Before we get to the regular #HITsm recap, John got together with a couple of other members of the #HITsm community and did a Google Plus hangout during this week’s chat. It’s a little random, but there were some good discussions about the #HITsm chat topics. We’d love to hear feedback about what we did. We’re considering doing something similar in the future, but with a little more focused discussion.
Topic One: What does #healthcare innovation mean to you? How do you define it?
T1: Innovation in health means patient at the center, literate in healthy actions and equipped to engage. #HITsm
— Jon Mertz (@jonmertz) May 17, 2013
T1: 80/20 rule is important consideration in innovation. You don’t innovate to solve small probs #HITsm — Ryan Lucas (@dz45tr) May 17, 2013
#Innovation born/made – same nature/nurture question as all of life. Innovation can be born of desperation, but some generally prone. #HITsm — Mandi Bishop (@MandiBPro) May 17, 2013
T1: Innovation isn’t something you discuss! It’s something that you do.There is no formula for it. #HITsm
— Keith W. Boone (@motorcycle_guy) May 17, 2013
Topic Two: Do you see innovation in #medicine different than in public health, if so how?
T2: No (wo)man is an island – to extend the water references #MetaHITsm #HITsm
— Ryan Lucas (@dz45tr) May 17, 2013
T2: IMO Diff is the focus. Innov in Medicine= Early diagnosis & cure; Innov in Pub Health = Disease Prevention. #hitsm contd.. — Anshu Jindal (@AnshuBJindal) May 17, 2013
T2: Innovation in healthcare and public health is very different, IMO. Public health has a much large # to serve. #HITsm — Chad Johnson (@OchoTex) May 17, 2013
T2 – innovation in medicine needs to be more concerned with SAFETY as it directly interacts with patient #HITSM
— johnmoehrke (@johnmoehrke) May 17, 2013
Topic Three: What are effective methods of globally diffusing innovative ideas/tech when it comes to getting healthcare user buy-in?
Thing about tweeting knowledge. It’s not the tweets. It’s the social digestion of complex ideas that’s the ticket. #HITsm
— Melody Smith Jones (@MelSmithJones) May 17, 2013
T3: I compare #innovation to #socialmedia. It needs to stop being a thing that you conquer & become the fabric of your biz. #HITsm — Michael A. Gaspar (@MichaelGaspar) May 17, 2013
The problem with getting innovation out is that so many big companies control healthcare and don’t want to allow innovation in. #HITsm — EMR, EHR and HIT(@ehrandhit) May 17, 2013
T3: formative research, culturally on target, branding and marketing are not secondary thoughts #HITsm
— teawithpaloma (@teawithpaloma) May 17, 2013
Topic Four: Can you name any examples of tech & innovations developed in U.S. that have translated elsewhere, & vice versa?
T4: mHealth has developed disparately in US and worldwide-cycle continues to innovate and teach new things #hitsm
— teawithpaloma (@teawithpaloma) May 17, 2013
It would be innovative for the US to adopt the unique patient identifier used abroad. #HITsm
— Mandi Bishop (@MandiBPro) May 17, 2013
T4: Innovative business model at @medtronic entered new market by screening 20k people & implanted pacemakers in 2k patients in India #HITsm
— Cole Manship (@comanshi) May 17, 2013