for such a device, but I assume they will be explored over time. Until then this remains quite powerful.
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Think of a doctors "dealing with wounded patients and right there in their field of vision, if they're trying to do any kind of procedure, they'll have step-by-step instructions walking them through it. Don't have to call anyone, it's just there. That kind of thing, where we can view the Internet overlaid on the real world is transformative in a lot of different areas," he said.
Farid Mheir's insight:
Unfortunately this interview has only a single example but finally it is one that relates to business, healthcare in this case. Additional examples are provided, and they have mostly to do with regards to customer support, or instant help.
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When Eric Dishman was in college, doctors told him he had 2 to 3 years to live. That was a long time ago.
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Interesting way to look at how digital technologies can help transform hospitals and remove the wait in emergency rooms. Also great demo of a portable ultrasound device that plugs into a cell phone. Impressive!
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The health space is always in a state of transformation, but its evolution has accelerated of late, and technology is playing an increasingly vital role in this development. Improvements in sensor technology (and a reduction in the cost of production) have led to a boom in the popularity of health monitoring and tracking devices, which itself is becoming a crowded market.
Farid Mheir's insight:
Look at all these apps, devices and gadgets that are available in 2012. I believe that 2013 will see an Apple iWatch with integrated sensors and other health tracking and measurement tools. It will create a new chapter in Apple's iDisruptions book: digital biofeedback. You wear it all day and it helps you live better, feel better, live longer, be healthier. Would make so much more sense than just a iOS timekeeper or wrist phone, no?
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Farid Mheir's insight:
Very interesting insight, although very thin analysis. I agree healthcare, construction, police, education, travel will be transformed. For sure advertising as well. But it looks a lot like the internet in the early days; a new information delivery medium. Little emplhasis seems to be placed on collaboration of what was called 2.0. Maybe we'll have glasses 2.0?
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with amazon's same-day delivery under way, and google shops reportedly next, traditional retailers will need new ways to lure customers.
Farid Mheir's insight:
If same-day delivery is something customer want and can be economically viable remains a question. If it is then this short paper implies that local retailers - pharmacies, corner stores, etc. - will be transformed and some will disappear as they will loose their reason to exist.
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Gordon Bell, un pionnier de l’industrie des nouvelles technologies, travaille chez Microsoft où il explore l’infonuagique et le lifelogging dans le cadre du programme de recherche MyLifeBits mené avec son collègue Jim Gemmell. Lelifelogging, c’est l’art de saisir les données de la vie quotidienne – les images, les sons, les activités, les documents, les conversations, les pensées même, et de les entreposer numériquement.
Farid Mheir's insight:
Interesting concept of lifelogging. Could we also have the worklogging and what impact would it have on business? Think of healthcare professionals that could record everything they actually say and show to their patients, which could prove immensely powerful in court when malpractice cases are brought forward. It could help both patients incriminate wrongful doctors but also professionals defend themselves when from abusing patients. Or business professionals improve processes by analyzing and comparing the work of multiple individuals, providing actual dsata not just samples.
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3 simple steps that doctors - and everyone else - should use to secure their information and keep them private.
WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT
Is there anything more personal than your medical information? I assume not and thus would expect my medical professional to be aware of these 3 basic security principles and respect them strictly. However, it may not be the case and I would recommend this sort of information to be built into the standard medical practice curriculum because I would not want my doctor's laptop to be the weak link in my medical record transmission chain.
For other articles on this field: http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/topic/cybersecurity