{"id":95552,"date":"2010-11-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-15T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2010\/11\/15\/the-future-of-health-care-robots-and-networks\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:17:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:17:41","slug":"the-future-of-health-care-robots-and-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2010\/11\/15\/the-future-of-health-care-robots-and-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of Health Care: Robots and Networks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We all know the grim statistics: chronic disease is exploding in the U.S. while the number of primary care health professionals declines. But what are we going to <i>do <\/i>about it?<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most radical idea I&#8217;ve heard recently was proposed at one of the most staid events I&#8217;ve attended: the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.connected-health.org\/events\/symposium-2010.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connected Health Symposium<\/a>. Roll the tape:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joe Kvedar also blogged the speech: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/chealthblog.connected-health.org\/2010\/10\/26\/emotional-automation-bonding-with-technology-to-improve-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emotional Automation<\/a>: Bonding with Technology to Improve Health.&#8221; Check out this idea:<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"full is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Can we set up systems that are extensions of our providers that will allow patients to feel cared for <b><i>by their doctor<\/i><\/b> but be interacting with a piece of software or a robot?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continuing this theme of interaction with inanimate objects, watch David Rose talk about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vitality.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GlowCaps <\/a>and other enchanted objects at <a href=\"http:\/\/centerforinnovation.mayo.edu\/transform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mayo Transform 2010<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or just read his fantastic <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/davidrose\/status\/1996458387570688\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">summary <\/a>in 131 characters:<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"full is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Smartphone health apps won&#8217;t be used daily. Self-report fails. Texting programs annoy. Enchanted objects will have the most impact.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now for the third idea: Hands-on care by health professionals can&#8217;t scale.<strong> <\/strong>One-on-one advice from professional intermediaries, like librarians, can&#8217;t scale. Networked peer support, research, and advice can scale. In other words: <strong>Altruism scales. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My inspiration for this idea comes directly from the work of <a href=\"http:\/\/connectedthebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler<\/a>, who observe that <a href=\"..\/archives\/2010\/10\/building-a-research-agenda-for-participatory-medicine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">altruism spreads<\/a> in networks, but I&#8217;m adding <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Experts\/Susannah-Fox.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">my deep knowledge<\/a> of consumer behavior online, which most recently got pushed and prodded on a <a href=\"http:\/\/e-patients.net\/archives\/2010\/11\/connected-health-patient-networks-panel.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">panel about patient communities<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can a mobile device be a comfort object, akin to Joe&#8217;s pet rocks and Tamagotchi? (See also: the teens example in <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Commentary\/2010\/September\/The-Power-of-Mobile.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Power of Mobile<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is it possible to quantify <a href=\"http:\/\/e-patients.net\/archives\/2010\/09\/what-is-the-roi-on-love.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the return on investment on love<\/a>, whether it&#8217;s delivered in person, over the phone, through a screen, or&#8230; who knows what&#8217;s next?<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Is it time to bond with technology to improve health? <\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A radical proposal for saving health care (use robots) meets a parallel approach (use 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