Yik Yak for Hospitals. Hospitalk was created during the Health Hackathon at Cornell Tech on April 10-12, 2015. http://healthhackathon2015.splashthat.com/ http://hospitalk.parseapp.com Hospital hangouts to improve patient experiences. Team Members: Avani Bhorgraj, Harvard MPH '15 Coco Hu, Harvard MBA, MPH '15 Jin Ju, Weill Cornell PhD PBSB '18 Alec Stranahan, Weill Cornell, PhD Oncology '18 Mona Khalaj, Weill Cornell, PhD Oncology '16 Laura Isby, Cornell BS Biomedical Engineer '16 Chen Shen, Cornell BS Biomedical Engineer '16 Jensen Kuo, Cornell BS CS '15 Chetan Gupta, Cornell BS CS '15 James Fator, RIT BS CS '16

1. Hospital
hangouts
to
improve
pa2ent
experiences
h"p://hospitalk.parseapp.com

2. Hospital
hangouts
to
improve
pa2ent
experiences
h"p://hospitalk.parseapp.com
Social
isola2on
decreases
pa2ent
quality
of
care
-­‐ 35,000,000
hospitaliza2ons
per
year
(US)
-­‐ Pa2ents
passive
87%
of
the
2me
-­‐ Monotonous
environments
induce
stress
-­‐ Physiological
stress
nega2vely
affects
pa2ent-­‐reported
sa2sfac2on
and
treatment
outcome
Passive
5me
87%
Ac5ve
5me
13%

3. Hospital
hangouts
to
improve
pa2ent
experiences
h"p://hospitalk.parseapp.com
Social
isola2on
decreases
pa2ent
quality
of
care
-­‐ 35,000,000
hospitaliza2ons
per
year
(US)
-­‐ Pa2ents
passive
87%
of
the
2me
-­‐ Monotonous
environments
induce
stress
-­‐ Boredom
nega2vely
affects
pa2ent-­‐reported
sa2sfac2on
and
treatment
outcome
How
do
we
get
pa5ents
engaged?

4. Hospital
hangouts
to
improve
pa2ent
experiences

5. -­‐ Anonymous
social
pos2ng
-­‐ Mul2ple
input
methods
for
accessibility
-­‐ Pa2ent-­‐pa2ent
interac2ons
-­‐ Relief
of
pa2ent
anxiety,
increased
sa2sfac2on
-­‐ Community
for
support
as
pa2ents
undergo
treatment
-­‐ PlaNorm
of
organizing
meetups

6. Hospital
hangouts
to
improve
pa2ent
experiences
h"p://hospitalk.parseapp.com

7. Hospital
hangouts
to
improve
pa2ent
experiences
h"p://hospitalk.parseapp.com
Future
Applica2ons
• Iden2fying
pa2ents’
concerns
• Anonymous
feedback
systems
on
hospital
staff
• Hospital
ranking
system
based
on
pa2ents’
experiences
•
Expanding
pa2ent-­‐pa2ent
interac2ons
– Game
plaNorm
– Hospital
naviga2on

8. Hospital
hangouts
to
improve
pa2ent
experiences
h"p://hospitalk.parseapp.com
• Our
team
– Avani
Bhograj
[Harvard,
Masters
of
public
health]
– Coco
Hu
[Harvard,
MBA,
Masters
of
public
health]
– Jin
Ju
[Weill
Cornell,
Ph.D
computa2onal
biology]
– Alec
Stranahan
[Weill
Cornell,
Ph.D
oncology]
– Mona
Khalaj
[Weill
Cornell,
Ph.D
oncology]
– Laura
Isby
[Cornell,
biomedical
engineering]
– Chen
Shen
[Cornell,
biomedical
engineering]
– Jensen
Kuo
[Cornell,
computer
science]
– Chetan
Gupta
[Cornell,
computer
science]
– James
Fator
[RIT,
computer
science]
• Acknowledgements
– Dr.
Michael
Kamarck
for
insighNul
input
with
product
development
– All
other
mentors
of
the
2015
hackathon

9. Hospital
hangouts
to
improve
pa2ent
experiences