Jim Post from Alere Inc., a solution provider company at the marcus evans National Healthcare CNO Summit Spring 2012, on connected health mechanisms. Interview with: Jim Post, President - North America, Alere Inc.

1. Making
Connected Health
a Reality
which if managed improperly, can be she requires more critical care.
very debilitating and costly. Connected health systems ensure that
the right decisions are made much
Moreover, the primary care system in sooner than has previously been
the US is relatively underdeveloped. possible.
Patients with diabetes, COPD, or heart
failure do not need to be treated in the
hospital, the most expensive site of
care. These individuals require frequent
In the next
monitoring, and that is something the
primary care system should administer, ten years,
connected health
since it can be done more effectively
and less expensively. But, what happens
Interview with: Jim Post, President is that people do not check in with their
North America, Alere Inc. general practitioners until a more
serious issue occurs, and, at that point,
will be a
“It is likely that in the next five to ten
they often need to be admitted to the
hospital.
complete reality
years, all diagnostic data will be
delivered through a connected health As Accountable Care Organizations
mechanism,” says Jim Post, President - emerge and as reimbursement models When we look ahead to 2020, how
North America, Alere Inc. Such a shift from fee-for-service to some form will patient care differ from what
mechanism will enable physicians to of capitation, healthcare professionals we have today? What role will
deliver better patient care. Patients will be incentivized to encourage “connected health” play in that
will be able to live richer, healthier lives, individuals to manage their health from transformation?
and payers will benefit from the cost home. In order for this transition to be
savings that derive from better health successful, healthcare providers will Chronic conditions are certainly not
outcomes, he adds. require immediate access to reliable going to disappear. Data suggests that
data. At Alere, our mission is to the population with diabetes and
From a solution provider company at empower individuals with diagnostic cardiovascular diseases will continue to
the marcus evans National solutions that will enable them to take grow through 2020. With that said, the
Healthcare CNO Summit Spring charge of their health at home, all the individuals diagnosed with these
2012, Post discusses the extent to while giving care providers access to conditions will be much more involved in
which connected technologies have accurate data that facilitates better managing their own care than they are
impacted the diagnostics industry and decision making. today.
how data-driven care will help to
improve health outcomes. How does the idea of “connected Theoretically, by 2020 individuals will
health” fit into the picture you just not only be able to monitor one
What are the forces driving steep described? condition, but four or five of them from
increases in healthcare costs, and a single drop of blood, and all from
how has the diagnostics industry Ultimately, the output from one of our within their home. Moreover, results will
responded to this trend? tests should in some way inform a feed into a broader connected health
patient’s treatment protocol. Now, what network accessible to all care providers,
In 1980, approximately 15 per cent of that means can vary. In some cases, which will help ensure that patients, no
the population was obese, while today there may be no need to change an matter where they appear, are
that is more than 35 per cent. Tied to individual’s therapy while, in others, an thoroughly assessed, trigger provider
obesity are a host of chronic conditions, adjustment may be required. interventions where necessary, enable
like congestive heart failure, diabetes, Additionally, a diagnostic result may the development of more informed
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease show that a patient is in the midst of a treatment strategies, and promote
(COPD) and cardio-renal syndrome, serious event and indicate that he or therapy compliance.

2. About the National Healthcare CNO Summit Spring 2012
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About Alere Inc.
By developing new capabilities in near-patient diagnosis, monitoring and health management, Alere enables individuals to take
charge of improving their health and quality of life at home. Alere’s global leading products and services, as well as its new product
development efforts, focus on cardiology, infectious disease, toxicology, diabetes, oncology and women’s health. Alere is
headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
For more information regarding Alere please visit: www.alere.com
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