This Week in Health Tech

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of This Week in Health Tech, Vik and Jimmy provide their thoughts and comments on Top 10 COVID-19 tech trends in healthcare. This original post was published on Forbes by Gil Press, link provided below. Here are the top 3 trends from the list: 1.      Say goodbye to your office—the virtual becomes real2.      Beyond the PCR drive-through—diagnostic testing embraces real time3.      Automation leaps ahead to discovery—robots learn to teach themselvesWebsite: http://www.thisweekinhealthtech.comTwitter: @TWIHT1Forbes Article:  10 Covid-19 Tech Trends Music Provided by Soundstripe.comLinkedin: Vik PatelLinkedin: Jimmy Kim #healthcare #covid-19 #tech #virtual #telehealth #ai #ml #cloud #robots #automationSupport the showListen to all This Week in Health Tech episodesVik Patel - LinkedInTido Inc. - WebsiteTido Inc. - LinkedIn

Send us Fan MailIn the first episode of This Week in Health Tech, Vik and Jimmy discuss Apple and Android tracing apps for COVID-19. However, they disagree on the use of the tracing app. Jimmy feels it is a slippery slope if we start using tracing apps and Vik is of the opinion that tracing app will help us keep our citizens safe and help us re-open economies with more confidence. Whose side are you on? Do you think it is worth signing up despite privacy concerns especially if it helps our at-risk population? We would love to hear from you. Reply on Twitter, LinkedIn, podcast website. Website: http://www.thisweekinhealthtech.comTwitter: @TWIHT1Music Provided by Soundstripe.comLinkedin: Vik PatelLinkedin: Jimmy Kim #healthcare #covid-19 #tech #virtual #telehealth #mobileapp #tracingSupport the showListen to all This Week in Health Tech episodesVik Patel - LinkedInTido Inc. - WebsiteTido Inc. - LinkedIn

Send us Fan MailFinally, there is a glimmer of hope, and lots of states and provinces in North America are starting to prepare to reopen more healthcare services. Vik and Jimmy comment on how health systems are planning and preparing to reopen more services like diagnostic services, radiology, non-urgent and elective procedures, and also ambulatory-clinic visits. They talk about examples outside of healthcare like procedures that were used at the Lenovo factory in China. Vik mentions the anxiety around reopening healthcare services in other countries like for example in Modena Italy. They had to plan to accommodate other healthcare services however stay ready for COVID-19 patients. Hospitals will have to innovate and use tools at their disposal to reopen healthcare services and at the same time be prepared for COVID-19 patients. Support the showListen to all This Week in Health Tech episodesVik Patel - LinkedInTido Inc. - WebsiteTido Inc. - LinkedIn

Send us Fan Mailin this episode of This Week in Health Tech, Vik and Jimmy comment about planning and changes healthcare organizations will need to make to incorporate tools and workflows to be better prepared for next pandemic. Vik provides examples of tools being used at Cleveland Clinic and other leading healthcare organizations. They comment about the exponential growth of Telehealth usage since COViD-19 and how it is being implemented. Virtual teams is not just used for patient-doctor communication but also used by clinical care teams for care coordination. Example use of Microsoft Teams in healthcare organizations. Vik comments about how organizations will need to make changes to quickly adapt and implement  new workflows and tools next time we face COViD-19 or any other pandemic. Cloud integration framework deployment using Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS or Google Cloud will become crucial for healthcare organizations as per Vik and Jimmy. Intro and Outro Music Provided by soundstripe.comLink to Cell Phone tracking mentioned in the podcast https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/phone-data-reveals-who-is-staying-home-during-covid-19-1.4892194Support the showListen to all This Week in Health Tech episodesVik Patel - LinkedInTido Inc. - WebsiteTido Inc. - LinkedIn

Send us Fan MailJimmy and Vik would first of all like to thank all healthcare staff with the growing demand for healthcare services and risking your own health to take care of patients. In this episode, Vik and Jimmy comment on the COVID-19 situation and impact on general life and businesses especially healthcare. They talk about the use of hospital intranet and hospital websites to keep the community updated on the outbreak and steps to take when you think you have symptoms of coronavirus. Vik also mentions technology used in different countries to deal with COVID-19. They also comment on lessons we we will learn from this virus outbreak and how hospitals can upgrade their framework to be better prepared in future. Support the showListen to all This Week in Health Tech episodesVik Patel - LinkedInTido Inc. - WebsiteTido Inc. - LinkedIn

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of This Week in Health Tech, Vik and Jimmy discuss reasons why EHR must be extended. With a fragmented EHR market in both inpatient and even more in the outpatient setting, EHRs present challenges in interoperability, social determinants of health, patient engagement, care coordination, data analytics as per Sage Growth Partners Study. Vik comments on the benefits of extending EHR and take advantage of Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Mobile Apps for better patient outcomes. Jimmy and Vik also talk about options to extend EHR using Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud. They also talk about the example of Apple Health Records and how it presents a great option to extend EHR. We start out slow, however, the episode really picks up after about 5 minutes. Support the showListen to all This Week in Health Tech episodesVik Patel - LinkedInTido Inc. - WebsiteTido Inc. - LinkedIn

Send us Fan MailIn this timely episode, Vik and Jimmy focus on the upcoming HIMSS global Health IT conference in Orlando Mar 9-13 2020. We talk about preparing and setting personal goals for the conference. Vik comments about the hot topics for the conference: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Analytics, but more importantly focusing on topics that should help lay the groundwork and prepare a framework to take advantage of AI, ML, and analytics. If you would like to connect with us at the conference for any of the topics mentioned below, please use this link to schedule a 15min meeting: https://www.tidoinc.com/himss20 and receive an Amazon $25 e-gift card after the meeting. InteroperabilityMobile Strategy and Mobile ServicesInternet Patient-Centric Website=Hospital / Corporate IntranetPodcastSupport the showListen to all This Week in Health Tech episodesVik Patel - LinkedInTido Inc. - WebsiteTido Inc. - LinkedIn

Send us Fan MailVik and Jimmy welcome Jared Johnson, a top 100 influencer digital strategist passionate about building innovative healthcare brands.We talk about how digital strategy has allowed us to have completely personalized touchpoints and engagements with people instead of traditional blasting people with TV spots, radio commercials and taking out ads in the newspaper.We talk about marketing gone wrong, combating fake news, and data privacy. Jared provides an example of putting out trusted health information, Dr. Justin Smith (doc smitty).Jared shares his insights on effective marketing channels used today.** We do apologize for minor mic issues in this episode especially with Vik's microphone. Support the showListen to all This Week in Health Tech episodesVik Patel - LinkedInTido Inc. - WebsiteTido Inc. - LinkedIn

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of This Week in Health Tech, Vik and Jimmy welcome guest speaker Nikolas Badminton (www.nikolasbadminton.com) to talk about future of healthcare tech. Nik is a world-renowned futurist, researcher, and media celebrity. He leads the team Exponential Minds, an expert advisory firm that helps organizations, trillion-dollar companies, progressive governments, and Hollywood shift their mindset from “what is” to “WHAT IF…” The result is empowered employees, new innovative products and incredible growth that leads to more revenues and a more resilient future. He has worked with amazing clients, including United Nations, NASA, UK Home Office, Government of Canada, United Way, Google, Microsoft, Rolls Royce, DISCOVER, HSBC, Heineken, Procter & Gamble, AT&T, Young Professionals Organization (YPO), Ellen MacArthur Foundation, IDEO, Singularity University, and hundreds more.In this episode, we talk about the future of healthcare tech including open data access, patient monitoring, EHR records, informed decisions, robotic surgery, and more. It is also interesting when Nik and Vik disagree on couple items on patients will be monitored in future. Support the showListen to all This Week in Health Tech episodesVik Patel - LinkedInTido Inc. - WebsiteTido Inc. - LinkedIn

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of This Week in Health Tech, Vik and Jimmy comment on the impact of 5G on healthcare. We discuss the differences between 4G and 5G wireless networks. 5G availability will increase through 2020 and it is crucial for healthcare systems to be ready for upcoming changes. Specifically, with telemedicine, remote monitoring, transmit medical images instantaneously, AI tools, and even robotic surgery. Support the showListen to all This Week in Health Tech episodesVik Patel - LinkedInTido Inc. - WebsiteTido Inc. - LinkedIn