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David Pitino Discusses Medical Technology Innovation and Affordability

Jun 28, 2019

David Pitino is a health technology researcher who started the Abilities Research Center in Mount Sinai. In this episode, he discusses innovation in the health tech industry, and how such technology and the industry overall can be improved.

 

Top three takeaways:

  1. Communicating with your end user is critically important in solving challenges with medical technologies.
  2. One major improvement in most medical technologies is the increase in affordability of these technologies for patients.
  3. Improving the industry and technology is more important than monetary gain.

 

[0:00] Ladan introduces the episode and David Pitino

[0:45] Summary of opportunities and barriers in the technological and innovation space

[3:30] It is important for developers to speak with the user of their technology

[4:45] Pitino discusses his partnership with Not Impossible Labs and how they “solve absurdities”, gives example of person who cannot afford eye-tracker technology

[7:30] Impact is not measured in monetary value but in how industries are improved and how technology is made more affordable for patients