Hollywood is using A.I. to predict the success of movies but healthcare doesn't use A.I. to predict how we could live better and longer. Sounds fair, right? …see more

At this point, millions of people lost their jobs. It's definitely one of the toughest times we all have experienced in our lifetimes. To pay it forward and help those who're job hunting in this market, I've been hosting FREE Webinars on "How to Land Your Desired Job During the Downturn". The webinar became a big hit and is rated 4 out of 4 by previous participants. In that webinar, I share practical techniques that everyone could apply to better strategize their job search and land on their desired jobs. If you are looking for a job, please join us in the next webinar on Thursday at 2pm PST. If you know those who are in the job search mode, either tag them below or share this link with them. Appreciate spreading the love and supporting many of job seekers who need help during these tough times. #GetHired #getajob #findajob #recruitingtips #hiringmanager #recruiting #jobsearch #economicdownturn #jobhunter #recruiters #dreamjob …see more

According to a new S&P Global Market Intelligence study over a 17-year period female CFOs generated a combined $1.8 trillion more in profit over the sector’s average profit and a 6-8% higher profitability. The data also highlighted that female CEOs - within 24 months - achieved a 20% greater increase in stock price compared to their male counterparts. 🤩 Wow! Solid data and performance indicators! ✅👌🏻✅ Thank you Mona Ameli , one of the most impactful female executives and respected leaders, for writing such a rich article and creating awareness on how involving more women in C-suite and board roles have strategic, financial, and cultural impacts that organizations should pay attention to in order to stay competitive and relevant. #internationalwomensday #womenleaders #femaleCEO #femaleleadership #csuite #boardmembers #boardofdirectors #financialresults #culturaldiversity #genderbalance #genderequality …see more

Awesome Super Bowl ad and powerful message by Olay to remind all of us that there's "Space for Women" in the space and in every space especially in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics! #makespaceforwomen #betterfuture #girlswhocode #girlsintech #girslinstem #femaleleaders #nextgeneration #superbowlad #superbowl #diversity #diversityintech #diversityinstem #girlboss #diversityandinclusion …see more

A Few of My Favorite Things In the midst of this (hopefully) once in a lifetime pandemic, there are,surprisingly, loads of good-news stories including: -The story of the oft-shunned African migrants in Italy helping provide fresh vegetables to...Italians! —The story of a low-income-serving grocery store owner, giving away groceries to all his customers...and he plans to do it again. Why? Because he said, ‘It’s the right thing to do.’ —Many local stories of people sharing their bottled water, TP and other items with total strangers. —Stories of families singing together. Friends connecting virtually and neighbors helping neighbors like never before. This gives me hope and a warm heart. That said, in my ‘Least Favorite’ column, there are still states that do not require ‘shelter-in-place,’ and churches encouraging large crowds of people. Here’s the thing about diseases and viruses specifically: they are equal-opportunity infectious agents. If they had personalities, you’d find them to be non-partisan, non-sexist, non-racist, non-religious, non-anything. They love everything and everybody. And that’s the problem. So let’s get more good stories of people (and leaders) being smart about social distancing and less stories of people believing they can rise above this virus. …see more

While grocery shopping, get your sprained ankle or diabetes treated too because now you can get full medical care at a few Walmarts. And they have separate doors and decor, much like any professional medical office. Walmart Health is partnering at the facility with “several on-the-ground health providers to be a first-of-its-kind health center to deliver primary and urgent care, labs, X-ray and diagnostics, counseling, dental, optical and hearing services all in one facility,” the retail giant said in a statement. Pricing will also be “transparent” regardless of a patient's insurance status, noted the company. How do you feel about getting healthcare services from a non-traditional provider? I think the market has already spoken on this: the general public is already making decisions based on convenience and price. Loyalty to a specific brand (eg Mayo Clinic), and specific doctor, just doesn’t matter so much, especially to younger people. No doubt that healthcare services are getting baked into our shopping lives and blurring the lines between ‘medical’ services and activities of daily life. Selected excerpt: “Walmart is a sleeping giant, and they're putting together all the pieces to be able to move big in healthcare when they want to,” …see more

Small But (actually helpful) Tips to be More Merry/Happy...Or at Least Less-Sad. Often ‘tips’ and other ‘self-help’ offerings are, well, trite or silly or just generally, not useful. This list, in contrast, is useful! I absolutely agree with the idea of making—and fostering—local, ‘lite’ friendships. (I disagree with calling these casual or lite friendships ‘weak ties,’ but we get the point.) I find that I really enjoy being “known” and feeling “part of the fabric” of my community and work place. Making local ‘ties’ is really useful whether that is at work where you engage in chit-chat with other staff you don’t know very well, or at your local gym or coffee shop. The exercise is to ‘purposefully’ extend yourself to be better known and ‘seen.’ Key take away: try to extend yourself to others just a little bit more and in turn, you’ll feel more part of your work place and community. Be kind to yourself. Be aware of others. And Happy Holidays! …see more

It’s Finally Here: Machines As Doctor and Diagnostician Researchers found that deep learning algorithms correctly detected disease in 87% of cases, compared to 86% for healthcare professionals. Wow. Many of us who follow ‘deep learning’ and AI markets have seen this in radiological images (X-rays), and now there is evidence that machine-based data accumulation can ‘crunch’ and analyze information to provide better diagnoses than a doctor who has seen hundreds (or thousands) of patients with a similar disease or problem. Think of what this can do to bring more reliable diagnoses to patients and, think about how such technologies can help patients in under-resourced areas get diagnosed and treated sooner. Talk about Democratizing health care! This is a huge leap forward for Public Health. Now....how do we get Humans to trust Machines?? Selected Excerpt: “"Machines... can have a massive impact on problems in healthcare, big and small, but unless we can convince clinicians and the public of its safety and ability then it won't be much use to anybody..” …see more

What’s Wrong With Me? You Might Be Lonely As we all knew, being sad, anxious, lonely is bad for our health. People who are lonely live shorter lives and are more at risk for chronic illnesses like heart disease, depression, and dementia. Weirdly, even with so many on-line connections, a full fifth of Americans feel lonely. Ways to feel less isolated and lonely? Connecting into your ‘real community,’ yet that can be challenging for many, especially older people or people who don’t have a lot of extra time. So health insurance companies are adding ‘togetherness’ care plans which help connect patients with services and, well, help them feel less lonely! Why are insurance companies doing this? (You know there is a bottom line reason ...) Turns out if you treat Loneliness like a chronic condition, you can reduce unnecessary hospital readmissions—hence saving the insurance companies loads of money. So this is a story of ‘doing well by doing good.’ Selected Excerpt: "For too long issues like social connection have been looked at as soft subjects—the stuff that we'll get to if we can get to it, after we get people the procedures and medications they need...” …see more

*Update on testing my new Viatom * I’m about to get a Withings BPM Core, which is also a blood pressure monitor with an ECG just as Viatom’s latest product I’d received. So far I’m satisfied with the Viatom, but I’m curious to compare and contrast these two and tell you all about it! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Viatom was the first manufacturer whose product made me feel like the tricorder from Star Trek could actually become a reality. Now they’ve sent me their newest product for testing, and all I can say is that they came up with a great idea again: it’s basically a blood pressure monitor on the arm and an ECG when held in both hands. Brilliant! It has a digital screen and of course a connected app as well. I’m going to crosscheck it with my other devices and will also write a more detailed review for the website, but as of now, I’m happy to be able to test it. https://lnkd.in/eNKGaE4 #reviewcomingsoon #viatom #withings #bloodpressuremonitor #ecg #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #health #healthy …see more

I’m honored beyond words to kick off the EIT Health Summit with a live discussion with John Halamka, M.D., M.S. , President of Mayo Clinic . We’ll discuss the opportunities A.I. presents for the healthcare field and debate the challenges to its successful implementation at scale across Europe. Such a great event to take part in as a speaker! https://lnkd.in/dHf62U6 #mayoclinic #eithealthsummit #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #speaker #keynote #speakerlife …see more

I get this question often: How should the elderly deal with digital health technologies? Although I'd love to answer ‘Just teach them how to use these technologies’ but in fact, the solution lies in the design of these technologies. "Although 77% of people over the age of 55 say they want to age in place, only 50% believe they will, because of barriers such as home maintenance, lack of transportation and mobility, inadequate preparation, and age-related accessibility. “To meet these new challenges – and opportunities – we need transformative innovation in senior care,” the authors wrote in the report. “Digital health is poised to offer critical solutions.” #seniorhealth #seniorcare #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology …see more

Over the past few months, some shifts in healthcare came even closer to reality than we expected. Doctors use way more technologies than half a year ago - they have to. A.I. exceeded humans in forecasting global events - such as a pandemic. Healthcare supercenters by retailers start to dominate the healthcare market - this time, Walmart stepped up. As many of you have asked where you could immerse in the most relevant current trends, we collected 5 ebooks - stay in the digital health loop with these: https://lnkd.in/gt_a57x #DigitalHealth #DigitalHealthBook #HealthcareBooks #FutureOfHealthcare #AIHealthcare …see more

Almost from one day to another, all of us had to digitize and virtualize our lives. This shift was perhaps the toughest for medical professionals. After all, how should you decide which of the half a million (!) health apps to recommend your patients? Our free Guide to Ask Me About Digital helps exactly in this kind of dilemmas. Doctors, policy makers, caregivers: find answers to all your questions about the digital transformation, online health information, and digital health tools that improve your work and your patients' lives! #DigitalHealth #Healthcare #FreeGuide #HealthTechnology #FutureOfHealthcare …see more

IEEE invited me to write a paper about the future of well-being for a special edition of IT Professional. It's about how digital health technologies will improve patient health and well-being, and what challenges this shift holds. You can access the full issue: https://lnkd.in/gbDMzeM #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #TMFI #research #patientempowerment #wellbeing …see more

Whenever I ask people about the first thought that comes to their mind when they hear the term artificial intelligence, most of them mention destruction, the Terminator and losing control. Maybe we watch too many dystopian sci-fi? In my new keynote narrative about A.I., I debunk these feelings and try to provide a clear picture about what A.I. means and where it is heading in medicine and healthcare. What is the most heart-warming, positive example you have ever seen about A.I.? #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #fromchancetochoice #speaker #keynote #speakerlife #artificialintelligence …see more

It seems that readers of The Medical Futurist trust that life is worth living above 80 years, much more than an average person. The vast majority of you who voted in our poll would like to live for more than 80 years (many of you even until eternity!), while according to a PEW survey, most people don't wish to stay alive above 78 years. But what if old age didn't essentially come with health decline and suffering? We explored the possibilities of that in our latest article - would you reconsider your life expectations after reading it? #futureofhealthcare #life #future #longevity #digitalhealth …see more

This year we looked into digital health companies addressing real-world needs. We focused on businesses touching upon a patient need or a healthcare issue that has not been solved before in any other way. What kind of companies are we talking about? - Bonzun developed a digital midwife, which the company aims to bring to developing countries to save the lives of mothers. - Circulation enables non-emergency medical transportation via its platform optimizing medical processes. - ReWalk Robotics develops exoskeletons that enable people with disabilities to use their limbs for walking again. Meet the top 100 companies that are making a difference in digital health: https://lnkd.in/gQKe3V9 #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #book #reading #read #ebook …see more

What a stage! I give the opening keynote for the chief scientific officers of a major pharma company today with this amazing screen and settings. My prezi about why healthcare needs a trip to Mars looks spectacular. Adam Moroncsik would be proud to see that! I asked the CSOs to do three things: 1) Embrace patient design. 2) Acknowledge the cultural transformation called digital health. 3) And invest as much attention, money and efforts into A.I. as possible. What else would you have told them? #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #fromchancetochoice #speaker #keynote #speakerlife #AI #artificialintelligence …see more

Let’s imagine the following situation: A patient walks into your office. They read about genetic testing on the internet and would like your advice about how to proceed further. He has a lot of questions. Is it worth taking a genetic test? What about whole genome sequencing? Which direct-to-consumer genetic test to choose? That’s a typical situation when the Guide To Ask Me About Digital comes in handy. Browsing through the Guide you will be able to answer all their questions whether it is worth taking a genetic test or trying whole genome sequencing, whether your patient wants to know more about ancestry, health risks, paternity or maternity questions, or perhaps, pharmacogenomics and nutrigenomics. Also, if you are looking for a database to find genetic tests and testing companies, here you will find a curated collection of the latest ones. Download the Guide To Ask Me About Digital here: https://lnkd.in/ecHuhNA #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #askmeaboutdigital #fromchancetochoice …see more