Happtique Launches Mobile Health App Prescription Pilot - Cognovant

What if your physician could prescribe a mobile health app as part of your treatment regimen? Happtique?s new mRx system does exactly that. The mobile health application store is in the process of testing its online app prescription system with apps that focus on cardiology, rheumatology, endocrinology, orthopaedics, physical therapy and fitness training.

The mRx system is compatible with Apple and Android smartphones and tablets. The program is two-fold: give patients more structured guidance when it comes to selecting and using health apps and empower them with tools to help them take a more active role in their care.

?Given the tens of thousands of medical, health and fitness apps on the market today, patients need guidance from healthcare professionals as they select and use these apps to manage their health,? said Happtique?s CEO Ben Chodor. ?We also firmly believe that app prescribing will prove an effective tool for facilitating positive patient behavior change, which will foster self-management and monitoring and ultimately result in improved health outcomes and lowered healthcare costs.?

The program will track how many times an app is prescribed, as well as how many times patients click the ?fill? button once the prescription is sent.

We?re eager to see what sort of data results from the pilot program. Health apps continue to grow in number and popularity, and by incorporating them as part of a prescribed care regimen, we think these forms of mHealth technology will be viewed as legitimate, powerful healthcare tools, not just fun programs to install on a phone or tablet.

Plus, when it comes to tools like personal healthcare records, lack of physician-facilitated education is one of several barriers to adoption. The mRx system can help encourage a dialogue between physicians and patients about available healthcare technology tools. And those conversations will not only give patients additional resources, but also encourage them to consider incorporating apps and other healthcare technology into their health management.

Would you like your physician to start prescribing healthcare apps to help you manage and improve various health conditions?

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Source: http://cognovant.com/happtique-launches-mobile-health-app-prescription-pilot/

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