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Much of the current focus in health care is rightly on the near-term challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. But beyond the current crisis, health care technology veterans are already seeing major changes that promise to become permanent realities -- from the sudden boom in telemedicine, to regulatory shifts impacting health care billing, to the use of location data to track the disease. "Most interesting is what's going to happen when this is over," says Anne Weiler, the co-founder and former CEO of Seattle health tech startup Wellpepper, recently acquired by Caravan Health. "I don't think people are going to be satisfied with going back to the status quo, because these other things are now working." "I think these regulatory changes represent a big shift in how health care will be delivered beyond 2020," adds Nirav Shah, CEO of Sentinel Healthcare, a neurologist and the former stroke director at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. Sentinel recently launched a real-time fever tracking app for COVID-19 cases, and today announced that UT Health Austin will roll out its quarantine management program. But it will be key to deliver solutions that actually work for front-line health care workers, says Doug Cusick, CEO of Seattle startup TransformativeMed, which is offering its electronic record keeping application to screen COVID-19 patients, monitor symptom checklists, and track lab results and other data. "Look to technology to solve problems, but don't forget about these poor clinicians who've been left out in the process," Cusick explains. "The view has to be into solving these big communication and collaboration problems, which will enable so much else to work across our ecosystem." We introduced these health tech leaders recently and brought them together for a conversation about the COVID-19 crisis. The conversation quickly turned to the long-term implications for hospitals, clinicians, startups, patients and health technology. As a bonus, here are some of Anne Weiler's recommended Twitter accounts to follow, which she alluded to during the show. @ScottGottliebMD @RanaAwdish @meganranney @leorahorwitzmd @DrSidMukherjee @UrbaneDoc4Kids @Farzad_MD @ShawnteJamesMD
co-founders Anne Weiler and Mike Van Snellenberg of Wellpepper talk talk Machine Learning, Data Protection, Data Bias, Big Tech & Privacy. Great conversation, hope you enjoy.
Wellpepper completed a randomized control study which showed that digital intervention activated patients earlier in the process to produce greater gains. Moving beyond experience to better clinical outcomes. Anne Weiler and I explore innovation on this episode.
Anne Weiler (CEO and co-founder of Wellpepper) and Matt Cybulsky (Principal, IONIA) join host Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) to discuss the voice technology news of the week, including the announcement of APL (Alexa Presentation Language), Alexa adding election information for voters leading up to midterm elections, Google partnering with Spotify, and voice-first healthcare delivered by Suki and Cuida Health. This Week In Voice is part of the VoiceFirst.FM global podcast network.
In this episode, Teri welcomes Anne Weiler, CEO and co-founder of Wellpepper Inc., to discuss her experience with creating a diabetes care plan and winning the Alexa Diabetes Health Challenge with her product, Sugarpod.Anne Weiler is the CEO and co-founder of Wellpepper, which is a clinically-validated application that improves patient adherence and outcomes for outpatient care plans. She joins me today to talk about voice technology in healthcare and her experience with Wellpepper and Sugarpod.Key points from AnneAnne entered the health care space as a result of her personal experience with her mother’s illness and a lack of continuity of care.Voice technology allows for a strong emotional connection with the user.People feel more connected through a voice interface.Wellpepper creates digital interactive patient care plans on a variety of platforms; this empowers patients to manage their own health with the support of their care teams.Currently the lack of HIPAA compliance is the big obstacle in voice-first health skills.The Alexa Diabetes ChallengeSugarpod was Wellpepper’s entry into the Alexa Diabetes Challenge.Sugarpod is a comprehensive care plan, including a voice powered scale and foot scanner (for diabetic foot ulcers), a mobile care plan, and a voice interaction in the home.In designing the Sugarpod product, a key question that the team asked themselves repeatedly was “When is voice a better experience for the patient and what they are trying to achieve?”Sugarpod was the grand prize winner of the Alexa Diabetes Challenge!Sugarpod will be moving forward with more clinical testing.Links and Resources in this EpisodeWellpepperSugarpodWellpepper on TwitterAnne Weiler on TwitterDr. Teri Fisher on TwitterDr. Teri Fisher on LinkedInPlease leave a review on iTunes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This Week Anne Weiler CEO and co-founder of Wellpepper joins us to discuss the startup landscape. What is social media's role in fighting the opioid epidemic? and Empathy as the foundation for healthcare disruption.
Offering interactive care plan for patients