#014 The Nudge Factor in Digital Health with Dr Phillipp Kurtz from Famedly

Communication in hospitals is key, it can impact how much medication a patient gets and what their next stage in treatment is. So why do we still see so many handwritten scribbles and notes around hospitals? Relying on easy-to-read handwriting and hoping no one accidentally throws the note away! Then if there is proper digital communication via email or IM, data protection is not taken seriously. This begs a separate question. The healthcare industry is quite old and somewhat set in its ways. If we do create a new solution, how can we encourage adoption from the healthcare professionals who are the end users? That is the discussion this week with Dr Phillipp Kurtz, co-founder of Famedyl, a decentralized application that is transforming the way healthcare professionals collaborate and share data. He discussed how, with the power of push notifications and nudging, they encourage clinicians to take the right actions. We learned how to get buy-in from the different stakeholders who adopt this technology, and how they created a solution which improved communication in hospitals which makes a real impact. To learn more about how communication is changing in healthcare and how this new technology is being implemented, check this episode out!