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Don Casey discusses the imperative to lower health care costs, the role of medical innovation, and his own predictions for the future of health care. (Requires Flash)March 22, 2011 Don Casey, WWHI's Chief Executive Officer, was interviewed at Health 2.0 in San Diego, CA. Casey discussed empowering people to take charge of their own health through their role as consumers and highlighted the Institute's efforts to lower health care costs through the acceleration of wireless health solutions and infrastructure independent care. Casey also commented on the importance of well-defined business models in spurring health care innovation and gave his predictions for the health care landscape over the next two years. Download Video:
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Ogg Watch Dr. Joseph Smith discuss WWHI's Sense4Baby fetal monitoring prototype with JuJu Chang / ABC NewsFebruary 15, 2011 Dr. Joseph Smith, WWHI's Chief Medical and Science Officer, spoke with JuJu Chang of ABC News at the mHealth Summit in Washington D.C., where she was interviewing organizations about the latest mobile health technologies – with a focus on global health. Smith highlighted the Institute's low-cost Sense4Baby prototype, which leverages wireless technology to measure fetal heart rate and uterine contractions. Smith further discussed the ability to bring "infrastructure independent" health care to mothers regardless of where they live. Enlarge+Download Video:
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Ogg Watch WWHI's 2010 year in review highlightsDecember 17, 2010 2010 was a watershed year for WWHI, as it recruited its inaugural world-class leadership team, including Don Casey (CEO), Dr. Joe Smith (Chief Medical Officer and Chief Science Officer), and Dr. Mohit Kaushal (EVP of Strategy). Gary and Mary West made additional commitments to the Institute for expanded internal R&D, bringing total funding from the pioneering philanthropists to over $100M. WWHI also catalyzed the emerging field of wireless health by hosting a number of key events, including Congressional Demo Day and the first Health Care Innovation Day in Washington DC. And before year end, WWHI announced the development its first engineered prototype, Sense4Baby™, a non-invasive wireless device for fetal and maternal monitoring. The precedent has been set for an exciting 2011 – stay tuned! Enlarge+Download Video:
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Ogg Aneesh Chopra, U.S. CTO, on Innovation and Technology in Health CareAugust 18, 2010 Aneesh Chopra, U.S. CTO, talks about the intersection of innovation and technology in health care during his address to the Commonwealth Club of California. Chopra highlights catalysts including WWHI who are working to "spur breakthroughs that can be commercialized and delivered patient by patient" to lower costs and improve quality. Enlarge+Download Video:
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Ogg San Diego: Global Center of Health Care InnovationJuly 19, 2010 Gary West: "I'm firmly convinced that San Diego is the right place, at the right time, to give birth to a new American industry." Enlarge+Download Video:
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Ogg Infrastructure IndependenceApril 28, 2010 Don Casey and Dr. Joe Smith talk about the opportunity to create infrastructure independent health care with the power to deliver "the right treatment, at the right time… wherever people are." Enlarge+ |