tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704510721594030664.post1492115475024442764..comments2024-02-29T03:53:19.090-08:00Comments on Dynamics of Programming: Diagnosis Without DoctorsMarkCLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14261945946844997477noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704510721594030664.post-83422177539025730472012-03-12T11:01:22.044-07:002012-03-12T11:01:22.044-07:00This is definitely a rich area. These two articles...This is definitely a rich area. These two articles just happened to be on my starred list for Google reader.<br /><br />http://gizmodo.com/5891405/tomorrows-mobile-doctors-will-monitor-your-stats-from-anywhere<br /><br />http://www.gizmag.com/opad-folded-paper-biosensor/21784/<br /><br />So progress is definitely being made. The question is, when does the explode out to the public? When will I be able to track my vitals 24/7 and link that in with other medical information? I'd even be happy to have it tracked and put into a huge database with others for data mining. I feel that would be a huge benefit to the health of the general public.Mark Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11308517561967709446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704510721594030664.post-36842116444424820252012-02-20T20:03:56.471-08:002012-02-20T20:03:56.471-08:00Completely agree, and I think this is likely to be...Completely agree, and I think this is likely to be seen adopted fairly widely within the next 5 years. I liked your earlier "Doc in a Box" piece (if anything, I think you were too conservative).<br /><br />This idea couples well with many ongoing efforts to enable persistent monitoring of people's bodies (e.g. the X-Prize Tricorder efforts: http://www.qualcommtricorderxprize.org/). As technology enables cheaper & cheaper data-collection, healthcare increasingly follows the trends of other Information Technology arenas (something Ray Kurzweil routinely highlights, as he distinguishes those industries that can reap exponential trends from those that cannot).<br /><br />I was sick for a few weeks recently and saw a healthcare provider on two occasions. I was really surprised that on neither occasion was any blood-work done, just basic vital checks (single time-step data capture) and an X-ray on one occasion. Given the costs of technology today, it really reinforced to me how ridiculous it is that I'm not able to constantly record my body's data to provide a regular baseline from which to discern trends & abnormalities. <br /><br />We're doubtlessly heading there, but far too slowly. And, it's sort of amazing as well that -- given the significant trends in healthcare burdens the US faces, and all the debate over medical care & insurance in the past few years -- there really isn't any vocal clamoring for accelerating these kinds of capabilities.<br /><br />I'd sign up for these kinds of services in a heartbeat if my insurance provider offered anything like it (for that matter, I'd sign up for similar vehicular data analysis from my auto insurer for a rebate as well).jjchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547768645137605091noreply@blogger.com