New York (November 15, 2013)
Medical Avatar presented Time Travel Simulations for Transformative Health on Friday, November 15th at the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) Conference, New York’s leading event showcasing practical, innovative, and inspiring advancements in health information technology.
Virgil Wong, CEO of Medical Avatar, demonstrated how 3-D time travel simulations of a patient’s own body can improve health content comprehension, inspire behavior changes, and visually communicate complex symptoms and medical histories. Time travel simulations are helping patients better understand their past medical data and empowering them to make changes in the present to strengthen their chances for a healthier future.
The personalized mental models of patients shape daily health behaviors. These behaviors can reduce the threat of chronic diseases, which account for 70% of deaths annually in the U.S. and more than 75% of the $2.7 trillion cost of healthcare. Good choices patients make day-to-day regarding nutrition, fitness, and stress management can reverse conditions like diabetes and heart disease and support decades of optimal health and well-being.
Also, Katie McCurdy, Medical Avatar’s Chief Patient Experience Officer, will be moderating a panel on Better Healthcare by Design: How Data Visualization, Behavior Change Techniques, and User-Centered Design Can Create Successful Products.
Both presentations generated over a hundred tweets among the health care providers, IT innovators, health leadership, start-ups, hospital officials, group practice managers, investors, and entrepreneurs in attendance.
Buzz about Time Travel Simulations for Health
So excited about next speakers at #DHC13! @VirgilWong #DataViz, Dr Glenn Green @UMHealthSystem #3Dprinting, @HeatherEvansMD #GoogleGlass
— Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
Up now at #DHC13 is @VirgilWong @MedicalAvatar on “Time Travel Simulations for Transformative Health”! — Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
@virgilwong artist, technologist and medical cognition researcher @ColumbiaMed. #DHC13 @nyphospital things are happening here! #nyc — Kat Ellington (@katellington) November 15, 2013
“What can we bribe #patients with that is more valuable than their #health?” @VirgilWong @MedicalAvatar #DHC13 #BehaviorChange — Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
Great stuff: @virgilwong @MedicalAvatar #3Dbodysimulations @UMHealthSystem Dr Glenn Green #3Dprinting, @heatherevansmd #GoogleGlass #DHC13 — Michael Dillhyon (@SwissGator) November 15, 2013
“It’s hard for us human beings to look at the collective #data on our #health” @VirgilWong @MedicalAvatar #DHC13 overwhelming — Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
@virgilwong of Medical Avatar talking about using “time travel” to help patients understand their #health future #dhc13 — Geraldine McGinty (@DrGMcGinty) November 15, 2013
#DHC13 Motivate patients for better health by “time travel” http://t.co/9hqYHZBhbJ
— John Paulett (@johnpaulett) November 15, 2013
“What if we could #visualize past & future states of #health to help people understand impact of their #BehaviorChange? “@VirgilWong #DHC13
— Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
At the NYC digital health conference. Can we use time travel / future state simulations of our health influence behavior? #DHC13 — Leonard Lee (@thirteen) November 15, 2013
Personalization of #health data critical to effecting +va change #DHC13 via @virgilwong #mHealth #HIT — Nick van Terheyden (@drnic1) November 15, 2013
.@virgilwong‘s Medical Avatar puts a face on the healthcare data we are aggregating about our bodies. #DHC13 — Shirley Z (@surelyzed) November 15, 2013
#DHC13 @medicalavatar is a fascinating way of personalizing medical data from your own data and advanced 3D models — Suleman (@SiMBa37) November 15, 2013
@virgilwong “making images more #patient friendly not just #radiologist friendly” let’s talk! #imaging3 is all about that #dhc13 — Geraldine McGinty (@DrGMcGinty) November 15, 2013
The @MedicalAvatar uses #patients own image as the #UI to understand own health, show the path you’re on. @VirgilWong #DHC13 — Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
Hearing @VirgilWong at #DHC13 talk about his @MedicalAvatar app – puts a face on health data (yours) – see consequences of unhealthy habits
— borborygmi (@nickgenes) November 15, 2013
Interesting..using #photoshop to show what’s possible to improve your #health #DHC13 #mHealth via @virgilwong
— Nick van Terheyden (@drnic1) November 15, 2013
Take a photo of yourself and add physiological effects of lung cancer – would that make us sit up and take notice?#DHC13 — Leonard Lee (@thirteen) November 15, 2013
The @MedicalAvatar is like photoshop to show you the possible you’s based on different ways you manage your health. @VirgilWong #DHC13 — Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
@virgilwong cool visual arts appl to HC incl a Medical Avatar could help drive pt behavioral chng #dhc13 @NYeHealth — John Donnelly (@hcinterop_guy) November 15, 2013
If you see a better or worse picture of what you’d look like in a few years, could that impact how you care for self? @MedicalAvatar #DHC13 — Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
Bring on day 2 of the @NYeHealth digital health conf! #DHC13 @virgilwong‘s medical avatar is amazing! Great potential for behavior mod. — Morgan Fletcher (@mo_fletch) November 15, 2013
The @MedicalAvatar takes a #patient‘s #health #data & turns it into a personalized view of their body that is meaningful to them. #DHC13 — Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
Bring #health #data togther with @medicalavatar to bring +ve change #mHealth #DHC13 via @virgilwong
— Nick van Terheyden (@drnic1) November 15, 2013
Three dimensional visuals of your physical body for health. —@medicalavatar http://t.co/5VuzJGWVU8 #DHC13 #quantifiedself
— Kat Ellington (@katellington) November 15, 2013
The @MedicalAvatar app used by Oakwood Medical (free ios download) http://t.co/3N5vNw987C working on Epic interface for patient data #dhc13 — borborygmi (@nickgenes) November 15, 2013
Referencing #startrek #voyager where they used 3D visualization for #healthcare #DHC13 via @virgilwong — Nick van Terheyden (@drnic1) November 15, 2013
Patients can see what they’d look like if they smoke/ate less, & doctors can #DataViz anatomy to help diagnosis. @MedicalAvatar #DHC13 — Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
@virgilwong Really enjoying your presentation. 3D anatomical visualization would be amazing. #DHC13 — Charlene Ngamwajasat (@doctorcharlene) November 15, 2013
@virgilwong http://t.co/LA7u71nRwN provider-based pilot for pt specific interaction via visualization #DHC13 @NYeHealth — John Donnelly (@hcinterop_guy) November 15, 2013
So many awesome #images from @VirgilWong‘s @MedicalAvatar talk, chk out videos http://t.co/jiEUVruhsl &website http://t.co/wG3eUKzinn #DHC13 — Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
#DHC13 amazing how medical avatar is bringing a piece of star trek medical tech to life
— Dan Sorkin (@SorkinDan) November 15, 2013
The @MedicalAvatar is very interesting example of using #DataViz to personalize health info for patients & to target behavior change. #DHC13
— Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
RT @drnic1: Referencing #startrek #voyager where they used 3D visualization for #healthcare #DHC13 via @virgilwong — SwissHealthBank (@SwissHealthBank) November 15, 2013
“How do you use your body to learn about your own health?” Audio + Images + Embodiment @MedicalAvatar @VirgilWong #DHC13 #AR — Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
Wow..personal body imaging showing effects of aging on your own body image..awesome #mHealth #DHC13 via @virgilwong — Nick van Terheyden (@drnic1) November 15, 2013
Kudos! @virgilwong has created a powerful tool for diagnosis and behavior change with @medicalavatar #DHC13 — Lygeia Ricciardi (@Lygeia) November 15, 2013
The @MedicalAvatar is great example of how #visual #images stickier impact on health education than old brochures & spreadsheets. #DHC13 — Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
@medicalavatar final demo on using interactive visuals from pts own data along w audio education cld be great in MD waiting rooms #dhc13 — Amy Dixon (@amyrnbsn) November 15, 2013
Seeing @VirgilWong #dhc13, I recalled his TED talk; turns out I also remember his male pregnancy hoax many years ago http://t.co/RDswZ7jZlJ
— borborygmi (@nickgenes) November 15, 2013
Virgil Wong describes Medical Avatar a game changer in patient provider communication http://t.co/TovKCyoGds #DHC13
— Eli Camhi (@ecamhi) November 15, 2013
MT amzg memeory! @nickgenes: Seeing @VirgilWong #dhc13 also remember his male pregnancy hoax many years ago http://t.co/7f8TGNn4db” — Nick van Terheyden (@drnic1) November 15, 2013
RT @HealthcareWen: “What can we bribe #patients with that is more valuable than their #health?” @virgilwong @medicalavatar #DHC13… — Cindy Ris Zanca (@CRZanca) November 15, 2013
Medical Avatar: Used Scrooge as an illustration. Visualize you in the future, improve your healthcare today. #DHC13 — Kate Ottavio (@KOttavio) November 15, 2013
So excited about next speakers at #DHC13! @VirgilWong #DataViz, Dr Glenn Green @UMHealthSystem #3Dprinting, @HeatherEvansMD #GoogleGlass — Mavis Humes Baird (@RecoverySense) November 15, 2013
Fantastic panel put together by @HealthcareWen with @heatherevansmd @virgilwong @NYeHealth #DHC13 pic.twitter.com/DssmHhSgrh — Nick van Terheyden (@drnic1) November 15, 2013
.@drnic1 We second that…@HealthcareWen has been instrumental in making the #dhc13 a success. Thanks, Wen! @heatherevansmd @virgilwong — NY eHealth (@NYeHealth) November 15, 2013
Scanning tweets from #DHC13. Lots of wow’s re: Google glass, surgical 3-D printing, and “Time Travel Simulations for Transformative Health”
— Solvable Health (@SolvableHealth) November 15, 2013
Buzz about Better Healthcare by Design
+1 @NYeHealth Conversation on design at a digital health conference #DHC13
— Charlene Ngamwajasat (@doctorcharlene) November 15, 2013
Interested in #DataViz? Come to 1pm Design + Healthcare panel w/ @katiemccurdy @DU5TB1N @MadPow @sgdean @prehype @mollylafferty #DHC13
— NY eHealth (@NYeHealth) November 15, 2013
Better Healthcare By Design panel & Bringing Tech to Medicaid's Most Complex & Expensive pts this afternoon at #DHC13 relative to homecare
— Amy Dixon (@amyrnbsn) November 15, 2013
MT @jannaDG: Design to help people do what they already want to do – vs what the designer wants them to do. #DHC13 @DU5TB1N @MadPow
— MadPow (@MadPow) November 15, 2013
@mollylafferty tells a story of being a (successful!) "noncompliant" patient supported by her own data analysis #DHC13
— Lygeia Ricciardi (@Lygeia) November 15, 2013
Data visualization helps us make sense, see trends and tell stories. ー@mollylafferty @Hugeinc #DHC13 #dataviz
— Kat Ellington (@katellington) November 15, 2013
Why visualize healthcare data? 1) Make Sense 2) Identify Patterns 3) Tell stories #DHC13
— David M. Bergman (@hcipartners) November 15, 2013
Design tells stories made up of data–essential in an age of ever Bigger Data #DHC13
— Lygeia Ricciardi (@Lygeia) November 15, 2013
"#DataViz helps us make sense of data + identify patterns + tell stories." @mollylafferty @Hugeinc #DHC13 w/ @KatieMcCurdy
— Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
What does #design & #dataviz do? It helps tell a story @mollylafferty @Hugeinc #DHC13
— NY eHealth (@NYeHealth) November 15, 2013
"The purpose of #DataViz is insight, not picture." @benbendc >> "Design not just about making things pretty" @mollylafferty @Hugeinc #DHC13
— Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
The purpose of visualization is insight, not pictures – @mollylafferty @Hugeinc #DHC13 #dataviz
— NY eHealth (@NYeHealth) November 15, 2013
#DHC13 design/UX, rich data/feedback, virtual community, clinical goals fuels @JoslinDiabetes online diabetes program, HIV #medadherence
— Vivek Garg (@vgargMD) November 15, 2013
MT @bblaufeux: motivation to create better #healthcare products & services. Image by @DU5TB1N @MadPow #DHC13 pic.twitter.com/caMObHv6CE
— Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
Taking aim at sitting disease: Hot Seat @MadPow app moves more physical activity. #DHC13 go from reminders to engagement. #ux #gaming
— Kat Ellington (@katellington) November 15, 2013
#DHC13 It is very clear that we need to apply consumer behavior and consumer insight from Consumer Products companies to healthcare.
— Paul Quigley (@CornerstonePaul) November 15, 2013
Check out HotSeat #mobile #app gamifies physical activity for health http://t.co/M5QTTWTDfc by @MadPow @DU5TB1N at #DHC13 @KatieMcCurdy
— Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
How do we go from extrinsic motivation (reward/punishment) to a keeping a intrinsically motivated (personal priority) state? #DHC13
— Shirley Z (@surelyzed) November 15, 2013
"Sitting is the new smoking." #DHC13
— Kate Ottavio (@KOttavio) November 15, 2013
Interesting panel discussion on product, design & data visualisation in healthcare. Am enjoying its patient centred focus #DHC13
— sarah jukes (@sarahjukes) November 15, 2013
How can we help people track their own #health? asks @KatieMcCurdy >> Make it EASY to do & WHY/BENEFITS says @DU5TB1N @MadPow #DHC13
— Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
Awesome #Design & #DataViz panel at #DHC13 w/ @katiemccurdy @sgdean @prehype @du5b1n @MadPow @mollylafferty @hugeinc pic.twitter.com/0y6Trj1yRs
— Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
So cool: @mollylafferty talks about @goinvo's hGraph, an open-source visualization of one's personal health records. #DHC13
— Shirley Z (@surelyzed) November 15, 2013
Another interesting site to visualize your health information http://t.co/zYcGqq4mTf from @mollylafferty #DHC13
— Janos Hajagos (@jhajagos) November 15, 2013
Using data visualization to empower #patients as they tell their story to doctors @hugeinc @NYeHealth #DHC13
— Geraldine McGinty (@DrGMcGinty) November 15, 2013
#DataViz can help #patients tell their health story to #doctors says @mollylafferty @Hugeinc, eg http://t.co/OgFPa9Ks9K @KatieMcCurdy #DHC13
— Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
#DHC13 @GetHealthapp an mobile app for employees and an online dashboard for employers for tracking and management of wellness programs
— Suleman (@SiMBa37) November 15, 2013
@mollylafferty shows http://t.co/X3CUGkmLod an interesting tool for exploring correlation between diseases #DHC13
— Janos Hajagos (@jhajagos) November 15, 2013
"Can chronically ill patients use data visualization to better communicate?" Molly Lafferty of @hugeinc #DHC13 Rethinking handwritten log.
— Amy Dixon (@amyrnbsn) November 15, 2013
#DataViz can be used for patient-to-patient communication, such as share symptom timeline at @HealingWell. @mollylafferty @Hugeinc #DHC13
— Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
Interesting #DataViz simulation of where will hospitals be in the future? http://t.co/bo48DzYvjL @DU5TB1N @MadPow #AI #ICT4D #DHC13
— Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
"Participatory design" – involve the end users when #designing products & services that meet their needs. @SGdean @KatieMcCurdy #DHC13 #ux
— Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
If you're tracking #health #data, present #data to doctors in easy to understand format & within Dr workflow. @SGDean @KatieMcCurdy #DHC13
— Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
#DHC13 Steve Dean alludes to "participatory design." Yes, and the lack of it is a principal cause of EHR dissatisfaction. @sgdean #HealthIT
— Bobby Gladd (@BobbyGvegas) November 15, 2013
RT @HealthcareWen: If you're in #NYC, check out @sgdean's Quantified Self #QS @Meetup: http://t.co/Qzt0bE117c via @katiemccurdy #DHC13…
— Omar Divina (@odivina) November 15, 2013
How to make self-tracking an easier commitment? @DU5TB1N: Automate data. Make it easy, rewarding. Highlight the value. Show success. #DHC13
— Shirley Z (@surelyzed) November 15, 2013
MT @jannaDG: Design to help people do what they already want to do – vs what the designer wants them to do #DHC13 @MadPow
— Lauren Girardin (@girardinl) November 15, 2013
Good comment from #DHC13: the #design process starts before designing because depends on what was in initial RFP. cc @KatieMcCurdy
— Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
Involve #patients, #clinicians, & #biz people when designing for health. @KatieMcCurdy @MollyLafferty @SGdean @MadPow #DHC13
— Wen Dombrowski MD (@HealthcareWen) November 15, 2013
Social determinants, homelessness, and supported housing finds it's way into #DigitalHealth #DHC13
— Gary Tucker (@HealthHomeGuru) November 15, 2013
Designers urged to create tech for high needs. Medicaid pts study revealed they are concerned abt being left behind in DigHealth. #DHC13 yep
— Amy Dixon (@amyrnbsn) November 15, 2013
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