Obstacles and Opportunities with Connecting Physicians and Patients through Smart Technology

Episode Takeaways

1. Remote patient monitoring became part of the SOP of care during the height of the COVID epidemic – but in the shadow of the national quarantine, is an emphasis on connecting physicians and patients through smart technologies here to stay? Zachary Fink, co-founder and CEO of Vytrac offers an assessment of the obstacles and opportunities.
2. Tracing his family background – his father a physician, mother a health IT executive, a sister a nurse and his background as an in-the-trenches EMT, Zack Fink reflects on how seeing the healthcare process from multiple points of patient care led him to realize that remote monitoring supports better outcomes.
3. Remote patient monitoring isn’t a replacement for in-office care – it augments the commitments of the physician to address proactive healthcare and leads to better outcomes. Zack addresses how varying levels of technology – smartphones and simple and convenient tools –reduce chronic and non-communicable disease risks.
4. Use of face recognition technology makes the complex simple – especially for people who find technology more challenging to navigate, whether due to language or anxiety around using newer technology. Zack and Gil review the options to make extended care more accessible for physicians and their patients.
5. Zackary Fink outlines how Vytrac is championing the needs of physicians involved in primary care, participating in decentralized clinical trials, and the more pressing needs of people managing cancer care and rare disorders. Remote patient monitoring addresses clinical priorities and pressing needs of people with high-level care needs.

Gil Bashe

Managing Partner, Chair Global Health, FINN Partners
Twitter: @Gil_Bashe
LinkedIn: Gil Bashe

Gregg Masters

Founder & Managing Director, Health Innovation Media
Twitter: @GreggMastersMPH
LinkedIn: Gregg Masters, MPH