The United States’ current healthcare system is in crisis. We spend the most money on healthcare-related expenses of any country. 27 million American citizens either pay out of pocket or have to refuse care because they lack healthcare insurance coverage. There is a disconnect in communication and information sharing across the entire system complicating care for patients and causing physician burnout. And that’s only the tip of the iceberg.

Getting the right information, to the right people, at the right time.

Join Tom Chiginsky, a 25-year veteran in designing and enabling complex digital workflows and media experiences, as he explains why Ambient Computing and voice design plays a critical role in the success of the current industrial revolution and how it will ultimately play a role in innovating the current healthcare system. Tom will also give insight to how to design in the multi-modal Ambient Computing space.

Digital Health, Design Health + Connections to Resources for Women Owned Businesses. This month’s Women’s Heath + Entrepreneurship Event pulls two speakers from two drastically different backgrounds in the healthcare field. One, a Doctor focusing on digital health and connecting women to funding for their healthcare startups and companies, and two, a designer focusing on global women’s health education though textile design will join us in sharing their stories of how they began working in their field, what needs they saw in their respective industries, and what they are doing now to fill those needs. Join us for an exciting event focused on women’s health and learn about these two women positively changing the healthcare space for women from drastically different angles.