Overview of the Center for Connected Health by Joseph Kvedar, MD, Director of the Center for Connected Health.

1. Connected Health:
Transforming Care Through
Technology
Joseph C. Kvedar, MD
Director
Center for Connected Health
Partners HealthCare
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2. A Perfect Storm?
Patient
Readiness
Better
Technology
Healthcare
demand/supply
mismatch
New payment
models
Focus on Quality, Access,
Patient self-management
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3. Connected Health Goal
Integrate care into the
day-to-day lives of our patients
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4. About the Center for Connected Health
Mission is
to facilitate
the adoption
of Connected
Health
Technology is
an enabler to
provide care
remotely
Benefits include
improved
engagement, outcome
s, and efficiencies
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5. Connected Health Innovation Process
CCH
Service
Product
develop.
Ideation &
Feasibility
r
r
Program
develop.
Trial/Test
Spin-out
License
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Internal
Hand-off

6. Research & Innovation: Recent Projects
mHealth
Interventions
Disease SelfManagement
• Text2Move (T2DM)
• Texting for Cancer Pain
• MedSentry Medication
Adherence
• iGetBetter for
CHF transitions
Health &
Wellness Pilots
• Predictors of Health Behaviors
• Happy Feet (Employees)
Social
Networking
• Using Facebook for f/u
with Teen Asthmatics
• Disease representation on
Facebook
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7. Video and Virtual Visits
• Increasing interest
among clinicians
• Consumers familiar
with software
• Payment reform
spurring interest
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8. Connected Health Innovation Process
CCH
Service
Product
develop.
Ideation &
Feasibility
r
r
Program
develop.
Trial/Test
Spin-out
License
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9. Connected Health Benefits
1
Improved
self-care
2
Just-in-time
care
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10. Connected Health Components
Social
Networking
Gamification Incentives
Coaching
Feedback
Loop
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11. Connect Programs
50% decrease in CHF readmissions
69% achieved a drop in BP
Average drop of HbA1c: 1.5
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12. Connected Health Innovation Process
CCH
Service
Product
develop.
Ideation &
Feasibility
r
r
Program
develop.
Trial/Test
Spin-out
License
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13. Connected Cardiac Care
Heart Failure Monitoring
50%
Drop in
Readmissions
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14. Connected Health Innovation Process
CCH
Service
Product
develop.
Ideation &
Feasibility
r
r
Program
develop.
Trial/Test
Spin-out
License
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15. Who Are We? | Connected Personalized Health Engagement
combines wireless biometric sensors,
dynamic personalization computing
and inspirational support
to help individuals change and maintain
the health habits that result in
optimal health and wellbeing.
Nature is not normative, neither are human beings . . .
Healthrageous is building the dynamic personalization platform for better health.
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17. Connected Health Innovation Process
CCH
Service
Product
develop.
Ideation &
Feasibility
r
r
Program
develop.
Trial/Test
Spin-out
License
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18. Partners Collaborative Media
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19. Caring for patients from afar: Online Consultations
• Patients and providers from all
over the world access
Partners’ specialists
• Almost 10,000 consultations
completed to date
• “The report was able to give
us some hope when our own
doctor had immediately given
up and was talking palliative…
I am so grateful that this
service exists." Oncology patient
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20. Connected Health Consulting Services
Harnessing technology to transform care
Advisory Services
Product Evaluations
And Expert Reviews
Feasibility Trials
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Clinical Trials

21. Come network with 1,300 health technology leaders
Sessions Include:
• 20 minute keynotes
• Debates
• Interviews
• Expert Panels
October 23-24, 2014
Boston
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22. Ways to “Connect”
The cHealth Blog:
chealthblog.connectedhealth.org
www.connectedhealth.org
Annual Symposium:
October 23-24 2014; Boston
LinkedIn Group:
Connected Health Community
Twitter:
@connectedhealth
@jkvedar
Contact Me:
jkvedar@partners.org
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