Joseph Flaherty

Senior Manager, Strategic Marketing, AgaMatrix

Improve Outcomes with Checklists

Atul Gawande showed how a simple checklist could dramatically improve surgical outcomes in his book "The Checklist Manifesto". AgaMatrix believes that a similar, checklist driven approach can also lead to better design outcomes. A few questions asked before a project starts, while it is in progress, and after it is completed can help improve the chances that your project will help patients and succeed in the market. This talk details lessons learned creating the first FDA cleared iOS medical device and the decision making process we used that helped us sell over 2 million meters and a billion sensors in partnership with the top pharmaceutical companies and retailers.

Bio

Joseph Flaherty (@JosephFlaherty) has worked at AgaMatrix for the past 8 years developing products, software, and experiences to help reshape the way diabetes is treated and managed. He joined the company when it was a 12 person startup and has helped it grow to a 130+ person company that has sold over 2 million devices. He was a member of the team that developed the Direct Connect Cable, the first iOS accessory cleared by the FDA and the iBGStar, the first glucose meter to connect to the iPhone. Prior to AgaMatrix, he worked at NASA's Johnson Space Center on human factors projects for the International Space Station. Joseph has a BFA in Industrial Design from the Rhode Island School of Design.