A design challenge looking for companies that can lift the veil on patients’ healthcare challenges offered bragging rights and $10,000 to three digital health companies for ideas in various stages of development.
California HealthCare Foundation developed the “Putting Care in Context” challenge with Health 2.0 and Dr. Rishi Manchanda, founder of Health Begins, with Mad*Pow to help patients share info about hurdles in their lives that affect their health, according to a statement from Health 2.0.
Hunger, poor housing conditions, stress, and isolation from healthcare providers make it even tougher for people to follow care plans than the garden variety challenges such as working long hours, long commutes, a busy schedule and forgetfulness. By making it easier for medical staff to have this kind of information, they can take a more thoughtful approach to their patients and connect them with resources to help them better manage their health.
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“The winning solutions – all at varying stages of development – demonstrate different ways that patients can be engaged to share information about their lives outside the clinic walls,” said Giovanna Giuliani, senior program officer with the California HealthCare Foundation. “…these solutions will spark new ways to think about promoting conversations and care that addresses the whole person.”
The winners are listed below.
Healthify topped the list with a text messaging service to contact patients after screening them to assess their resource needs. It’s designed to draw attention to challenges such as unsafe housing, domestic abuse, food insecurity, and other issues that undermine patient care. The New York-based company was paired with Village Care in the Pilot Health Tech NYC. The company’s dashboard also helps case managers manage the social needs in their population and efficiently search for social services.
A prototype for an iPad app developed by a group of students in San Francisco, Share4Care is designed to help patients identify stress levels and some of the issues in their life as they wait in a clinical waiting room. It estimates a color coordinated life change score The Share4Care app figures out a “Life Change Score” and assigns a color (green, yellow or red) that would prompt the patient’s physician to ask about factors that could impact the patient’s health.
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MyDay Media Messaging Journal, developed by a San Francisco based designer, uses a Web-based and mobile platform for patients to document barriers to health through photos and text messages. The MyDay website and mobile app allow providers to view patients’ journal entries and follow up to build patient-provider rapport, clarify journal entry content and connect patients with resources.
