Crowdsourced Dr House Fills a Niche in Creative Diagnostics A new gamification startup, CrowdMed (@CrowdMed), has broken into the gamified health field with a unique mobile application that is looking to change how rare diseases are diagnosed. CrowdMed targets two different audiences. First, the company targets patients who have bounced around from doctor to doctor looking for a diagnosis that fits…
The New York Times recently wrote an interesting piece about the importance of hand-washing in hospitals. It turns out that only 30% of medical professionals wash their hands appropriately, leading to billions of dollars in downstream costs from readmissions, malpractice and secondary infections. While the exact reasons for poor adherence are the subject of speculation, a number of companies have jumped into the fray to try and solve the problem. Their solutions often rest heavily on gamification.
Moderated by Gabe Zichermann, Chair of the GSummit, leads panelists Andres Moran of Earndit, Ron Gutman of HealthTap, Robert Plourde of UnitedHealth Group, Dr. Steve Kimmel Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Dan Brostek of Aetna in a discussion about the changes in consumer behavior in health and wellness. An extraordinary amount…
