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madokie

(51,076 posts) Tue Apr 30, 2013, 04:44 AM Apr 2013

Did anyone catch this segment with Brian Williams

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=r13uYs7jglg

On how a smart phone can help to monitor ones health in real time

This is awesome

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Did anyone catch this segment with Brian Williams (Original Post) madokie Apr 2013 OP

Wow! Some money grabbers will refuse to use it. It could revolutionize mfcorey1 Apr 2013 #1

I never catch anything with Brian Williams malaise Apr 2013 #2

I never watch anything with Brian Williams either madokie Apr 2013 #3

Wots TV? Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2013 #4

I would like to see these phones become more reliable canoeist52 Apr 2013 #5

Very cool. I know there's already a movement that's pushing toward patient centered care, which spicegal Apr 2013 #6

mfcorey1

(11,001 posts)

1. Wow! Some money grabbers will refuse to use it. It could revolutionize

Reply to madokie (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2013, 04:53 AM

Apr 2013

the decrease in medical costs.

malaise

(268,998 posts)

2. I never catch anything with Brian Williams

Reply to madokie (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2013, 04:57 AM

Apr 2013

but I watched because you posted it. Awesome indeed

madokie

(51,076 posts)

3. I never watch anything with Brian Williams either

Reply to malaise (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 30, 2013, 04:59 AM

Apr 2013

This was sent to me by email or I wouldn't have seen it. Now that I have I'm happy I did

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,001 posts)

4. Wots TV?

Reply to madokie (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 30, 2013, 05:39 AM

Apr 2013

canoeist52

(2,282 posts)

5. I would like to see these phones become more reliable

Reply to madokie (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2013, 06:18 AM

Apr 2013

and the wireless systems better able to handle the information traffic, before I would depend on them totally for healthcare. Imagine a dropped call in the middle of an urgent echo cardiogram.

spicegal

(758 posts)

6. Very cool. I know there's already a movement that's pushing toward patient centered care, which

Reply to madokie (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2013, 06:23 AM

Apr 2013

empowers patients to be more involved in managing their healthcare, since patients are currently the most under utilized resource. The only down side I see, which is seems inevitable in this high tech age, is job loss. In other words, there go all sorts of med tech and office support jobs, not to mention nurses, even doctors and others.

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