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HST.921 : Enabling Technology Innovation in Healthcare and Life Sciences Spring 2011 Mirena Bagur Julie Yoo Chandrika Samarth. The U.S. Healthcare IT market is projected to grow to $10B by 2015
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HST.921: Enabling Technology Innovation in Healthcare and Life Sciences Spring 2011 Mirena Bagur Julie Yoo Chandrika Samarth
The U.S. Healthcare IT market is projected to grow to $10Bby 2015 How will YOU participate in that growth? • Mobile health and the medical home • eHealth entrepreneurship • Future of disease management • Behavioral Modification & Wellness coaching • Social networking and virtual communities
HST.921 • Only class at Harvard or MIT solely focused on Healthcare IT • Innovation learning through hands-on problem solving of both business & technology challenges • Analyze healthcare IT marketplace in light of new government policies & healthcare reform bill • Work with healthcare industry experts as project mentors to gain real-world perspective
HST.921 – a step into the real world • Rich networking opportunities with industry thought leaders thru panel discussions/lectures • Exciting career opportunities in the Healthcare IT marketplace through connections with • - industry leaders • - course alumni • - local healthcare IT entrepreneurs • Meet and collaborate with a cross-disciplinary group of Harvard and MIT students • - medicine - law • - business - life sciences • - engineering - public health • - policy
Faculty • Dr. Steven Locke; Behavioral Health expert, NIH research grant funded recipient • Dr. Danny Sands; Physician, Sr. Medical Informatics Director at CISCO • Dr. F. X. Campion; Director Provider Programs at Outcome Inc. • Mirena Bagur; VP Sales & Mktg, iGetBetter Inc. • Win Burke; Serial Entrepreneur & CEO of Incentive Targeting
Past Speakers • Dr. John Glaser; CEO Siemens Health Services & formerly CIO at Partners Healthcare • Dr. John Halamka; CIO Caregroup • Dr. Karen Bell; Dept. of Health & Human Services • Jamie Heywood; Co-founder Patients Like Me • David Ahern; Director Robert Wood Johnson Health e-Technologies Initiative • Eugene Hill; SV Life Sciences (VC Firm) • Regina Herzlinger; HBS • David Judge, MA; Mass Gen Hospital • Stephen Hau; Founder, PatientKeeper
Past Projects • Atrius Health: Evaluate opportunities for improving care & self-management of diabetic patients through the use of cell-phone technology. • Dossia: Value Strategy (for Personal Health Records) • Symantec: Creating a safe, secure, system for patients and providers to share medical imaging remotely • Aetna:Engaging Consumers in Disease Management Programs through their Digital Lifestyles • Intel: Medication Management 2.0
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Affiliation with CIMIT A consortium of Boston teaching hospitals & engineering schools for fostering interdisciplinary collaboration in medicine, science & engineering, to improve patient care • Seeks solutions to unsolved clinical problems • Builds a strong and vibrant CIMIT community • Contribute to improved patient care through innovative leadership practices • Achieve financial sustainability by diversifying funding sources, and employing financial and operational best practices • Support CIMIT investigators by creating and sustaining and efficient operational and management system
FAQ • Course auditing • Project selection • Required readings • Required paper • School-specific credit • Work load • Attendance • Professional standards
Registration and Credits • MIT Students Go to WebSIS (student.mit.edu) and follow links to pre-registration. Add HST.921 and HST.923 to your pre-registration • Harvard Students https://crossreg.harvard.edu/OASIS/CrossReg/