It provides all your caregivers a more comprehensive view of your health “story”, while potentially saving them time during consultation. Physicians think in stories, and their current software is usually only designed to capture your current level of sickness; it is not designed to capture your own individual health story. Accessing data is one thing, understanding the data is another. Your story can help you and them to “join the dots” about your health.

Lifetime Health Diary™ presents a rich story of your health background on a single summary page for all your caregivers. You can invite them to view it by simply sending them a secure log-in to your Diary via email invitation. By working in partnership with them, you are helping to perfect the vital communication link between patient and caregiver that is a key to you receiving the best health advice and care possible.

1) Less mistakes and better health outcomes.

2) Saves your caregivers time, stress, money and mistakes.

3) Your Diary is transferable, accessible, portable and private.

4) It is totally under your control.

5) Lifetime Health Diary™ is free. Free for you, and free for your caregivers.

System Inventor

Dr. Atsushi Matsunaga

System Inventor Dr. Atsushi Matsunaga is the 36th generation family owner of the 700-year-old Ohkita Medical Clinic, situated in Osaka, Japan.

Ohkita is a very popular clinic with over 55,000 patients, and while being a modern medical clinic, it has retained the values of treating the body, mind and spirit as a holistic entity. Dr Matsunaga spent his entire career frustrated at modern medicine's inability to prevent sickness in the first place. It was the maintenance of holistic principles at Ohkita Medical Clinic that led to Dr. Matsunaga's breakthrough inspiration for a health record that could create a true partnership between patient and multiple care providers. Lifetime Health Diary^TM usage assists patients, health professionals, researchers and companies better monitor patient health and practice better prevention.

Dr. Matsunaga graduated from Kansai Medical University, subsequently undertaking specialized ENT study at Osaka Medical University and Tokyo Medical University. A keen singer, Dr. Matsunaga is Japan’s number-one rated voice specialist, having pioneered several types of novel throat operations and treatments. Most of Japan’s top professional "voices” and entertainers have been treated by Dr. Matsunaga, including famous performers from around the world.

Co-Founder

Hamish MacDonald

Hamish's mission is to have Lifetime Health Diary™ used worldwide. Originally from New Zealand, Hamish has spent many years in Japan as an entrepreneur. Hamish was inspired by Dr. Matsunaga’s vision when it was still just an idea a few years ago. He has spent countless hours at Ohkita Medical Clinic, analyzing patient and clinic work flow, doctor’s responsibilities, and seeing first-hand the limitations of existing Electronic Health Record Solutions.

Technical Specialist

Hiroyuki Fujiwara

Fujiwara pieced together our original system specs into a prototype. Fujiwara is a top security expert contracted by Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology. Fujiwara is an expert in Network Security, Protocol and Forensic Analysis, Encryption, Overlay Networks, Traceability, Web Application Security, Domain Specific Languages and Multi-Core/Multi-Thread Programming.

Over 30 years experience as an entrepreneur, business consultant and investor. He has been a Director of several private companies, including RegeneMed (tissue engineering), InsilicoMed (bioengineering software); HealthSys (healthcare I.T.), and CODA Genomics (protein translation engineering), and an advisory board member of numerous others. He was a founding Board member of the Life Sciences I.T. Global Institute. He was President and Director of BenSoft, Inc., a software services firm in the Consumer-Directed Healthcare business, which was acquired by Metavante (NYSE: MV) in 2008. He was a principal of Securities Industry Software Corp. (acquired by Citicorp), and co-founder and President of RxSys International, Inc., a public software and electronics company. He has served as CIO for several companies, including a public biopharmaceutical firm, and has been CTO of several software and internet companies. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the San Diego Tech Coast Angels, where he heads the BioMed Track, and is an active consultant in medical and pharmaceutical IT. He has been a university lecturer in early-stage funding, technology management and entrepreneurship, as well as "I.T. Management in FDA-regulated Industries." FDA regulation of software and I.T. He has been a consultant on angel capital to the government of New Zealand, and a Visiting Fellow with the Australian Institute for Commercialisation. He holds B.S. (physical sciences) and Ph.D. (Computer Science) degrees from MIT.

Managing Partner of Pappelbaum, Turner & Associates, a national healthcare consultancy company that advises hospital, medical group, health insurance, and governmental healthcare clients since 2000. Dr. Pappelbaum joined Scripps hospital in 1996 as Chief Transformational Officer in charge of creating and implementing Scripps strategic vision of the future. In 1997, he was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and, in 1999, he was promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer when the hospital reached annual revenues of over $1 billion. From 1985 to 1995, he was the managing partner of Professional Health Consulting Group, a national company of physician executives who analyzed and managed change for complex not-for-profit healthcare systems clients throughout the United States. From 1969 to 1984, Dr. Pappelbaum taught and practiced Pediatric Cardiology at the University of California, San Diego and at San Diego Children’s Hospital, where he was Chief of Pediatric Cardiology from 1972 to1978. Dr. Pappelbaum completed his undergraduate work at McGill University in Montreal and received his medical degree from the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine in Vancouver. He completed his residency in pediatric medicine at Montreal Children’s Hospital of McGill University and did graduate studies in cardiovascular physiology and a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He also was awarded an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he earned a Master's degree in management (health option). Dr. Pappelbaum has an intimate knowledge of the healthcare industry and is familiar with recent changes in the healthcare environment.

David is a keen innovator in the New Zealand pharmacy industry. In 1997 David co-founded TONIQ, pharmacy software that has since become the leading provider in the New Zealand market. David is the co-owner of Carterton and Featherston Pharmacies, and has served as a Board Member for the Wairarapa PHO (Primary Health Organisation) and advises the Wairarapa DHB (District Health Board) on pharmacy related matters. David also helps drive innovative projects and clinical trials for new models of pharmacy care that help inform national policy. David is a keen advocate for pharmacies helping to manage people’s medication regimes, not simply dispense medications.

Founder and CEO of DiamondWare, a software company that developed a 3D spatial VoIP/Web 2.0 platform. Keith founded the company in a basement in 1994 and grew it to have diverse customers ranging from US military to games and enterprise, and strong profitability on 7-figure annual revenues. DiamondWare was acquired by Nortel Networks in 2008, where Keith took a position as Software Director. The Nortel Enterprise business was acquired by Avaya in 2009, where Keith currently works.

Investment professional with 15+ years of investment experience spanning mergers and acquisitions, equity and fixed income derivatives, foreign exchange and real estate. Graduated from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science and subsequently earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation by the CFA Institute. Prior to co-founding Empirical Solutions, LLC, Mr. Whitwell worked for James D. Wolfensohn, Incorporated, Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse. Chartered Financial Analyst (#40140).

IT / PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAM

Bala’s previous work as a software engineer for Tata Consultancy involved designing and implementing a comprehensive online retail site for one the largest pharmacy chains in the USA. Now based in Dunedin, New Zealand, Bala’s ability to “hack” solutions that solve different problems at 4am in the morning has become legendary in our team!

Justin is a database designer / systems administrator whose work at Indian IT companies such as Matsys included being the sole administrator of hundreds of databases for dozens of clients. Justin can usually be found in close vicinity to Bala in our Dunedin office, where together they ensure Lifetime Health Diary™ IT systems run smoothly and predictably.

We are lucky to have managed to attract Bijily down to our Dunedin office from Auckland, New Zealand. Bijily is also originally from India where she has extensive experience in Microsoft development technologies, but prefers the New Zealand lifestyle and work environment.

One of the New Zealanders on our global team, Sione turned down a paid internship with a prestigious IT company in New Zealand to come and build the Lifetime Health Diary™ dream. Sione’s Computer Science and Music background allows him to think creatively, yet practically, across a range of development and business issues. Sione works in our Dunedin, New Zealand office.

Sam is a native of Bahrain where he worked as a Systems Analyst, but for the past few years has called Dunedin, New Zealand his home. His passion is Human Computer Interaction, and he likes nothing better than to work out how to improve the user-software interface of Lifetime Health Diary™.

Brian is our global team’s most southern member, from New Zealand’s most southern town of Invercargill. Brian has developed a valuable role in our Dunedin team as being our dependable “go-to guy “ for help in a range of areas from system testing, to design, to thinking outside the box. If one of us has an issue we are struggling to overcome, chances are Brian is about to become involved to help solve it!

Louis has a real talent for problem solving and research, and is currently working on methods by which Lifetime Health Diary™ can express specific alternative medicine therapies in a novel and useful manner.

Akhila is a senior developer specializing in a wide suite of Microsoft technologies, having designed and implemented risk monitoring systems for banks and ERP applications for a range of international corporations. Akhila has recently returned to Dunedin, where she works with our Dunedin team.

“Tesla” is our Serbian designer and hacker who never seems to need sleep. Gil has continually put his hand up from afar to help us with his dedication and professionalism, no matter what the technical task may be.

Rushir is a developer with skills in ASP.NET, JAVA, ORACLE, Microsoft Server 2008, and other technologies. Originally from India, Rushir has worked in Malaysia as a software implementer before coming to New Zealand, where he assists our core development team with research and implementation assistance from Auckland, New Zealand.

Katerina left university in her native Russia to follow her dream in New York, USA, where she has built a career as a PR, Media Relations and Marketing professional, working for several well known New York PR Agencies. Katerina is responsible for implementing Lifetime Health Diary™'s global PR and Marketing strategies from Dunedin, New Zealand.

Rebecca is a senior manager with extensive experience in B2B Sales and Marketing, as well as having built her own Internet Marketing business on the web since 1999. Originally from the UK, Rebecca is now living in Dunedin, New Zealand and assisting Lifetime Health Diary™ with creating a global marketing and media outreach strategy.

Fran has extensive experience as a B2B solution consultant for one of New Zealand’s major cellular phone companies. An expert in revenue generation and site monetization strategies, Fran is helping to head up the designing and building of our revenue streams, including sales team incentives.

Gisele is a Communications Management and Design Analyst from Brazil, with extensive experience in assisting NGOs launch branding and media relation activities.

Andre is a Project Manager and Marketer from Brazil and has worked in several markets in sales and marketing capacities including marketing in Venuzuela and construction project management in Angola.

Originally from Brazil, Ramiro is currently living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His work in Brazil included being Project Coordinator for a prescription pharmacy and cosmetic company and Financial Planning Department in EMI Music Brazil.

Tadeus is based in Vilnius, Lithuania. A Computer Science and Precise Mechanics expert by trade, Tadeus is a Project Manager and Systems Analyst, and has lived and worked in international markets including Portugal and South Korea.

Ksenia is a B2B Quality and Operations Management expert with a specialty in developing strategies to coordinate and improve value-added abilities within group companies. Ksenia is originally from Russia but has spent many years working in Sweden, including working for Volvo and the Swedish Trade Council.

“Slava” is also from Russia but now living and working in Sweden. An information and energy technology expert, Slava’s work includes working for JKT and Talvi, where his work encompassed Six Sigma Black Belt projects for analyzing statistical data and creating algorithms for improving quality and reducing costs for medical devices.

We are looking for highly motivated people who are passionate about helping world health and medicine become more person-centric, personal and effective – throughout the entire world. Contact us at opportunities@lifetimehealthdiary.com and tell us about yourself.