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HST.921: Enabling Technology
Innovation in
Healthcare and Life Sciences
Spring 2011
Mirena Bagur
Julie Yoo
Chandrika Samarth
The U.S. Healthcare IT market is
projected to grow to $10B by 2015
How will YOU participate in that growth?
Mobile health and the medical home
eHealth entrepreneurship
Future of disease management
Behavioral Modification & Wellness coaching
Social networking and virtual communities
HST.921
Only class at Harvard or MIT solely focused on
Healthcare IT
Innovation learning through hands-on problem
solving of both business & technology challenges
Analyze healthcare IT marketplace in light of new
government policies & healthcare reform bill
Work with healthcare industry experts as project
mentors to gain real-world perspective
HST.921 – a step into the real world
Rich networking opportunities with industry thought leaders
thru panel discussions/lectures
Exciting career opportunities in the Healthcare IT marketplace
through connections with
- industry leaders
- course alumni
- local healthcare IT entrepreneurs
Meet and collaborate with a cross-disciplinary group of Harvard
and MIT students
- medicine
- law
- business
- life sciences
- engineering
- public health
- policy
Faculty
Dr. Steven Locke; Behavioral Health expert, NIH
research grant funded recipient
Dr. Danny Sands; Physician, Sr. Medical Informatics
Director at CISCO
Dr. F. X. Campion; Director Provider Programs at
Outcome Inc.
Mirena Bagur; VP Sales & Mktg, iGetBetter Inc.
Win Burke; Serial Entrepreneur & CEO of Incentive
Targeting
Past Speakers
Dr. John Glaser; CEO Siemens Health Services &
formerly CIO at Partners Healthcare
Dr. John Halamka; CIO Caregroup
Dr. Karen Bell; Dept. of Health & Human Services
Jamie Heywood; Co-founder Patients Like Me
David Ahern; Director Robert Wood Johnson
Health e-Technologies Initiative
Eugene Hill; SV Life Sciences (VC Firm)
Regina Herzlinger; HBS
David Judge, MA; Mass Gen Hospital
Stephen Hau; Founder, PatientKeeper
Testimonials….
Past Projects
Atrius Health: Evaluate opportunities for improving care &
self-management of diabetic patients through the use of
cell-phone technology.
Dossia: Value Strategy (for Personal Health Records)
Symantec: Creating a safe, secure, system for patients
and providers to share medical imaging remotely
Aetna: Engaging Consumers in Disease Management
Programs through their Digital Lifestyles
Intel: Medication Management 2.0
Course Video
Course Video
Affiliation with CIMIT
A consortium of Boston teaching hospitals & engineering
schools for fostering interdisciplinary collaboration in
medicine, science & engineering, to improve patient care
Seeks solutions to unsolved clinical problems
Builds a strong and vibrant CIMIT community
Contribute to improved patient care through innovative
leadership practices
Achieve financial sustainability by diversifying funding sources,
and employing financial and operational best practices
Support CIMIT investigators by creating and sustaining and
efficient operational and management system
FAQ
Course auditing
Project selection
Required readings
Required paper
School-specific credit
Work load
Attendance
Professional standards
Registration and Credits
MIT Students
Go to WebSIS (student.mit.edu) and follow links to
pre-registration. Add HST.921 and HST.923 to your
pre-registration
Harvard Students
https://crossreg.harvard.edu/OASIS/CrossReg/
Questions and Discussion