Medical Avatar “Leading a New Era of Discovery” at Mount Sinai’s SINAInnovations Conference

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Medical Avatar at SINAInnovations 2014

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The SINAInnovations 2014 Live Webcast

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(New York, NY – November 18, 2014) The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is hosting its third annual SINAInnovations conference. This year’s theme “Engineering and Medicine” includes keynote addresses, short talks, lunchtime breakout sessions and demos in areas focusing on breakthroughs in material science, nanotechnologies and imaging; advances in genomics technologies; mobile application development and wearable technologies; cultivating how medicine and engineering interface and how advances in engineering are transforming medicine, biology and global health.[/vc_column]

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Medical Avatar LLC is a proud exhibitor of the 2014 SINAInnovations conference. Based in New York City, Medical Avatar offers best-in-class mobile health solutions to help payers and providers improve outcomes and reduce the costs of care. Its evidence-based interventions have been demonstrated in published studies to change and significantly improve health behaviors in chronic disease patients.

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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
1468 Madison Avenue, Stern Auditorium
New York, NY 10029
http://icahn.mssm.edu/sinainnovations
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Seeing a Better You: Introducing the Oakwood Health Cube

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An incredible new way to measure your health

Is your bathroom scale really the best way to see if you’re healthy?
Do fitness or nutrition trackers give you a complete picture of your health and appearance?

 

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Oakwood Health Cube
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Health Cube scan of Rheanne's body measurements
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DEARBORN, MICHIGAN (JULY 15, 2014)   Step into the exclusive Oakwood Health Cube to scan your body in five seconds and see a true measure of your health – not just your weight. Then download your information into the Oakwood Medical Avatar mobile app and track your progress over time.

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The Oakwood Health Cube creates a 3-D model that matches your appearance and records accurate measurements of your neck, chest, biceps, waist, hip, thighs, and calves. Health metrics are also tracked, including your weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), and Waist-to-hip Ratio (WHR).
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See a better you

Oakwood Healthcare is here to help

Download the Oakwood Medical Avatar app to see your 3-D models and measurements at any time, follow recommended training plans, and connect directly with Oakwood doctors and services. You will see real quantitative change in your body and be motivated to follow your fitness and nutrition plans.

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Oakwood Healthcare

Visit the Oakwood Wellness Center-Dearborn

Monday through Friday: 5am-9pm
Saturday and Sunday: 8am-6pm

Location: Map and Directions
URL: http://www.oakwood.org/wellness
Phone: (313) 791-4347
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About Oakwood Healthcare

Oakwood Healthcare is an independent, not-for-profit health care organization committed to improving the health and well-being of the individuals and communities in Wayne County. As one of the largest employers in the county, Oakwood provides acute, specialty, primary and preventative care services backed by excellence in research and education. With four acute care hospitals and more than 60 outpatient facilities, Oakwood’s 9,000 employees and 1,300 physicians represent nearly every medical and surgical specialty and subspecialty. Oakwood was also a finalist for the 2011 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. [/vc_column] [vc_column width=”1/2″]

About Perfetch LLC

Combining “perfect” and “match”, Perfetch is dedicated to creating solutions that perfectly match our customers’ needs. Perfetch LLC is a premiere leader in bringing 3-D scanning technology to the health and fitness industry. Precise measurement accuracy and rapid speed of the scanning process are key performance differentiators from any other system being released on the market. Perfetch is dedicated to offering state-of-the-art technology with the highest possible customer value. [/vc_column] [/vc_row]

Crain’s New York Features Medical Avatar

Virgil Wong, CEO of Medical Avatar, was interviewed for today’s issue of Crain’s Health Pulse, a daily newsletter published by Crain’s New York. A brief quotation from the publication reads:

[dt_quote type=”blockquote” font_size=”normal” background=”plain”]Columbia researcher Virgil Wong started Medical Avatar to encourage patient engagement with their electronic health records. Just 1% to 2% of patients engage with their EHRs, he said, because when a patient logs in, he sees the same data as doctors. “You’re seeing test results and raw data—there’s a lot of interpretation required, and a lack of ability to use the data in a meaningful way,” he added. Medical Avatar creates systems that pull EHR data onto a virtual model of the patient’s body, creating a visual history of symptoms or procedures. This approach also gets patients more emotionally invested in their own care, thanks to something called the self-reference effect, said Mr. Wong. “Having patients using their own body as a model makes it a little more relatable and easier to process,” he said.[/dt_quote]

Crain’s New York is a leading print and online publication that offers breaking news stories, detailed statistics, and market analysis on over a dozen key New York industries. Crain’s Health Pulse is a daily newsletter on the business of health care.

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[dt_list_item image=””]January 6th Issue Featuring Medical Avatar (subscription required)[/dt_list_item]
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