Consumerization

Patient Engagement
Devices and wearables

Funding

2016 is going to be a record year. Exceeding 2015 $4.8B.

New models are emerging for care delivery.

New models of Health Plans

eg. Oscar, Clover, Collective Health, Bright Health

Enabled by new technology layers.

eg. FHIR

DokChain – Block Chain

Enabled by new data analytics.

eg. IBM Watson
Human Longevity for Human Genome analysis.

Established Systems and Plans are not standing still.

SMAC (K) Health

No Unmentionables this year

But there are still issues:

Diversity
Access
Disparities
Hunger
Loneliness
Violence
Suicide

—- The Unacceptables.

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Mark Scrimshire
Health & Cloud Technology Consultant

Mark is available for challenging assignments at the intersection of Health and Technology using Big Data, Mobile and Cloud Technologies. If you need help to move, or create, your health applications in the cloud let’s talk.
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Disclosure:
I am currently HHS Entrepreneur-in-Residence and CMS BlueButton Innovator working on an assignment to update BlueButton for Medicare Beneficiaries. http://go.cms.gov/bluebutton

The views expressed on this blog are my own.

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