Gaming for Better Health

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA An epic win Parts 1 through 4 of the series “How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care,” clearly defined the importance of gaming in the health care arena. Games for Health Gaming utilizing smartphones and social networking are helping to transform health care. Jane McGonigal, Game Designer in her TED Talk from February 2010 said, “Right now we spend 3 billion hours a week playing online games.”…

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How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care? Part 4 | Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Time to break the health care silos In Part 1, Fabio Gratton, Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Ignite Health, answered the question, “How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care?” In Part 2, Joseph C. Kvedar, MD, Founder and Director Center for Connected Health answered the question: “How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care?” In Part 3, Bill Crounse, MD, Senior Director, Worldwide Health Microsoft…

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How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care? Part 3 | Bill Crounse, MD, Microsoft

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Bill Crounse, MD, Senior Director, Worldwide Health Microsoft Corporation answers the question, “How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care?” In Part 1, Fabio Gratton, Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Ignite Health, answered the question, “How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care?” In Part 2, Joseph C. Kvedar, Founder and Director Center for Connected Health answered the question: “How is gaming changing the landscape in…

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How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care? Part 2 | Joseph C. Kvedar, Center for Connected Health

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Health care industry insiders answer the question: “How is gaming changing the landscape in health care?” In Part 1, Fabio Gratton, Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Ignite Health, shared his insightful thoughts and answered the question, “How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care?” In Part 2, Joseph C. Kvedar, Founder and Director Center for Connected Health answers the question: “How is gaming changing the landscape in…

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How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care? Part 1 | Fabio Gratton, Ignite Health

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Health care industry insiders answer the question: “How is gaming changing the landscape in health care?” First, Fabio Gratton, Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Ignite Health says, “gamifying health care is not a silver bullet,” and in Part 2, Joseph C. Kvedar, MD, Founder and Director of the Center for Connected Health says that we have a long way to go to change the mindset of health care…

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