Transforming Health Tech from Fragmentation to Flow

Today, health tech is a patchwork of disconnected systems, leaving users without a complete picture of their health. To truly empower individuals, we must design connected ecosystems that make health easier to understand and act on.

Laura Ogle
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March 5, 2025

We know that it’s important to live a healthy lifestyle. We know the importance of eating a balanced diet, exercising regularly, and sleeping well. We know regular checkups and mental health support matter. But knowing can only take you so far—to see the benefits, you must act—and transforming knowledge into action requires the catalyst of understanding. Carl Sagan once said, “To understand is to perceive patterns, to know is to memorize facts. Knowledge without understanding is useless.” 

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Fighting Against Fragmentation

Accessing personal health data has historically been challenging, as medical records were controlled by institutions and not easily shared with patients. Even today, with the rise of digital health tracking tools, many still struggle to access their data, let alone what to do with that data to improve their health. With the myriad health and wellness technologies available, the emphasis has been on providing metrics rather than meaning. Health and wellness technologies deliver a flood of data—sleep scores, HRV, hydration levels—but often fail to offer connected, actionable understanding. Without integration, the individual bears the burden of managing multiple apps, devices, and care providers—resulting in confusion, data overload, and a lack of cohesive insight into one’s health. The products that will win in the long run will be those that make tracking and managing your health more intuitive. Companies in the health tech space should prioritize developing connected wellness ecosystems that make it easy for patients to access their complete health data and seamlessly share it with healthcare providers to facilitate more personalized and coordinated care.

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Laura Ogle

As Lead Design Strategist at Whipsaw, Laura bridges the worlds of business and design to help teams align around clear, actionable goals. Trained as a design strategist with an MBA in Design Strategy from California College of the Arts, she draws on a wide array of frameworks and foresight methods to guide clients through ambiguity and shape strategies grounded in audience, market, and competitive realities. Known for her clarity, speed, and collaborative spirit, she helps transform early ideas into meaningful design directions that drive lasting impact.

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