29/04/2026
Bit surreal seeing this written up.
The reality behind it is a lot messier โ late nights, broken APIs, and figuring out how to make 3,500+ data points actually useful for a human.
The biggest problem I kept hitting: people have the dataโฆ but no idea what to do with it.
Thatโs what P4 is trying to solve
Wearable devices collect large amounts of patient data, but, it is largely unused by the healthcare system ๐ฃ
That fragmentation frustrated Mike Norton, founder of P4 Health.
Rather than reactive healthcare, he wanted a system that connected data points, personalised recommendations and enabled him to take a proactive, preventive approach to his health.
In one year, Norton has built the P4 Dashboard and completed its development, using AI to assist with prototyping. He estimates that the build would have taken 10 years using traditional coding.
For healthcare leaders, there are immediate opportunities to benefit from AI.
Read more here ๐