During last week's Health 2.0 Conference in San Francisco, technology developers showcased new gadgets designed to help consumers play a bigger role in their health care.
The new tools include smartphone applications, body sensors and games that challenge users to practice healthy habits.
In an iHealthBeat Special Report by Deirdre Kennedy, experts discussed how patient-centered technology could improve health care delivery as health insurers and other payers start to emphasize preventive care.
The Special Report includes comments from:
- Jonathan Attwood, CEO of Zamzee;
- Stephen Downs, chief technology and information officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation;
- Chris Hewett, founder of Mindbloom;
- Farzad Mostashari, national coordinator for health IT; and
- Christine Robins, CEO of BodyMedia (Kennedy, iHealthBeat, 10/4).
The complete transcript of this Special Report is available as a PDF.
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