Following our success at the Velocity Problem Pitch competition this term, my partner, Lichen, and I have started our preliminary research for our idea. Velocity is an entrepreneurial program at the University of Waterloo.
We are researching how to improve data security in the healthcare industry. Billions of dollars are lost each year due to security breaches and continues to grow with the movement towards big data sharing. We found that current online training services are geared towards IT professionals or upper management. We hope to create a training platform that caters to all healthcare professionals including nurses, support staff, and third-party providers.
We would love to talk to any healthcare providers, healthcare administrative staff, and/or quality improvement champions to hear your opinions on our idea and learn more about what barriers you face when dealing with healthcare technology. Please feel free to reach out to me at aywong@uwaterloo.ca, reply to this post or pass this along to anyone who may be interested. Thanks!