Hi!I’m @mdbraberDigital Health Strategist

1.What did you do?2.How did you do it?3.What did you learn?

Quantified Self

New senses

Source: http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Social-Life-of-Health-Info.aspx

• 7 out of 10 doing some kind of self tracking

• 60% of U.S. adults are tracking weight, diet or exercise

• 1/3 of adults are tracking some other indicator or symptom; 1/3 of caregivers are monitoring health indicators for loved ones

• 50% of all self-trackers are only tracking "in their heads"

• 1/5 are using technology

• 62% of adults with >2 chronic conditions is self-tracking

- 2/3 of those who track don't share- 1/3 are sharing: 50% w/ family 50% w/ caregiver

- 34% of self trackers affected health decision- 40% led to asking their doctor a new question- 46% changed overall approach to health

Sharing?

Source: http://www.rockhealth.com

Source: http://www.rockhealth.com

Funding categories

Data ≠ Insight

Insight ≠ Value

Forecasting = Unreliable

Implementation = HardSource: David Shaywitz http://www.medgadget.com/2013/02/futuremed-day-4-field-trips-kurzweil-and-entrepreneurship.html

The missing actuators

“The diabetes paradox”or: measuring still sucks.

Owning / licensing data

self quantificationvs.

self qualification

Self-tracking data is not generalizable

Data needs a soul:context + peers

1. Data ≠ insight

2. The missing actuators

3. “The diabetes paradox” (measuring sucks)

4. Owning / licensing data

5. Self quantification vs. self-qualification

6. Self-tracking data is not generalizable

7. Data needs a soul: context + peers

QS challenges:

Thanks!I’m @mdbraberDigital Health Strategist

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