2. Challenge to 21st century care
The Key Challenge… Traditional Telehealth
How do we meet the increased demand for healthcare
services with maintained or reduced resources? v.
iPLATO mHealth
The Follow-on Challenge…
Technology, clearly, has to play a role in addressing the
key challenge. But how do we design technology
solutions at a scale where they make a substantial and
sustained difference?
Leading to the telehealthcare challenge…
At the current costs of telehealthcare, we cannot afford
to support every patient who needs it….
… and this where mHealth can help.
3. iPLATO ?
Dedicated to building a vibrant mhealth network in the community.
Dedicated to enabling mobile patient services from existing care providers.
Proven, successful mHealth service scaling model in primary care
700 GP Surgeries / Community Provider Services across the NHS
3,000 General Practitioners
Covering more than 4 million patients in the community
Clinical scope, technology stack and knowhow
13 primary prevention / wellness services
8 diagnostics services
10 long term condition management services
Experience in launching population wide mHealth services – fit for purpose
25 Population-wide mHealth Launches
IG SoC compliant (Organisation National code for iPLATO Healthcare is NNG01).
Listed on Assistive Technologies national framework
Experience in reaching the “hard-to-reach”
4. An iPLATO mHealth Example
Patient Support to People with Epilepsy
Practitioner Lead Patient Sign-up Medication Reminder+Carer Alert
We can support you
over the mobile… I
… reminder for you to
recommend that you
take your medication.
sign up. You have selected
carer alert so pl reply
‘yes’ to this SMS
when you are done…
More: ww.pd.nhs.uk
Sign-up Leaflet
Self Monitoring in Patient Diary Sharing and Review
I can see on the seizure
Now that I have a moment
history you e-mailed me
I will record the seizure I
before the consultation
had yesterday and the
that your seizures are
medication I changed last
going down. Great!
week…
Seizure History in pdf
5. Another iPLATO Example
Local Health Information and Self-care Messaging to People with COPD
GP Surgery Lead Patient Sign-up Practical Local Information
During the Easter
bank holiday your GP
surgery will be closed.
+ Please get in touch
with them now if you
need to order a repeat
prescription…
Search GP System GPs use iPLATO Patient Local Public Health Team uses
to identify patients Care Messaging to invite iPLATO Patient Care Messaging to
across multiple channels. broadcast across multiple channels.
Self-care tips Avoid Hospital Admissions
COPD Alert: Forecast for Where are all the people
bad weather, wrap up when who usually turn up here in
going outside... A&E with breathing
difficulties after a cold
snap?
COPD Alert: In the cold weather
make sure that you keep the
windows closed at night ...
6. iPLATO Programs / Pathways
Existing programs drive value across the health network…
Prevention Type Primary (Wellness) Secondary (Diagnostics) Tertiary (Self care)
Primary prevention avoids the Secondary prevention activities are aimed Tertiary prevention reduces the negative
What it is? development of a disease at early disease detection impact of an already established disease
Key drivers? Collect data, identify patients, Stratify risk, target at risk groups, Help patients take charge of
increase awareness, calculate change attitudes, increase uptake managing their condition through
risk, effective promotion, and streamline follow-up. improved understanding,
improve enrolment and change. recording/monitoring, adherence to
treatment of sharing of information..
Programmes Stop smoking Breast screening Diabetes
Obesity / Weight Loss Cervical screening Hypertension
Childhood immunisation Vascular checks Asthma
Flu jab Chlamydia screening Depression
Pandemic Diabetic Retinal screening Drug addiction
Malaria / travel health Diabetes pre-screening Epilepsy
Pre-Diabetes Hypertension pre-screening HIV
Physical activity Mood/anxiety pre-screening COPD
Alcohol and drugs Hepatitis
Stress / Anxiety
Sexual health
HPV jab
Breastfeeding
7. All stakeholders benefit…
From iPLATO’s open environment which allows professionals to innovate…
Commissioners
Transform Services
Healthcare professionals Improve Outcomes Patients
Expand service offering Better and easier access
Reduce Health Inequalities
Keep people out of hospital Return On Investment Busy life… timely alerts
Increase adherence Personal and private
Reduce waste Take charge of my health
Improve outcomes Feels that someone cares
Engage with hard to reach Use familiar technology
Participate in innovation Talk health with people I trust
Produce new evidence … and who know my history
9. About us:
iPLATO works in partnership with NHS
organisations using the mobile channel to
transform community based health and
care services to improve access and public
health, reduce hospital admissions and
provide quality telehealthcare to more
patients.
Partners
Tobias Alpsten
tobias.alpsten@iplato.net
www.iplato.net
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