Feb 1, 2022

Chris Young is the Head of Product at Force Therapeutics and is focusing on presenting information to patients before and after surgery, particularly those undergoing musculoskeletal related treatments. The key to patient engagement is presenting the right information in the right form at the right time to keep patients on track with their medications and rehab and to help manage their expectations about pain and recovery time.

Chris elaborates, "And so when we talk about digital health 2.0, what we want to do is take advantage of the fact that the majority of patients have a behavior-changing device in their pocket. So a lot of patients are going to be walking around with an iPhone or an Android in their pocket. And the way that we can present information in real-time based on their needs, we feel like that with that behavior-changing device in their pocket, we can truly help them ingest information. We can do more than just kind of present this cold, clinical kind of information in front of them, and actually try to create true behavioral change. So I think that's really where the importance of design and health tech comes into play."

"I would say that the preoperative window, particularly around up to a week, especially when it's surgical care, a week before surgery, is really, really important. You want to do a couple of things, especially in the move towards same-day discharge. You'll often see, especially with hip and knee replacement, that there is a move towards same-day discharge. You're leaving the hospital or the ASC after about six hours. We want to make sure that you feel adequately prepped for when you get home. So a lot of what we're going to do is present that information."

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