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Re: Kinected HealthIT?

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Post by snos » Tue, Dec 07, 2010, 5:32 PM UTC

mikecuesta wrote: post #5

A think a key success factor to health IT really becoming a part of our every day lives is the ability for healthcare platforms to aggregate data from hundreds of input sources to create real intelligence around healthcare. The Kinect would surely add an interesting twist on augmenting all of that data.

Couldn't agree more. I'd like to see more devices capture/sync (rather than merely display) data.

I've been hacking on a project like that -- WiiScale is a Mac app that sends your weight (captured from a Wii BalanceBoard) to Google Health. Since it knows your height, it gives a realtime visualization of your BMI while you're on the scale.

Video/Download here: http://snosrap.com/wiiscale/ Source: http://code.google.com/p/wiiscale/

Re: Kinected HealthIT?

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Post by clstrfckr » Tue, Dec 07, 2010, 5:51 PM UTC

snos wrote: post #11

mikecuesta wrote: post #5

A think a key success factor to health IT really becoming a part of our every day lives is the ability for healthcare platforms to aggregate data from hundreds of input sources to create real intelligence around healthcare. The Kinect would surely add an interesting twist on augmenting all of that data.

Couldn't agree more. I'd like to see more devices capture/sync (rather than merely display) data. I've been hacking on a project like that -- WiiScale is a Mac app that sends your weight (captured from a Wii BalanceBoard) to Google Health. Since it knows your height, it gives a realtime visualization of your BMI while you're on the scale. Video/Download here: http://snosrap.com/wiiscale/ Source: http://code.google.co…

The next step for HealthIT (after widespread adoption of robust EHR/PHR systems) is capturing data from a variety of devices in order to monitor health in real time. This includes everything from BMI to blood sugar levels to heart rate and even more complex data from implanted monitoring devices. It's really invigorating to finally see this ultra-connected future approaching over the horizon.

Re: Kinected HealthIT?

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Post by clstrfckr » Tue, Dec 07, 2010, 5:52 PM UTC

snos wrote: post #11

mikecuesta wrote: post #5

A think a key success factor to health IT really becoming a part of our every day lives is the ability for healthcare platforms to aggregate data from hundreds of input sources to create real intelligence around healthcare. The Kinect would surely add an interesting twist on augmenting all of that data.

Couldn't agree more. I'd like to see more devices capture/sync (rather than merely display) data. I've been hacking on a project like that -- WiiScale is a Mac app that sends your weight (captured from a Wii BalanceBoard) to Google Health. Since it knows your height, it gives a realtime visualization of your BMI while you're on the scale. Video/Download here: http://snosrap.com/wiiscale/ Source: http://code.google.co…

Oh and excellent work on the wiiscale and the PHR... Nice to know we have some fellow HIT hackers here. Cheers.

Re: Kinected HealthIT?

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Post by jonhendry » Tue, Dec 07, 2010, 6:12 PM UTC

smoody wrote: post #2

Speaking of Kinect and health... am I the only one worried about the potential health impact of having bright pinpoints of infrared light beamed directly into our eyes for long periods of time? Just because we can't perceive the light doesn't mean it can't damage our eyes, right? Or am I wrong?

I doubt it's anywhere near as intense as, say, a 30" LCD's backlight, let alone stage lighting, or daylight. It's not a laser pointer, it's just IR.

Re: Kinected HealthIT?

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Post by jonhendry » Tue, Dec 07, 2010, 6:18 PM UTC

cyanbane wrote: post #7

smoody wrote: post #2

Speaking of Kinect and health... am I the only one worried about the potential health impact of having bright pinpoints of infrared light beamed directly into our eyes for long periods of time? Just because we can't perceive the light doesn't mean it can't damage our eyes, right? Or am I wrong?

2 things I would love to know: Are there other commercially available cameras that already do this out 'in the wild' (ie am I already hit with these daily, I just don't know it)? What are the health implications of it (if any)?

Security cameras use IR illuminating LEDs. At the lab where I work we have video eye-tracking hardware that uses a 4x6 array of IR LEDs to illuminate the subject's eyes.

I don't think it's a problem unless you get into significant intensities, as per a >1 mW laser.