Customizable Mobile Health App Aimed At Short-Term Users

By Christine Kern, contributing writer

MedDiary’s new Mobile Health-as-a-Service platform focuses on short-term health goals.

MedDiary Inc has launched its mobile health software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform, consisting of a cloud-based portal for healthcare providers and a mobile app for patients. This integrated platform enables healthcare providers to create a custom mobile health app for their patients and then monitor them remotely.

While most mobile health developers have focused on patient engagement tools with an undefined life span for the providers and patients expected to use them, MedDiary is positioning its new app as a short-term proposition for situations that need intense management.

"MedDiary transforms mobile health into a service that healthcare providers can offer to their patients," said MedDiary CEO Mark Repko. "Mobile health is quickly becoming an integral part of a patient's treatment regimen. What's been missing up until this point is a way for providers to truly prescribe a mobile health app to their patients, including app configuration, delivery and ongoing oversight. MedDiary offers a unique solution to this complex problem."

MedDiary is suited for applications in which patients need to intensely manage their health for a short period of time, while under the close supervision of a healthcare provider. Among the areas it views as most relevant are:

• following hospital discharge instructions for 30-60 days
• managing a newly diagnosed chronic disease for the first three to six months
• following a complex medication regimen for cancer treatment
• adhering to a strict diet developed by a registered dietician or bariatric surgery specialist
• helping patients adhere to a care plan from a nurse, physician or health coach

The MedDiary platform currently offers seven different health management modules for use in creating the custom MedDiary mobile health app – food & nutrition, symptoms, medications, self-measurements, physical activity, sleep, and bowel movements. Providers can select any combination of modules and further refine the specifications within each one to meet the individual needs of each patient. All of the specifications configured by the provider are automatically reflected in the patient's version of the MedDiary app.

The MedDiary platform enables a single healthcare provider to "prescribe" a mobile health app for each patient, and it also enables an entire care team to collaborate in the creation of a coordinated care plan for the patient, which is then delivered through the MedDiary app.