I have narrowed/widened my project focus to how telemedicine can reduce the costs of healthcare and create an overall healthier population. I have proposed a new software (app, in this case) to achieve these goals, by combining three solutions that are already on the market. My combining a wearable technology and two apps (specifically DoctorOnDeamnd and Audax). Wearables give users constant, relatively accurate data about their daily activity and heart rate, for example. DoctorOnDemand was chosen because it allows users to video call a physician for less than the cost of a office visit's co-pay. Audax was chosen because it motives users to stick with healthy lifestyle changes and doctor regimens through the user of gamification. All three together can create a healthier population if enough people use the new app and stick with it because people are getting more exercise and have more data available to them to make changes as needed.
What I still need: primary source data, from physicians (preferably) about their thoughts on telemedicine. If they think it's effective to use wearables, seek advice from "video physicians" (DoctorOnDemand), and to gamify healthcare (Audax). And if they think a combination of all three will reduce costs and lead to more healthy lifestyles. If not, then how will telemedicine play a role in the future?
Below is a more detailed version of what I have stated above (my project proposal). Click on the images to enlarge them.
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