This presentation:
1) Explores the current state of consumer health apps.
2) give examples of the major categories of health apps.
3) Showcases the functions of some of the mental health apps developed by HealtheDesigns for the Veterans Administration.
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Consumer Mobile Health Apps
1. Mobile Apps for Health
Aplicaciones Móviles en Salud
Cynthia Phelps, PhD CEO
HealtheDesings LLC
November, 2014
VIII Encuentro de Educación Superior en Salud
3. Touchscreen Smartphones
• 1992 – First
smartphone
• 2007 - First
touchscreen
smartphone
• 2014 - 58% of all
people in the USA
own smartphone
(PEW fact sheet)
33. Trends to watch
• Managing multiple chronic diseases
• Wearables for tracking
• Integrated across apps/platforms
– Big data to support health outcomes
• Diagnostic apps
34. The Future of Tracking
19 percent of people with no chronic conditions
track their health indicators
40 percent of adults with one chronic condition
track their health indicators
62 percent of adults with two chronic conditions
track their health indicators
42. How do I find the right app?
Give up on the App Store, instead:
• Start with trusted sources
• Look for familiar, researched techniques
• Avoid apps that promise too much
• Share with colleagues
• Ask the youngster
1992 – The first smartphone was invented by IBM in 1992. It was nicknamed, “Simon,” and had a plethora of features including a calendar, address book, calculator, email service, and even a touch screen. At $899.00, though, most people could not afford it.
Wikipedia
In 2007, Apple Inc. introduced the iPhone, one of the first mobile phones to use a multi-touch interface. The iPhone was notable for its use of a large touchscreen for direct finger input as its main means of interaction, instead of a stylus, keyboard, or keypad typical for smartphones at the time.[22] 2008 saw the release of the first phone to use Android called the HTC Dream (also known as the T-Mobile G1).[23][24] Android is an open-source platform founded by Andy Rubin and backed by Google.[25][26] Although Android's adoption was relatively slow at first, it started to gain widespread popularity in 2010, and now dominates the market.
PEW
http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/mobile-technology-fact-sheet/
http://www.pewinternet.org/2013/06/05/smartphone-ownership-2013/
Number of smartphones
http://www.statista.com/statistics/201182/forecast-of-smartphone-users-in-the-us/
PEW
http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/mobile-technology-fact-sheet/
http://www.pewinternet.org/2013/06/05/smartphone-ownership-2013/
1992 – The first smartphone was invented by IBM in 1992. It was nicknamed, “Simon,” and had a plethora of features including a calendar, address book, calculator, email service, and even a touch screen. At $899.00, though, most people could not afford it.
Zocdoc seeks to expedite the process of locating care by displaying physicians in your area who are available for immediate and long-term appointments.”
In other words, a ZocDoc user can search for health care providers based on specialty, location, and the type of insurance they accept. Based on this search, a user can see the profiles of health care providers that meet their criteria, learn a little about their practice, and read patient reviews.
Most importantly (and impressively), ZocDoc allows users to view and easily book an appointment right from the application. This is no small feat, as health care providers must adopt ZocDoc’s platform in order for this to be possible.
Websites and apps like guahao.com can help patients schedule doctor appointments.
http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news34465.html
Meet You, for example, has more than 30 million users as of January since it was launched in April 2013, according to Internet data provider EnfoDesk. One function helps women keep tabs on their menstrual cycles. The app also provides information about contraception, pregnancy, beauty aids and parenting. And it helps women link-up through an online community.
Another role for apps involves medicine sales through online pharmacies, said Chen Qiao, director of the Tianjin-based venture capital investor Hidea Investment.
The Chinese pharmaceutical market's annual sales exceed 900 billion yuan, Chen said. Some 700 billion yuan of that is spent on prescription drugs that online pharmacies are not allowed to sell. A new draft regulation, released in May for public consultation, proposes lifting that restriction.
This could mean huge growth for online pharmacies, Chen said. She also expected greater competition to reduce the number of online pharmacies from more than 200 to around 10.
http://www.flurry.com/blog/flurry-insights/health-and-fitness-apps-finally-take-fueled-fitness-fanatics#.VGDdOkusmU0
We are not even halfway through the year (and usage normally accelerates in the summer and during the holidays) and the growth in health and fitness app usage has been stunning. We have studied the usage of over 6,800 iPhone and iPad apps listed in the health and fitness category on Flurry’s platform and we have seen a 62% increase in usage of health and fitness apps over the past six months. This compares to 33% increase in usage, measured in sessions, for the mobile app industry in general. Growth in health and fitness is 87% faster than the industry, which is itself growing at an astounding rate.
Flurry’s mission is to optimize the mobile experience through better apps and more personal ads. Our market leadership in mobile analytics means data is at the center of everything we do. Today, Flurry Analytics is the industry standard in mobile, and provides more than 170,000 developers the business data they need to understand their audience, usage and performance.
The new Health app gives you an easy‑to‑read dashboard of your health and fitness data. And we’ve created a new tool for developers called HealthKit, which allows all the incredible health and fitness apps to work together, and work harder, for you. It just might be the beginning of a health revolution.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140319103612.htm
The app, developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge, accurately measures color-based, or colorimetric, tests for use in home, clinical or remote settings, and enables the transmission of medical data from patients directly to health professionals.
Decentralization of healthcare through low-cost and highly portable point-of-care diagnostics has the potential to revolutionize current limitations in patient screening. However, diagnosis can be hindered by inadequate infrastructure and shortages in skilled healthcare workers, particularly in the developing world. Overcoming such challenges by developing accessible diagnostics could reduce the burden of disease on health care workers.
Due to their portability, compact size and ease of use, colorimetric tests are widely used for medical monitoring, drug testing and environmental analysis in a range of different settings throughout the world. The tests, typically in the form of small strips, work by producing color change in a solution: the intensity of the color which is produced determines the concentration of that solution.
Especially when used in a home or remote setting however, these tests can be difficult to read accurately. False readings are very common, which can result in erroneous diagnosis or treatment. Specialized laboratory equipment such as spectrophotometers or test-specific readers can be used to automate the readouts with high sensitivity, however these are costly and bulky.
However, a barrier facing those emerging technologies is the worry about attaining needed funding and research support, Fiebus said, especially given potential federal regulations of new medical devices, privacy requirements around collected data and the use and storage of confidential health data
How to choose a health app by Alex Prokorov, MD, PhD
http://www.mdanderson.org/newsroom/news-releases/2011/betterhealthapps.html
List of Apps vetted by MD Anderson: (2011)
http://www.mdanderson.org/publications/focused-on-health/issues/2011-july/mobileappscancer.html
Information Week Top 11 Medical App list
http://www.informationweek.com/healthcare/mobile-wireless/11-super-mobile-medical-apps/240003081?pgno=1