frog and Fast Company: The Future of Health Care Is Social

By Tim Leberecht - October 6, 2009

Coinciding with the launch of the Health 2.0 conference in San Francisco, Fast Company.com today published a by-lined article produced by frog:

“In this feature article, frog design uses its people-centered design discipline to show how elegant health and life science technology solutions will one day become a natural part of our behavior and lifestyle. What you see here is the result of frog's ongoing collaboration with health-care providers, insurers, employers, consumers, governments, and technology companies.”

Gizmodo called it “very cool stuff” and further commented:

“The entire article is 9 pages of well-reasoned scenarios involve wireless devices galore, dynamic health monitoring and remote doctor consultation. Some of the technology looks to be lifted from Star Trek, but most of the ideas could be implemented tomorrow, should someone bankroll the cash, time and necessary legislation. (Keep in mind, US healthcare won't even acknowledge devices as practical as the iPhone.)”

This Thursday, Fast Company and frog are going to host a Twitter chat (noon EST) in which we will discuss the piece. Hashtag is #futureofhealthcare.

Comments (1)

I am of the view that in the

Elderly alert systems - June 10, 2010

I am of the view that in the future we will be concerned more and more about our health. In fact we will be obsessed with our health, particularly about our appearance and the color of our skin. I don’t think that we should be worried too much about these things. Unnecessary worry will lead to high blood pressure and this in turn will lead to various diseases. I would like to congratulate the author for writing such an excellent blog.