Comments on: Health 2.0 Wrap-up http://chilmarkresearch.com/2008/10/23/health-20-wrap-up/ Providing perspective on key IT trends in the healthcare sector Thu, 31 May 2012 17:36:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: ICMCC Newspage » Blog Archive » The Patient’s Voice http://chilmarkresearch.com/2008/10/23/health-20-wrap-up/#comment-1573 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:40:23 +0000 http://hitanalyst.wordpress.com/?p=689#comment-1573 [...] is only a small piece of what it takes to make a business successful.” (John Moore, Health 2.0 Wrap-up, Chilmark [...]

]]> By: Dmitriy Kruglyak http://chilmarkresearch.com/2008/10/23/health-20-wrap-up/#comment-1565 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:23:55 +0000 http://hitanalyst.wordpress.com/?p=689#comment-1565 IMHO, Joe the Plumber could not care less about “Health 2.0″ and all these guys running around hoping to cash in.

As a matter of fact Joe the Plumber probably does not pay too much attention to his own health until he gets sick. Drinking beer with his buddies, shooting quail and going to church takes precedence.

When Joe indeed gets sick his most likely use of technology is a Google (or Yahoo/MSN) search followed by random browsing of first few pages that pop up – to figure out what is happened to him. Then he may or may not go to his local doctor and hospital and then get displeased about the cash portion of his bill. Of course there is also the part of selecting the insurance plan for himself and his employee. Last things he is looking for are shiny new gadgets.

So much for “Health 2.0″. That crowd lives in alternate universe and is up for rude awakening once financial reality sets in.

]]> By: John http://chilmarkresearch.com/2008/10/23/health-20-wrap-up/#comment-1555 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:49:32 +0000 http://hitanalyst.wordpress.com/?p=689#comment-1555 Joe the plumber was not in the audience and for that matter the audience was for the most part comprised of Health 2.0 cheerleaders.

But that does not mean that Joe was not represented by some of the participants, or at least they are thinking abut Joe. Was particularly impressed with isis-inc.org. They are doing some very real, innovative things (maybe not for Joe, but his teenage daughter or son), and part of their product development process is spending a lot of time in the field simply observing how consumers use their mobiles.

As for Joe having some understanding of the paradigm shifts that may occur as part of all that is Health 2.0 or whatever you wish to call it, no Joe does not know. And Joe is not alone, even most stakeholders in the healthcare sector are not completely aware of what may happen here.

]]> By: ICMCC Newspage » Blog Archive » Health 2.0 Wrap-up http://chilmarkresearch.com/2008/10/23/health-20-wrap-up/#comment-1554 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:14:41 +0000 http://hitanalyst.wordpress.com/?p=689#comment-1554 [...] with their customers to force the policy changes needed. Very good and prescient comments.” Article John Moore, Chilmark Research, 23 October [...]

]]> By: Lodewijk Bos http://chilmarkresearch.com/2008/10/23/health-20-wrap-up/#comment-1553 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:13:59 +0000 http://hitanalyst.wordpress.com/?p=689#comment-1553 John, Lisa, not having been at the conference, but following it for the ICMCC Newspage, I wonder not only if Joe the Plumber is ready for the choices, but if Joe the Plumber has been asked what he wants from Health 2.0, even “worse” if he is aware of the paradigm shifts we are talking about?

]]> By: Lisa http://chilmarkresearch.com/2008/10/23/health-20-wrap-up/#comment-1552 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:01:05 +0000 http://hitanalyst.wordpress.com/?p=689#comment-1552 Hey John – felt the same way. Too many choices – reminded me of going to 7-eleven for a candy bar and getting overwhelmed by the choices. In which case, as the consumer, I’d usually leave.

Lots of energetic ideas and innovations, but is Joe the Plumber really ready for all these choices?

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