TEDMED 2010 is officially underway, and the talks are already causing quite a stir, with guests like Martha Stewart learning about artificial breathing machines and lung transplants.
Over at GE’s TEDMED booth, we posed our first Critical Healthcare Question of the Day to the TEDMED community: What are the top three ways that mobile computing (i.e. iPads and the like) will affect healthcare in the next 10 years?
The most popular responses were “[provide] remote access to clinical experts” and “faster access to medical research and literature,” which received 29 percent of the vote. “Access – anywhere, anytime – to electronic medical records” came in third with 12 percent – granted, this ties in nicely to the upcoming talk, “Why Don’t We Have Electronic Medical Records?” by Aneesh Chopra.
Also popular was “access to community advice on how to diagnose and manage illness” – which could essentially be an extension of the medical Web sites and online resources that have been gaining popularity among patients in the last few years. “Improved collaboration on clinical research trials” was also high on the list, indicating that medical professionals see mobile computing as a good opportunity to increase dialogue about the latest research.
What do you think? What will be the most popular and critical uses for mobile computing in the healthcare community?
 At a glance: At GE’s TEDMED booth, the answers to the daily question fuel a constantly changing infographic that gives a real-time look at how the TEDMED community is answering. The snapshot above was taken this morning. |
Meanwhile, TEDMED attendees stopping by GE’s booth are also interacting with the health data visualization we described in our story yesterday. Attendees can share the data fields they select and also offer comments. As you can see below, it looks like most people are their happiest when they’re active.
 Happy feet: Click to enlarge. One of the TEDMED attendees commented: “The correlation between happiness and inactivity” on the image above. See more on our Flickr site. |
