{"id":1632,"date":"2019-05-10T15:48:18","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T22:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ascentblog.org\/?p=1632"},"modified":"2019-05-10T15:48:19","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T22:48:19","slug":"health-care-disrupters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ascentblog.org\/health-care-disrupters\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Care Disrupters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We\noften discuss how technology is changing the face of health care. It seems like\nas soon as an article is posted, there are new developments that push the\nenvelope even further. This is sure to continue as we are witnessing a\nfull-scale convergence between the technology and health care sectors. In some\ncases, changes aren\u2019t the result of technology at all, but human innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Health\nCare Industry is Attractive to Corporations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ascentblog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Corporations.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1633\" width=\"414\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascentblog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Corporations.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ascentblog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Corporations-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Apple\u2019s\nCEO Tim Cook recently declared that the company\u2019s biggest contribution to\nhumanity will be in the health care arena. Impressive words from a corporate\ngiant best known for the iPhone and MacBook, but he\u2019s got a point: the\ncompany\u2019s Apple Watch, which can track your pulse, call for help if you fall\nand assist you in getting into shape, has been a big hit. Apple is currently\nworking on health care applications for its iPhones, as well, and is attempting\nto connect to an increasing number of hospital medical records systems. Cook\nand others are keenly aware that health care represents 18 percent of the U.S.\neconomy and would like to cash in on all that potential revenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Health\ncare startup companies are amassing venture capital cash at a stunning rate \u2013\nover $20 billion last year alone, further evidence of the attractiveness of\ninvestments in health care and technology. Money isn\u2019t the only driving factor;\ndiscontentment with the current state of affairs is persuading others to\nadvocate for change. Rising health care costs and an increasing patient burden\nleave many fearing health care will be even more unaffordable in the future.\nThe issue has even become politically charged as evidenced by the Medicare for\nAll movement, which advocates for guaranteed health coverage for every\nAmerican. This all makes the industry ready for disruption \u2013 and corporations\nare ready to do just that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes,\nit\u2019s individuals who are boldly going where no others have gone before. Whether\nfocusing on new treatments for diseases or attempting to make health care more\naffordable, these people are focused on the big picture. A few notable names\ninclude Jennifer Doudna, a UC Berkeley professor who helped invent the\ngene-editing tool Crispr; Rushika Fernandopulle, the CEO of Iora Health, who is\npioneering a health care model that eschews medical insurance for a monthly\npayment plan (around $40-$50) paid by patients directly; and Steve Pearson,\nfounder of the nonprofit Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, a group\ndedicated to analyzing pharmaceutical costs and determining appropriate price\npoints for each drug. These and other innovators are playing just as big a role\nin changing the face of health care as technology. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We often discuss how technology is changing the face of health care. It seems like as soon as an article is posted, there are new developments that push the envelope even further. This is sure to continue as we are witnessing a full-scale convergence between the technology and health care sectors. 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