Technology

Assessing the use of biometrics for patient identification in healthcare

Michael Trader, President of RightPatient, a biometric patient identification and patient data integrity solution provider helping the healthcare industry to improve patient safety by eliminating duplicate medical records, preventing fraud and medical identity theft, and improving patient data integrity joins eHealth Radio and the Technology and Health Care Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Michael Trader discuss the following: Accurate patient identification and patient data integrity in healthcare is getting a lot of attention because of widespread adoption of EHRs, mHealth tools, and patient portals. What is RightPatient currently doing to help improve patient identification in healthcare?Mobile health apps and patient portals present patient identification challenges to healthcare organizations that user names and passwords can no longer secure. Can you explain how RightPatient is addressing the rising need to secure patient identities from the explosion of new touchpoints for personal health information (PHI) access?I understand that RightPatient has engaged in several strategic partnerships to help augment the effectiveness of your patient identification solution. Can you talk briefly about some of these key partnerships and what you hope to accomplish?RightPatient supports the use of multiple forms of biometrics for patient identification and has 13 years of experience in biometric identification management. Why is this important in the context of providing a biometric patient identification solution to the healthcare industry?If you were a CIO or other decision-maker evaluating this type of technology, what would you look for in a solution?
Duration: 17:41
Michael Trader, Co-Founder and President of RightPatient, helped shepherd the company as a startup to a leader in biometric patient identification technology, patient engagement, and healthcare informatics. As President, he has spearheaded many strategic partnership initiatives and played a crucial role with the company’s product development roadmap. Michael is responsible for overseeing business development and marketing activities, building partnerships, government outreach and providing senior leadership on business and policy issues. His focus is on democratizing and defragmenting healthcare, improving personal and population health outcomes, and lowering costs through technological disruption in the areas of patient identification, engagement, and predictive analytics. Michael is also responsible for management and oversight of M2SYS Technology, a global leader in biometric identification management technology with tens of millions of end users in over 100 countries around the globe.
Prior to joining M2SYS Technology and RightPatient®, he was a key executive and Vice President of Global Sales at BayBuilder where oversaw all global sales activity and developed business relationships with dozens of Fortune 1000 companies to help them implement profitable sourcing methodologies utilizing leading-edge technology. After the acquisition of BayBuilder, Mr. Trader served as the Executive Director of Application Consulting at PurchasePro where he worked closely with other sales and business development executives and managed the product development team. Mr. Trader graduated with honors from the pre-medical program at the Universtiy of Vermont earning a Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences.

Website: www.rightpatient.com

UBSAFE, a special wearable electronic skin monitor for your skin care in the sun

Healthtronics Sunsafe Pty Ltd., an Australian company that has researched, and now manufactures and markets, a special wearable electronic skin monitor that helps prevent skin cancer, peeling, and early wrinkling, and also helps with obtaining vitamin D from the sun. It calls this device UBSAFE. Mr. Tony Pearson the Managing Director and inventor joins eHealth Radio and the Cancer Prevention and Skin Care Channels to tell us about their UBSAFE product.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Mr. Tony Pearson discuss the following: Give us a little refresher to the preventable problem of SKIN CANCER.What is a UBSAFE?Why did you invent the UBSAFE?How did you calibrate UBSAFE?Is there only one type of UBSAFE?How do we know this device is not just another gimmick?Talk about some of the dangers of some sun screens.
Duration: 15:56
We are an Australian Company that markets new, innovative health products to help the general public to live a better and healthier life. We belong to a 32 Year old group of three Companies covering Medical Electronics and Personal Health Products. We try to continuously keep up to date with new products that will help the sick and bring comfort to the elderly. We are actively involved in our own research and manufacture, that fills a need in the Healthcare field.
We are presently looking for distributors. If you are interested in becoming a distributor please contact us by email at Tony@diagInst.com.au.
By phone: +12 hours ahead of (New York) and two hours behind Sydney time. Our country code is (61) area code is (8) and our number is 9470-5677.
Or write to us at:
Healthtronics Sunsafe Pty LtdSuite 26/443 Albany Hwy
Victoria ParkPERTH 6100Western Australia

Website: www.UBsafe.com.au

3 Best Strategies For Taking Care of Yourself When You're Near Burnout

Dr. Andrew Shatte, Co-Creator of meQuilibrium, an app that digitally coaches users to help dial down stress levels so that they can focus on things they love to do joins eHealth Radio and the Stress Management & Technology Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Andrew Shatte discuss the following:In addition to co-founding MeQuillibrium, you are the founder and President of Phoenix Life Academy- a company that specializes in measuring and training in resilience. Tell us a little bit about your background and how you came to find such a niche speciality in resilience training.A big buzzword going around right now in the workplace is the term 'Burnout'. A recent Staples Advantage study says over 50% of American workers experience burnout. It's something we all want to avoid, yet it seems that the way we work we're all heading for it! The American Institute of stress goes so far to define burnout as "a disabling reaction to stress on the job." Can you share with us the warning signs you're at risk for (or are already in!) a burnout, and your 3 best strategies for taking care of yourself when you're burning down?Getting back to resilience, which has been defined as the ability to deal with adversity, be it small daily stressors or traumatic events. Why does it seem like there are those people who seem to deal with resilience better than others? According to scientists, we have the capacity to build resilience. What are 3 suggestions you can give to our listeners when it comes to rediscovering their resilience when they're tapped out?Let's talk about how stress affects us at different times of the year. Obviously, the holiday season is probably one of the most stressful periods of the year, but during summer months most of us try to take a break and go on vacation. Only, over a recent Glassdoor study shows an astounding 61 % of US workers admit to working while on vacation. What are some of your suggestions for listeners who have a hard time disconnecting from their job while traveling, when they really should be making the most of their vacation time? Now let's get to the new book! The book is called "meQuilibrium: 14 Days to Cooler, Calmer, Happier," and it was written collectively with your colleagues at meQuilibrium. Malika Chopra, daughter of Deepak Chopra, calls the book, "A wonderful guide to creating and maintaining balance and joy in your life." Tell us about how you came to design this 14 day plan, and why our listeners should purchase it! 
Duration: 17:46
Dr. Andrew Shatte (Chief Science Officer) has been researching resilience and stress for over two decades and has developed effective programs for children, college students, and corporations. He is a co-creator of the meQuilibrium program.
Dr. Shatté is the founder and President of Phoenix Life Academy, a company that specializes in measuring and training in resilience. He is a fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center for Executive Education, a former professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, and currently serves as a research professor in the College of Medicine at the University of Arizona. Dr. Shatté has published prolifically in peer-reviewed journals and is the author of The Resilience Factor: 7 Keys to Finding Your Inner Strength and Overcoming Life’s Hurdles.
Dr. Shatté has trained tens of thousands of professionals over the past fifteen years to build their own resilience and coping skills, with demonstrated success in bringing about long‐term change in productivity and performance. Dr. Shatté completed his undergraduate education in his native Australia, with degrees in Philosophy and Psychology, and completed his Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, where he worked on the first programs in positive psychology. A highly acclaimed teacher and TED presenter, Shatté is a sought-after speaker and consultant and has delivered keynotes at more than 1,000 conferences and conventions.
“Boosting the positives in our lives is at least as important as dealing with the negatives. Conventional medicine and traditional psychology hold that if you’re not sick, you’re well. I think if you’re not sick, you’re at zero. You want to live your life well into the positives. Frankly, any program worth its salt must guide you there.”

Website: www.mequilibrium.com

Virtual assistants are most engaging

Ray Catudal, Director for Healthcare Consulting at Codebaby that provides virtual assistants or Avatars that help navigate the world wide web joins eHealth Radio and the Health Care & Technology Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Ray Catudal discuss the following:Can you talk a little bit about CB and on how Avatars are helping people understand Obamacare?You make a good point about literacy, can you talk a bit more about health literacy?The word “engagement” seems to be used a lot nowadays, can you talk about what “engagement” means to Codebaby?So where can we find your Avatars today??Can you talk a little about the recent King vs Burwell decision and what it may mean to consumers and Avatars?
Duration: 17:56
As Director of Healthcare Consulting, Ray partners with sales and marketing to ensure CodeBaby’s market penetration and client acquisition in the healthcare sector continues to grow. Ray is focused on CodeBaby’s healthcare specific customers and delivering on CodeBaby’s mission of customer centricity.
With over 20 years of experience in medical devices, healthcare and technology, specifically: ehealth, health insurance, and software, Ray is a subject matter expert who contributes to industry articles and presents at conferences and trade shows. Prior to CodeBaby, Ray served in numerous sales, project management, and leadership roles in Europe and North America.

Website: www.codebaby.com

MyBloodWorks App, a personal medical health tracker easy to use

Glen Ogle, President of GOGLE LLC, the creators of the MyBloodWorks App, a personal medical health tracker which is simple, fast and easy to use and available in the Apple App Store again joins eHealth Radio and the Healthcare and Technology Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Glen Ogle discuss the following:What makes MyBloodWorks different than other similar apps in the space?What else makes it MyBloodWorks different?The Average patient sees their physician a few hours a year. What is your take on this?Why is it important to have your emergency numbers on MyBloodWorks?What part of MyBloodWorks do you like the best?
Duration: 5:31
Hello, my name is Glen and I created a Medical App for iPhone from my experience as a patient. Three Kidney transplants and nine years of dialysis gave me the expertise to create MyBloodWorks. It is very simple to use and will monitor your health thru blood tests, blood pressure, pulse, weight and will become your medical secretary by tracking your medications, appointments, emergency phone numbers and your medical history. This App will make it easy to monitor your health along with your physician and make more informed decisions and prevent or watch medical issues.
This is a great App and I want people to use MyBloodWorks!
Some details about me:
Worked 40-45 hours a week during dialysis.
Same job 38 years. I love my job.
Playing men's softball for four years of summer and three fall seasons at age 49-53.
Carried Olympic torch in 1996.
Created MyBloodWorks.

Website: www.mybloodworksapp.com

How One Woman is Transforming Healthcare with the Click-of-a-Button

Ting Shih, Founder and CEO of ClickMedix – a company providing affordable and quality health services through mobile phone technology joins eHealth Radio and the Health Care & Technology Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Ting Shih discuss the following:ClickMedix has bridged the gap between mobile technology and healthcare. Where did you get the idea to merge the two and how exactly does the platform work? If a doctor wants to partner with ClickMedix, how do they get involved?ClickMedix is impacting people on a global level and the healthcare industry isn’t the only one taking notice. This year, Toyota recently honored you as a Mother of Invention at Tina Brown’s Women in the World event in DC. What does it mean for a company like ClickMedix to be recognized by a brand as prominent as Toyota?In addition to Toyota naming you a Mother of Invention, you were awarded a $50,000 Driving Solutions grant for fueling innovation. How will the grant help further your work to get patients in underserved areas the care they need?With mobile technology at the forefront of innovation, do you have any predictions as to how healthcare will evolve over the next few years?
Duration: 8:06
Ting Shih is Founder and CEO of ClickMedix, a company that provides affordable and quality health services to underserved patients by enabling physicians to reach more patients through mobile phone and tablet-facilitated remote diagnosis. The mobile platform also provides remote training and supervision of their staff assistants, nurses, and health workers. ClickMedix has been used worldwide to reduce wait time for patients from months to less than 72 hours. The system allows physicians to serve 4-15 times more patients, as well as create a more skilled work force and new jobs for community-based and home-based healthcare services.

Website: www.clickmedix.com

Samaritan Breast Center, the first site in Ohio to offer Sonocine Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound (AWBUS)

Dr. Diane Anderson a Board Certified Radiologist specializing in Breast Imaging and the Co-Medical Director of Samaritan Breast Center in Dayton, Ohio
 the first site in Ohio to offer Sonocine Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound (AWBUS) joins eHealth Radio and the Cancer Prevention and Technology Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Diane Anderson discuss the following:Tell us a little about your practice and specialty.

What is the SonoCiné AWBUS™ technology and why did you choose to offer this breast screening examination?

Why do you think you are the first in the state to offer this exam?

Why is mammography not enough and who is a candidate for the exam?
I understand that there is an Ohio Breast Density Information Law that are forcing imaging facilities to tell women if they have dense breast tissue. Is this working and how do you feel about this?Why do you think women shy away from getting checked out and what age should they get these exams?Is this covered by insurance and how often should you get a breast exam?What is your advice to women for protecting their breast health?
Duration: 12:48
Dr. Diane Anderson is a Board Certified Radiologist specializing in Breast Imaging.  She is the Co-Medical Director of Samaritan Breast Center.
Dr. Anderson completed her radiology residency training at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, OH after obtaining her Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) degree from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, WV.
Dr. Anderson is dedicated to providing advanced breast cancer detection through the latest diagnostic imaging technology.
Samaritan Breast Center has a history of bringing the latest technology to breast imaging. They were the first fully digital mammographic center in the Dayton area. Additionally, they are the first site in Ohio to offer Sonocine Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound (AWBUS).
Dr. Anderson is a partner in Medical Radiologists Inc.  They were the first to bring stereotactic biopsy to the area in 2000. Additionally, they were the first to offer Breast MRI and Breast MRI biopsy.

Websites: www.sonocine.com | www.goodsamdayton.org

Dassault Systemes – The 3D healthcare experience

Samson Khaou Managing Director for Asia Pacific South, Dassault Systèmes a French based software company that is a 3D design software which enables 3D digital design, product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, social and collaboration solutions for engineers and designers across the globe joins eHealth Radio and the Health Care & Technology Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Samson Khaou discuss the following:What is Dassault Systemes?How does it fit into the healthcare space?Can you tell us more about The Living Heart project, where it is in use and the potential it has to help people?Dassault Systemes history is in enabling great engineering, how are you helping with breakthrough engineering in the healthcare space?What does Dassault Systemes have the power to do in the future?
Duration: 9:10
As the Managing Director of Dassault Systèmes in Asia Pacific South, Samson Khaou is responsible for the overall performance of the company in the region. This includes increasing local and regional market share, profitability, and operational efficiency. Khaou took on the role in 2011.
Khaou has over 25 years’ experience, joining Dassault Systèmes in 1989 where he was in charge of developing new technologies for CATIA Analysis products. During the first six years of his career in the R&D division, he conducted key development projects in Geometric Modeler. Khaou has gone on to hold numerous leadership positions within the company.
Prior to his current position, Khaou was the Managing Director of Dassault Systèmes, Industry Services in Europe for three years where he oversaw the major Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) V6 projects across Europe. During 2006 and 2007, Khaou was the General Manager of Dassault Systèmes Korea, establishing both the direct and indirect sales channels in Korea.
As a Technical Manager of Dassault Systemes’ Korea Branch office from 1999 to 2001, Khaou’s focus was to develop the service offerings for key automotive companies in Korea and China. Between 1995 and 1999, Khaou was assigned as a CATIA consultant in Korea (1995 to 1998) and then in China (1999), with the mission to support IBM’s business development in the Automotive and Shipbuilding industries.
Within Dassault Systèmes, Khaou led key PLM V5 implementation projects in Europe and in Japan, holding the positions of Senior Manager for PLM Solution for the Automotive Industry and Senior Manager for the High Technology Industry.
Khaou holds Master Degrees in both Mechanical Engineering and Production Engineering.

Website: www.3ds.com

New Advances in Diabetes Treatment: Insulin-Producing Cells That Could Replace Injections

Dr. Gerald Crabtree, Chief Operating Officer and Director at PharmaCyte Biotechnology, a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing targeted treatments for cancer and diabetes using its signature live-cell encapsulation technology, Cell-in-a-Box joins eHealth Radio and the Diabetes and Health News Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Gerald Crabtree discuss the following:In an effort to understand how the Melligen cells works, can you explain what happens to the pancreas in Type 1 diabetes?Why are liver cells such good candidates to replace the damaged cells in the pancreas?What have early lab trials shown?How does PharmaCyte’s Cell-in-the-Box help the melligen cells do their jobs?How will this technology help the lives of those patients living with Type 1 Diabetes?
Duration: 15:55
Dr. Gerald Crabtree is PharmaCyte’s Chief Operating Officer. Since 1985, Dr. Crabtree has been involved with various biopharmaceutical companies where he has alternatively supervised and coordinated the development of multiple drug candidates, prepared clinical protocols, investigator brochures, monographs, and research and review articles and served as project manager for development of major oncologic agents. He is a Member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and also is a past member of research grant review committees for the National Institute of Health and the American Cancer Society. Dr. Crabtree established and directed, from inception, a department that monitored and coordinated the development of oncologic and immunologic drugs from initial discovery through regulatory approval in a major pharmaceutical company and served as project manager for the development of the anticancer agent, Taxol®.
Dr. Crabtree received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and has published over 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is a National Cancer Institute of Canada Research Fellow. In addition, he served as Department Head of Molecular Pharmacology for the Nucleic Acid Research Institute, and prior to that as Associate Professor of Medicine with the Roger Williams Cancer Center at Brown University. Dr. Crabtree has also served as Director of Project Planning and Management (Oncology/Immunology) at Bristol-Myers Squibb and as Vice-President of Research and Development at ETEX Corporation.

Website: www.pharmacytebiotech.com

Improve Indoor Air Quality with Air Scrubber Plus

Tom Lozano, Executive Director of Air Scrubber Plus, the indoor air quality system that cleans the air and surfaces of the home joins eHealth Radio and the General Health & Health News Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Tom Lozano discuss the following:What are the dangers of poor indoor air quality and why should people be concerned about it?What are some things homeowners can do to improve their home's indoor air quality?How does Air Scrubber Plus work? What other health benefits do users of Air Scrubber Plus report? What is the connection between Air Scrubber Plus and NASA technology?
Duration: 11:47
Tom Lozano is executive director of Air Scrubber Plus®, a revolutionary indoor air quality system that launched nationally in the fall of 2013. Tom Lozano joined the Air Scrubber Plus® sales and marketing team in 2008 and has been actively involved in all relevant areas of the consumer indoor air quality marketplace since 1996.
The improvement of indoor air quality has been a personal mission of Tom Lozano's as a result of his own struggle with severe allergies. After installing the Air Scrubber Plus® system in his own home, Tom experienced life-changing relief from his debilitating allergy symptoms. The dramatic change prompted Tom Lozano to approach the manufacturers of Air Scrubber Plus®, and eventually he, and his business partner Allen Brasington, took over national and international sales and marketing to heating and cooling contractors and millions of consumers searching for cleaner air for their family.
During his tenure with Air Scrubber Plus®, Tom Lozano has helped Air Scrubber Plus realize double-digit growth. Tom Lozano's main goals are broad: to move the heating and cooling industry's technology forward through education and training. By bringing the breakthrough technology of Air Scrubber Plus® to the consumer/homeowner market, Tom Lozano aims for every home to enjoy the benefits of clean air without harsh chemicals or ineffective filter systems.
Tom Lozano earned a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy and religion from San Francisco State University in 1976. In 1996, he earned a theological degree from Bethel Theological Seminary in San Diego.

Website: www.AirScrubberPlus.com