M3 Clinician Wins Venture+ Forum Contest at 5th Annual mHealth Summit

WASHINGTON D.C. – (December 19, 2013) – M3 Clinician was selected by an expert panel of judges as the winner of the 2013 Venture+ Forum pitch contest for startups at the mHealth Summit in Washington D.C. Presented by HIMSS Media, the Venture+ Forum offers a unique platform for showcasing transformative technology and for exploring investment opportunities to bring healthcare innovations to market.  The Venture+ Forum is focused on promoting business-building collaborations and fostering healthcare innovation by connecting investors, entrepreneurs and strategic partners.

M3 Clinician helps providers detect and manage mental health conditions in primary care settings. Its mental health solution is reimbursable and helps clinicians identify persistent and challenging illnesses which, when left unmanaged, double the cost of treating diabetes, cardiac, lung and other chronic diseases.

“There has never been a more exciting time to be an entrepreneur or investor in the mobile health and wellness space,” said Rich Scarfo, Vice President, Events at HIMSS Media and Director of the mHealth Summit. “M3 Clinician delivers an inexpensive, web-based mental health screening tool to detect often misdiagnosed or under-recognized mental health symptoms in patients and represents one of today’s most promising solutions for reducing costs, improving patient care and outcomes and transforming healthcare delivery.”

“Most mental health care is provided by primary care physicians.  M3 Clinician provides the tools they need to improve quality and reduce costs,” said Steve Daviss, MD, M3’s chief medical information officer.

At the Venture+ Forum 11 pre-selected companies were given the opportunity to pitch their products, services and solutions to a panel of leading experts in healthcare investment, business and technology.

Selected as this year’s winner, M3 received:

• An opportunity to present at the 2013 mHealth Summit on the Innovation Zone Stage
• Two full access passes for the 2014 HIMSS annual conference and the Venture+ Forum taking place at HIMSS14 on Sunday, February 23rd at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Florida
• A company feature in a HIMSS Media publication and Venture+ Forum e-newsletter and website
• A “Year in Review” key presentation opportunity at the 2014 mHealth Summit

“M3 emerged as the winner of this competition because their clinical data demonstrated major benefits to patients, they had solved for reimbursement, and they were open to bringing on board the seasoned business executive that they knew their business would need to succeed,” said Andrew Farquharson, Venture+ Forum judge and co-founder of VentureHealth. “They were filling a major gap with an effective tool that saved time for clinicians and dramatically improved prospects for patients suffering from mental illness.”

 “It is an incredible honor to have M3 recognized as the 2013 Venture+ Forum winner. Through the Venture+ Forum, the HIMSS organization is boldly confronting perplexing and difficult health problems with evidence-based mobile solutions,” said Michael Byer, CEO and co-founder of M3Clinician. “We are grateful to HIMSS and the mHealth Summit for making the effort to feature a technology solution like ours.”

The forum, which kicked off with a keynote address from Jack Young, Director of the Qualcomm Life Fund at Qualcomm Ventures explored key trends in digital healthcare and investment, including growing opportunities in wearable devices and big data in health such as claims data, EMR data, genomic data, consumer demographics, social (behavioral) and real time (biometrics) data.

HIMSS is now seeking company applications for Venture+ Forum at HIMSS14. Apply online today:https://gust.com/entrepreneur-conference/ventureplusforum/apply

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About the mHealth Summit

The 2013 mHealth Summit, the global convener of the expanding mobile health ecosystem, explored the disruptions, challenges and opportunities of the expanding integration of mobile and wireless technologies into the healthcare system, and in consumer and patient engagement, for the delivery of better health outcomes. The 5th Annual mHealth Summit took place December 8-11, 2013 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in the Washington, D.C. area. The mHealth Summit is presented by HIMSS, in partnership with the National Institutes of Health, the mHealth Alliance and the Foundation for the NIH. The Venture+ Forum, presented at the mHealth Summit by HIMSS Media, was convened in strategic partnership with Springboard Enterprises, StartUp Health and UP Global. For information about the 2014 Summit, please visit: www.mhealthsummit.org

About M3 Information, L.L.C. 

M3 Information is a Rockville, Maryland, based company creating health information technology solutions to improve the lives of people with mental health and substance use conditions. M3 Clinician, the company’s most popular product, is NCQA approved and uses secure mobile health and web-based technologies to deliver behavioral health risk assessments and progress tracking information to clinicians.  The company also developed WhatsMyM3, a mobile app and whatsmym3.com, an Internet-based risk screen for home use.  Health care providers rely on M3Clinician.com, a browser-based portal and mobile app. For more information on M3 please visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ex7syaOELk

Mobile Apps Showdown at CES 2014

 I will be attending again the Mobile Apps Showdown at CES 2014 on January 9, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  As in previous years I will also take part in judging the best of the best mobile apps. 

According to the CES recent report, by the end of this year, about 50 billion mobile apps will have been downloaded.  So it is indeed exciting to know some of the semi-finalists.  For lack of space, I decided to list only some that are offered for free.

Smart Document Scanner

Developer’s Description: Smart Document Scanner is the app that will help you manage your documents, enabling you to scan, scan to PDF, sync, OCR, file and enhance the final scanning result of notes, receipts, invoices, prescriptions, meeting minutes, whiteboards and much more.

Glasses.com

Developer’s Description: The glasses.com app is changing the way people browse, try and buy eyewear.

With 3Dfit technology, the glasses.com app allows users to virtually try on thousands of brand-name frames, each sized to scale on a 3D model of their face. Shoppers can compare frames with side-by-side images, select favorites, and share with family and friends via Facebook, Twitter or email.

True3Dudio

Developer’s Description: True3Daudio – Music Player

Gabrieli – Canzoni e Sonate (Venice, 1608) Imagine a new music experience – as real as being there yourself!

In 1608 the famous Giovanni Gabrieli composed a beautiful concert for the unique acoustics in the Saint Marcus church in Venice, and it has been a favorite of many music lovers ever since.

Its first public appearance was post-humous in 1615. However only now you can enjoy this concert, with a truly remarkable authentic reproduction in 3D spatial sound – based on the True3Daudio technology in the Intelligent Headset by GN Store Nord.

Together with Newcastle University, International Centre of Music Studies, we present this first-of- its-kind app.

In this first release, you can move your avatar on the floor plan of the church, and next release will use your actual movements, so if you close your eyes you can almost..

FEEL THE SOUND MOVE YOU! 

Cliiiimb

Developer’s Description: Cliiiimb is an innovative combination of wearable technology and a compelling iPhone app that brings real-time King of the Mountain data to Strava users when they need it most: during their segment, not after. Users can run or ride against a virtual training partner or a previous personal best from segment leader boards. The app tracks your progress while the hardware gives you real- time audio and visual feedback on your position and progress. 

Zubie

Developer’s Description: Zubie makes driving safer, easier and less expensive. The Zubie app uses data collected from the Zubie Key (free with service), which is a hardware device that plugs into the OBD port of your car and monitors your driving and your cars health.

Perfect365

Developer’s Description: One tap is all it takes! Perfect365 is a unique face enhancement app that lets users easily apply a natural touchup or a trendy makeover to their photos with a single tap. Using advanced facial detection and photo editing technology, users can create studio quality images to post online or send to friends in seconds. There’s never been an easier or more entertaining way to get perfect portraits. It’s time to get your selfies on! 

Maluuba

Developer’s Description: Maluuba is a personal assistant app that provides exact results for everyday queries. It is a do- engine that allows users to speak naturally to their mobile phone to get stuff done. Whether it’s looking up movies playing at nearby theatres, or figuring out where you are going to stop for dinner, Maluuba will be there providing fast, precise results.

NQ Mobile Security

Developer’s Description: More than 383 million users around the world trust NQ Mobile Security to protect them from malware, spyware, phishing, viruses, hacking, eavesdropping, and other threats. NQ Mobile Security’s cloud-based database is the world’s largest catalog of mobile threats, with intelligence on over two billion risk-assessed and rated URLs and 1,400,000 mobile applications, and is responsible for first detecting and resolving over 75 percent of all new mobile threats.

NQ Mobile’s technology leverages its proprietary mobile threat database, which is the largest in the world, a powerful “cloud+client” architecture, and state-of-the-art virus detection software to provide users with the strongest mobile security on the market. 

Iris

Developer’s Description: A Remote Control for your Home.

Your relationship with your home is a close one. Iris gets you closer with simple wireless home control and monitoring.

Iris is your one-stop solution for creating the smart home of your dreams. With the DIY expertise you expect from Lowe’s, Iris lets you set up a reliable and easy to operate system customized to your home.

TiVo’s App for iOS

Developer’s Description: TiVo’s App for iOS provides an advanced, second-screen companion tool, enabling you to browse & discover content, stream live & recorded shows & even download programming for on-the-go viewing.

Doubling as a TiVo remote, the app manages recordings and allows you to browse the channel guide, information on actors, themed Collections of movies and TV shows including Academy Award winning films, new Fall TV programming, Shark Week, etc. all without interrupting what you’re watching on the TV. Your mobile device is now a remote, dashboard, discovery device & screen all in one, allowing true content control from anywhere. 

Babiis

Developer’s Description: A Common Sense Media Research study from November 13 recently showed that 38% of children under 2 are using tablets and smartphones (compared to 11% 2 years ago) this number going up to 72% for under 8.

Babiis is the first social network for babies & young children (1-5).

A new iOS App revolutionizing the way toddlers are going to play, learn and interact with their families through all their mobile devices.
After a 2 year development, we came up with an amazing product that proposes a large panel of social network features into a baby-friendly user interface, allowing everyone to receive video- messages from their children and send some back, wherever they are, and whenever they want.

Babiis is also a social gaming and learning platform, allowing baby to learn new words, read stories, play some games like never before thanks to his family’s involvement in his digital/online experience 

CrowdFlik

Developer’s Description: CrowdFlik is the revolutionary mobile video app that makes capturing, creating and sharing mobile video better than ever. CrowdFlik is free and easy to use. Anyone can use the CrowdFlik app when they are capturing video on their smart phone. Just open the app and start filming.

CrowdFlik’s proprietary technology combines and synchronizes all video captured via the CrowdFlik app. CrowdFlik organizes the captured video based on event – using time and location – and gives users the unprecedented ability to easily create custom edits of any event using the proprietary and intuitive CrowdFlik ‘CreteFLIK’ function. Users can easily create multiple custom Fliks of any length and share, view or save them. CrowdFlik gives users the ability to share and post their edits to their Facebook page, twitter, and other social media sites. 

DocuSign

Developer’s Description: Sign documents and get signatures quickly and easily from iPad or iPhone. A must-have app that will save you time and eliminate the need to print, fax or mail documents and forms for signature.

Safe, secure and legally binding, DocuSign empowers you to sign documents and get signatures from anyone, anywhere, whether they happen to be standing right next to you or are halfway around the globe.

Ballerz

Developer’s Description: Ballerz mobile game integrates social networking with friends and is compatible with Apple, but soon to be available on all platforms. Through social networking portals, Ballerz makes playing a pick-up game with friends as easy as scheduling an event. No more calling or driving around searching for friends that are already playing a game. With Ballerz you can simply upload your game information via social networking sites and notify all your friends. Ballerz also finds games playing in your area via the gps technology. When you are finished playing, our complex algorithm allows you to be rated, rate other players, and post results through social networking in order to improve your rankings and become the best player in your city!   

Cerego

Developer’s Description: Cerego is the best way to learn faster and remember longer. Discover hundreds of courses, build your own, and easily improve memory performance as you learn, all 100% free.

Cerego is built on a powerful adaptive learning engine that has been trained by over 1.3 million learners and over 3.7 million hours of study time. Research in neuroscience, learning theory, and cognitive science are built into the platform, and every course is personalized to you so you learn at your optimal pace.

PasswordBox

Developer’s Description: PasswordBox is an innovative, free password manager, with secure digital wallet features for your iPhone, iPad and desktop devices.

PasswordBox is the only mobile app that allows you to 1-tap login instantly to your favourite websites and apps without having to type in, or even memorize, your passwords. Collaborate, for personal and business purposes, with secure account sharing. Create secure notes while keeping track of credit cards and other sensitive personal data in your digital wallet, and empower your ability to assign your digital estate to someone you trust should something ever happen to you.

I advise you to try all of them.  They are all FREE.  You will be a better-informed person I promise you!

The Business of Healthcare

I am attending the mHealth Summit 2013 being held at the Gaylord Hotel and Convention Center at the National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland as I write this article.  With a great number of sessions on the agenda, over 400 exhibitors and over 6,000 participants from over 100 countries, it was necessary to establish some priorities re which ones to see, meet, and/or attend.  The fact that the weather was not cooperating also messed up my schedule a little bit.

The development of greater markets for Health care products and technologies brought together several companies looking for investments and venture capitalists/investors.  A separate session called Venture + Forum was held for certain companies to make presentations.

The companies presenting with a brief description of each include the following:

1EQ

1EQ leverages both genetics and lifestyle information, provided through wireless devices and mobile apps, to produce a more comprehensive health picture and actionable steps for its users to live a better and healthier life.

Adhere Tech

AdhereTech has created patented smart pill bottles that increase medication adherence. These bottles measure the exact number of pills or liquid, wirelessly send the HIPAA-compliant data into the cloud, and send patients reminders via call or text.

eCaring

eCaring is an easy-to-use, web-based care monitoring and management system that generates actionable real time health care data from a patient’s home. eCaring helps hospitals, healthcare providers, payers & families keep people in their homes and out of the hospital by communicating vital in-home-care information as it occurs, to: intervene early to prevent significant deterioration; substantially lower care costs while improving quality of care; and reduce hospital and ER admissions.

FlexLIFE Health

FlexLIFE Health is a mobile telehealth 2-way communication solution connecting patients remotely to manage cardiovascular conditions.

FOLUP

FOLUP is a smart health-tracking platform that connects patients to their practitioners.

GoGoHealth

GoGoHealth provides a mobile app and website for providers to setup virtual clinics.  GoGoHealth lets patients report and find relief from common ailments and discomforts from their healthcare providers without visiting the doctor’s office. Healthcare providers are better able to manage the costs associated with such unnecessary visits.

HealthEworks

HealthEworks gives healthcare providers the ability to stream patient educations (video prescriptions) to caregivers at any point-of-care.

KaiZen

Healthcare Solutions

KaiZen Healthcare Solutions produces a customizable electronic medical record and billing system for dietitians in private practice.

M3 Information

The online M3 Screen is a private, self-rated checklist for potential mood and anxiety symptoms.

MediSafe Project

MediSafe is a cloud-based medication relations management system designed to create better patient engagement and raise medication adherence.

Tiatros

Tiatros’ social network-styled mobile solution is used to coordinate efficient clinical services telemedicine services and clinical research.

I plan to follow-up on these companies and their technologies with the intention of writing in greater detail.  I am also looking at products launched or displayed at the conference that fall under or that could qualify as, “Little Miracles, Magic, and/or Mind-Boggling Technologies at the Nation’s Capital.”

VIDEO AND DIGITAL INNOVATION in the Nation’s Capital

Iam currently attending the Government Video Expo and GovComm held at the Washington DC Convention Center (December 4-5, 2013).  This partnership event is one that moves video and digital innovation forward here in the nation’s capital.

I also went to this event last year where GovComm co-located with Government Video Expo. The combined event brought together the east coast’s largest contingent of government AV/IT specialists with video production, post, digital media and broadcast professionals, featuring over 150 exhibits and drawing nearly 6,000 registrants from across military, government agencies, government contractors and the AV industry.

Similar number of attendees and participants are also expected.  Exhibiting are leading manufacturers of products in the following fields:

·       Videoconferencing and telepresence ·         ·       Secure network-enabled AV systems ·         ·       Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) ·         ·       Common Operating Picture (COP) ·         ·       AV modernization ·         ·       Visualization and simulation ·         ·       Media-rich training

·       Remote monitoring and surveillance ·         ·       Enterprise Collaboration ·         ·       Command and control ·         ·       Streaming video ·         ·       Digital signage ·         ·       AV integration services  ·

I plan to attend and listen to some selected presentations, namely:

Wireless Microphones — Digital vs. Analog Technology
 which will be presented by Audio-Technica, U.S. Inc.
 Speaker: Mark Donovan, CTS-D, CTS-I

This session will discuss the trade-offs, advantages and disadvantages of emerging digital technologies versus traditional wireless microphones.

Providing Reliable Service Delivery in a Complex Unified Communications Environment – Proper Instrumentation is Only Part of the Solution
 Presented by Applied Network Solutions, Inc.


Crestron's DigitalMedia is the Standard
 Presented by Crestron Electronics 
Speaker: Jerry Wagner

Video Collaboration and Video Conferencing: What is the Difference? 
Presented by Crestron Electronics
Speaker: Morgan Burdett

Addressing Cyber Security and Information Assurance Concerns in a Collaborative Environment — Are Your Assets Protected? 
Panel discussion moderated by Ken Scaturro


One Room — One Cable™: Simplifying AV Room Installs
Presented by Aurora Multimedia
Speaker: Rick Seegull

Versatility of Portable PA System Solutions
 Presented by Anchor Audio
Speaker: Scott Merrel

I also would like to hear Anchor Audio case studies on:

            Specialized modifications for the Admiral Lectern, purchased by the Marines for trainings at Camp Pendleton.

            A military pilot training program purchased our PORTACOM/PROLINK system to be used by the trainees and needed them to be high temperature tolerant. Engineers made it happen!

            How a hostage negotiator used the MegaVox as a portable public address system and how it still worked after it was shot!

Other presentations worth listening to are:

Wireless Communication Technology: From the Boardroom to the Battlefield
Presented by Williams Sound
 Speaker: Tony Strong

Language barriers can prove challenging in foreign countries, especially when communicating in the field or working from a mobile base camp.

What to Consider When Sourcing a Collaboration Communication Solution for Your Agency
Presented by Compunetix
 Speaker: Robert Haley


Using Multi-WAN Routers for High Performance Connectivity in Mobile Solutions
Presented by Patton Electronics
Speaker: David Puckett

Attending the Government Video Expo and GovComm is my way of updating myself re digital video technology which the U.S. Government and professionals in the field are exposed to and are seriously considering.