Health & well-being in a connected world

Health & Well-being in a Connected World

BaseN 13th Anniversary SeminarVille Koiste, [email protected]/villekoiste4.12.2014

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Empowering society

Practices for sustainable well-being & employment

Resource-wise & carbon-

neutral society

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More connected, networked and data driven society

KnowledgeEfficiency

Revolutionized health& well-being

KnowledgeData-driven revolution


Pic source: PSFK Labs – The Future of Health report 2014

McGinnis, et al., Health Affairs; 21(2), 2002

Health Care

Environmental& social factors

Genetics

Behaviour &lifestyle

Several factors combine together to affect our health

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“Self-tracking may

provide a glimpse of

the future of health

care, based on

monitoring and

prevention”


Source: https://www.abiresearch.com/press/mheath-elderly-home-monitoring-growth-

drawing-new-

”Silver tsunami”

mHealth Elderly Home Monitoring“A new generation of elderly home care services will drive wearable device shipments to more than 44 million in 2019 up from just 6 million in 2013”

Thousandsof consumer

healthapps…

Which of them are worth prescribing?


2012 Consumer Health Apps Report. Mobihealth News, 2012. just-launched-our-2012-consumer-health-apps-report/ & http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/136103/health-wearables-do-they-work-answers-from-mhealth-2013-summit/

and wearables

“We have an opportunity to learn as much about the genetics of human disease as we have learned in the

history of medicine"


Source: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-01/15/1000-dollar-genome


The potential of big data in healthcare: Towards improved value and preventive care

Health data

Researchdata Genomics

Wearables & behavioral data

Improved flow of information and collaboration can lead to

better health outcomes &

personalized care

EfficiencyNew service models



Online booking

Remote consultation

Health information management

Communicationtechnologies

Electronic health checks & surveys

Sensors, wearables & home monitoring tools


Lifestyle coaching & decision support

systems

Connected healthservices

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Self-monitoring and -examination

Source: TytoCare.com

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Approx. $200

Case ’virtuwell’, a 24/7 online clinic (USA)

• virtuwell treats more than 50 common conditions like colds, sore throats, sinus infections, ear pain

• a personalized diagnosis, a treatment plan and a prescription if needed - all in about 30 minutes and all online

• If symptoms or medical history suggest that online care is not appropriate, patient is redirected to doctor's office, test lab etc.


The future of virtual clinics

So far Virtuwell has had 100,000 completed visits:

• an average savings of $88 per visit• one Virtuwell visit can save up to 2,5 hours as indicated by

Virtuwell customers• 98 % of customers recommend the service

Source: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140617005116/en/virtuwell-

surpasses-100000-cases-treated#.U6LBG_mSx1Y

The city of Hämeenlinna: Online service that offers personalized decision support and lifestyle coaching

• System uses electronic health records and personal wellness data

• Service available for more than 60 000 citizens

• Estimates e.g. individual risk of developing diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke or certain cancers

• Offers individualized health and wellness guidance and coaching


The future of virtual clinics

More info in Finnish: http://www.hameenlinna.fi/Palvelut/Terveyspalvelut/ &

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H08Q1iupn8#t=72

http://www.hameenlinna.fi/Palvelut/Terveyspalvelut/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H08Q1iupn8#t=72

Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS; YTHS in Finnish) uses video consultation app MeeDoc alongside the traditional health services

• FHSH provides health services for around 135 000 university students

• 97% of the customers have been satisfied with the service

• 89% of doctors think that video consultations are effective

• 99% of nurses think that video consultations support patient care activities

• Approx. 70 % primary care patient cases can be assessed through video consultation*


Remote consultation

More info: http://www.sitra.fi/en/news/finnish-student-health-service-expand-use-

video-consultations & * http://jultika.oulu.fi/Record/isbn951-42-7407-5

http://www.sitra.fi/en/news/finnish-student-health-service-expand-use-video-consultations

http://jultika.oulu.fi/Record/isbn951-42-7407-5

Revolutionizedhealth & well-being





Sources: The Verge 15.10.2013; WSJ 28.5.2014; Forbes 22.8.2014


Source: http://www.pwc.com/en_US/us/health-industries/top-health-

industry-issues/assets/pwc-healthcare-delivery-of-the-future.pdf


“Citizens become active healthcare consumers,

rather than passive participants”

Six Trends in an Era of Consumer-Driven Healthcare. Becker's Hospital Review

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