The Penn Stater Magazine

Dr. Jay Parkinson Runs With Fast Company

May 8, 2009 at 11:15 am Ryan Jones Leave a comment

You might remember the feature in our March/April issue on Jay Parkinson ’02 Hershey, the innovative Brooklyn doctor who is taking a high-tech, consumer-friendly approach to revolutionizing health care. We weren’t the first to notice what Dr. Jay was doing, and it looks like we won’t be the last: Parkinson is featured prominently in the new issue of Fast Company, which looks at how advances in both technology and philosophy are changing the way people get (and stay) healthy.

The feature is written by occasional Penn Stater contributor Chuck Salter, who also blogs about the “Facebook-like medical platform” that Parkinson and his partners at Hello Health and Myca (click here to see video of Parkinson and colleagues talking about the inspiration behind their work) are using to handle records and appointments and communicate with their patients. It all sounds like very promising stuff.

Ryan Jones, senior editor

Entry filed under: College of Medicine, Hershey Medical Center, The Penn Stater magazine. Tags: Brooklyn, Chuck Salter, Facebook, Fast Company, Hello Health, Jay Parkinson, Myca.