Comments on: What Will Be the Biggest Disruption in Health Care? http://ixcenterblog.org/archives/560 Engaging consumers with information therapy (Ix) and HIT Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:02:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: jseidman http://ixcenterblog.org/archives/560#comment-399 jseidman Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:54:11 +0000 http://ixcenterblog.org/archives/560#comment-399 Mike, You make some great additional points. Why is the US so far behind other countries in mobile phone technology and functionality? It appears that some innovative tech companies are developing tools to make use of CCR and other data standards to allow for much greater PHR mobility and access. The other thing about mobile phones is that opportunity to break down some of the digital divide. Cell phones are more prevalent than computers, and may be becoming the standard communication vehicle of choice for lower SES populations. According to the CDC, 22% of the poorest adults had only cell phones, double the rate for those who are not poor. --Josh Mike,

You make some great additional points. Why is the US so far behind other countries in mobile phone technology and functionality? It appears that some innovative tech companies are developing tools to make use of CCR and other data standards to allow for much greater PHR mobility and access.

The other thing about mobile phones is that opportunity to break down some of the digital divide. Cell phones are more prevalent than computers, and may be becoming the standard communication vehicle of choice for lower SES populations. According to the CDC, 22% of the poorest adults had only cell phones, double the rate for those who are not poor.

–Josh

]]> By: Mike http://ixcenterblog.org/archives/560#comment-400 Mike Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:10:14 +0000 http://ixcenterblog.org/archives/560#comment-400 Yes, yes, yes and most of all yes to "Will the boom in biomonitoring/wireless devices (the so-called “healthcare unbound” space) revolutionize health care by allowing consumers to access the health care they need anytime, anywhere, and any way they want it?" Today's cell phones have evolved into multi-dimensional personal electronics devices handling scheduling, voice and text communications, entertainment, web access and on and on...not to mention photography. All the technical elements are present for users to effectively use today's devices to seek healthcare information they need, store it and view it later if necessary, contact their provider for additional "access" be it more information, an appointment, or even an e-visit and more. It's not a stretch to imagine these same folks maintaining a PHR file in standard CDR or CCR format that can be transmitted over the net or bluetooth uploaded to a provider's system in an office setting. I think you probably know that overseas, particularly in Asia, their culture is farther along than we are on this evolutionary curve, but we've been known to come from behind...with a vengence. Yes, yes, yes and most of all yes to “Will the boom in biomonitoring/wireless devices (the so-called “healthcare unbound” space) revolutionize health care by allowing consumers to access the health care they need anytime, anywhere, and any way they want it?”

Today’s cell phones have evolved into multi-dimensional personal electronics devices handling scheduling, voice and text communications, entertainment, web access and on and on…not to mention photography. All the technical elements are present for users to effectively use today’s devices to seek healthcare information they need, store it and view it later if necessary, contact their provider for additional “access” be it more information, an appointment, or even an e-visit and more. It’s not a stretch to imagine these same folks maintaining a PHR file in standard CDR or CCR format that can be transmitted over the net or bluetooth uploaded to a provider’s system in an office setting. I think you probably know that overseas, particularly in Asia, their culture is farther along than we are on this evolutionary curve, but we’ve been known to come from behind…with a vengence.

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