Finally, we have posted all the pictures from the opening party. More than one hundred people came to celebrate the opening of the first Hello Health office. The office is located at 105 Berry Street, Brooklyn, NY.
Here’s what The Gothamist and animalnewyork.com have to say about the controversy…
A must-read on the Wall Street Journal Health Blog…
+”Healthcare is local and its a cottage industry- there will be lots of expirimentation and failures before we see real improvement— the consumer will come to the forefront- Technology is the enabler—technology is not the end game”- David Gruber— J and J
“What will drive customers to adopt is the value proposition. The product/service does not exist if customers don’t buy it”…. David Gruber J.and J
“The docs as a community have to come to consensus— you need science that referenced and it needs to change the docs income”
“The chronological mindset of doctors — oldset and new mind set- not age set”
“Access to information will lower costs”
“Stenghen the physician! More tools — better decisions- less the burden”
“The industy is informational — but the reimbursement is physical-”
“$300 Billion dollars of waste— wow what a market…” Jim Sweeney
“15 million women looking after 2 sets of parents— an unserved market”
“Onstar- a monitored car costs less than unmonitored on warranty… Will Google and or Microsoft be the repository for this data.. Do consumers need and or want a PHR— . Healthcare consumers want to be told whats next..Can we put personal tools into the consumers hands… See what they will do with them..” Don Jones- Qualcomm
“Can some on please develop the Quicken of health care?” Paul Jacobs- CEO Qualcomm
“Where are the successful examples from the consumer world-Apple- Nike— the world wide marathon— social interaction is necessary..”
“We will al be nodes on the web— constantly being monitored..”