Driven by demographic change, rising costs in the healthcare system and growing customer demands for patient-centered tools, the relevance of innovative Digital Health solutions is constantly growing. While many technologies are available on the market, there is still a lack of comprehensive solutions that support the patient across all his medical conditions and provide an integrated user experience throughout the patient's everyday life. Future Digital Health solutions will not only have to cross-link patient data across different devices and applications in order to enable better medical decisions, but also to create user experiences that address the patients' needs and help them to establish self-sustaining behaviors towards a healthier lifestyle.

1. Trends in Digital Health
and why you should care
Michael Weber, May 2014

2. We are all getting older

3. 2012 2050
2 billion people will be aged 60 or more by 2050
22 %
of world
population
10 %
of world
population
650
million
2
billion

4. Over the same
period the number of
people aged 80 or more will quadruple to
million

5. And we are getting sicker

6. Over
860 million
individuals worldwide
are suffering from
chronic diseases.

7. Individuals with diabetes worldwide (in millions)

8. Chronic diseases
are representing
of all annual deaths.

9. “For some countries, it is no exaggeration
to describe the situation as an impending
disaster; a disaster for health, for society,
and most of all for national economies”
- WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan

10. of health-care costs
are related to
chronic diseases

11. The annual economic impact on the U.S.
economy of the most common chronic
diseases is calculated to be more than ...

12. 12

13. Many chronic diseases
are lifestyle-related
Deaths per year:
6,0 million
2,8 million
3,2 million
2,5 million
Main risk factors:
Tobacco use
Unhealthy diet
Physical inactivity
Harmful use of alcohol

14. Today‘s health care systems
cannot solve these problems

15. But can technology?

16. Digital Health
is the convergence
of the digital and
genetics revolutions
with health and
healthcare.
- Paul Sonnier

17. © Vancive Medical Technologies

19. Empower individuals and patients to better
manage their conditions and life healthier lives.

20. Allow relatives and professional care givers to
more accurately monitor and coach chronic disease
patients and elderly individuals living independently

21. Lead the way toward a more personalized,
precise and cost-efficient medical care

22. Quantified Self
for nerds only?

23. 23
© Nicholas Felton

24. Sensors are everywhere
 Detect Earthquakes
 Machine monitoring
 Aircraft navigation
 Auto-rotate displays
 Game input
 Activity Tracking
 Sleep Analysis

25. Avoiding training injuries

26. Walking the Walk
Nike+ FuelBand

27. Heart rate, stress level and breathing
at the tip of your fingers © Azumio

28. The Dash In-ear
Computing

29. Wireless in ear headphone
Waterproof
Music player (1000 songs)
Fitness tracking (steps, cadence, pace, rotation, g-force, turns)
Body sensors (heart rate, heart rate variability, oxygen saturation, energy
spent, body temperature)
Distance
Kickstarter funded $3,390,551

30. Putting diabetes patients back in control

31. Cellnovo diabetes
management system

32. Proteus
Chip-in-a-pill
Improving the efficiency of existing
pharmaceutical treatments

33. Low adherence is
one of the biggest
challenges in
healthcare today
Source: Andree Bates, „Ensuring Profitable Patient Adherence Programs“, Eularis, March 2010

38. CE mark 2010
FDA clearance 2012

39. Taking care of loved ones
Helius Caregiver solution

40. Tailoring treatment
to each person individually
Digital
Medicines
Body
Sensors
Personal
Genomics
+ +

41. Universality
Interoperability
Commercial availability
Global reach
Joy of Use
Data Privacy
What does it take?

42. Government
Pharma companies
Insurance companies
Medical service providers
Technology companies
Start-ups
Who will win this race?

43. From prorietary platforms
to connected ecosystems

44. iWatch
Healthbook
(iOS8)
NikeFuel software
Nike+ platform

45. And who will you trust
with your health data?

46. Michael Weber
Email: mw@mw-info.de
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Digital Consultant
Working at the intersection of
business, design and technology
to create innovation and change.