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Why We Need to Bend the Healthcare Cost Curve

Healthcare, medical device software development

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. There’s a lot of discussion about ways to “bend the healthcare cost curve.”  What do people mean by that, and why do we need to bend it? I like to answer that question by showing […]

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Gamification of the Healthcare Industry and its Implications

Healthcare, medical device software development

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Gamification is the application of elements of video games, game-thinking and game-mechanics to enable one to solve everyday real-life problems. In the business and social environment, it is used to develop skills, change behaviors and […]

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Wireless Sensors and Mobile Apps in Healthcare

Healthcare, mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. When you combine cheap sensors with the computing power and interface capabilities of modern iPhones and Android smartphones, you can get powerful mobile diagnostics.  When you add in smartphones’ data transmission capabilities to feed data […]

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VGBio Vitalink: Medical Wearable Sensors & Mobile Apps

FDA, Healthcare, mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. One of the trends from the 2012 MHealth Summit I briefly touched on last week was the growing number of Bluetooth and wifi enabled wearable medical devices.  I think this trend will become extremely important […]

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Lean Ideas for Healthcare Startups

Healthcare, lean startup

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Bernhard Kappe, Orthogonal’s CEO, gave a talk at the new healthcare startup accelerator Healthbox, and tailored his Lean Startup presentation for medical innovators. Healthbox is a new Chicago based healthcare centric accelerator program that started […]

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The Changing Landscape of Healthcare Analytics

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