Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation Transform Podcast

We sat down with Liquid Landscape, a visiting Techstars ++ startup, on how building an ecosystem of health around big data and visualization will help the future of health and health care.

Lucy just might be your new best friend. Who is Lucy? She is Solenica's first product that brings natural light into the dark areas of your home, or lights up a dark room.

Solenica visited Rochester, MN recently with the Techstars ++ program, and we sat down to learn how this startup is creating a new ecosystem for health in the home through creating an environment of natural lighting.

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Phil Martie understands what parents go through when being in the NICU. When his twins were unexpectedly born 15 weeks prematurely, he had never felt more at the mercy of others. Spending 110 days in the NICU and the loss of one of their children pushed Phil to seize the opportunity to make sure no parent goes through the NICU experience un-empowered.

Nicolette's first product is NicoBoard, a parent-facing application that maps a premature baby's plan of care and tracks progress in a way that parents can understand. The application visually translates critical health data, enabling parents to be empowered members of their baby's healthcare team. Hospitals will provide a specialized tablet to parents that contains the app, and parents can also download the app to their personal devices and use a full web version on their desktop.

We chat with the founder of the Enable Community Foundation, a global community of open-source innovators, tinkerers, and enthusiasts working together to build 3D printed prosthetic hands for children.

For most couples going through their first pregnancy your world is full of questions, doubts, second guesses, and a lot of trepidation in expectation of the first birth. Many of us have been there. Anything that can help relieve some of the worry is welcomed with open arms, and for the founder of Bloom Life, his experience led to the creation of Belli. Listen in on his story and what drives him to innovate in the health care ecosystem.

A throwback to our interview with Anthony Pannozzo.

In 2010, Tammy Bowers’ 3 month old son, Lion, underwent a life-saving heart transplant which resulted in a daily care schedule complicated by numerous medications and medical checkpoints.

Bowers believed technology could be the key to improving the complexities of medical caregiving. With the support of a dedicated business and development team, she created a “truly collaborative” mobile and web application to improve patients’ ability to manage chronic health conditions.

HealthFinders works to be an access point to anyone looking to get healthy in greater Rice County, Minnesota. Patient Advocacy, referrals, and wellness programs reach out to all those looking to access health or health care. At this time, HealthFinders clinical programs are limited to those who are uninsured, or underinsured.

Yuhgo Yamaguchi recently published an article on Harvard Business Review how the very design of a hospital has a direct relationship to recovery and healing. We connected to Yuhgo to learn more, and had a fantastic conversation!

Yuhgo Yamaguchi is a Principal Design Strategist at Continuum.

You can follow Yuhgo on twitter at @yuhgo

When most people hear the name Xerox, it calls up a nostalgic feeling. But for Tamara StClaire, it's a name that means opportunity and a chance to make great changes in health care. Listen as we learn about the best kept secret in health care: Xerox Healthcare.