I've written, edited, and published several articles explaining mHealth, Connected Health, and mobile health technology on this website. If you're looking for a foundation in what these terms mean, and how technology is shaping the future of the doctor-patient relationship, try these:
- 5 Things You Need to Know About Connected Health
- Connected Health Solutions for Accountable Care Organizations
- Mobile Health Technology Today
- Get Engaged: How Mobile Health Technology Can Improve Patient Compliance
- Two Mobile Health Programs That Connect Patients to their Healthcare Team
- Four Connected Health Programs to Improve Healthcare Quality
The following list includes 8 organizations that have been leading the charge in developing the connected health idea.
1. Partners Healthcare's Center for Connected Health
Location and Contact
Center for Connected Health
25 New Chardon St, Suite 400D
Boston, MA 02114
connectedhealth@partners.org
Phone: 888-456-5003
Programs
- Activity & Wellness
- Cardiac Care
- Dermatology
- Diabetes
- mHealth
- Remote Consults & Virtual Visits
2. Healthrageous
Location and Contact
Healthrageous, Inc.
75 Federal Street
8th Floor, Suite 810
Boston, MA 02110
800-531-4579
Programs
- Digital coaching to keep patients on track for successful management of their condition(s)
- Integration of personalized biometric health data so that patients and their care teams can adapt and intervene as needed
- Customized engagement strategies to improve patient compliance
3. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
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Within the National Institutes of Health, the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research funds investigators researching the interplay between biology, psychology, behavior, daily environment, consumer device technology, and health outcomes.
Location and Contact
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Programs, Training, and Communication
- mHealth Evidence Workshop
- mHealth at NIH
- mHealth Institutes
- mHealth Training Listserv
4. SIMpill
Location and Contact
SIMpill
Mortlake Business Centre
20 Mortlake High Street
London SW14 8JN
UK
Phone: + 44 20 8392 6603
Product
SIMpill enables real-time medication management. The company has developed small devices that can attach to a pill bottle, a blister pack, an asthma inhaler, or a fluid medication bottle. The device sends a text message to the patient and/or caregiver if the medication dosage is not taken as prescribed.
5. BL Healthcare
Location and Contact
BL Healthcare, Inc.
33 Commercial Street,, Suite #3,
Foxboro, MA 02035
Phone : +1-508-543-4150
Fax : +1-508-543-6150
Email: info@blhealthcare.com
Website: http://www.blhealthcare.com
Products
- Healthcare Access Monitor
- Healthcare Access Tablet
- Healthcare Access Navigator
- Healthcare Access Station
Service Solutions
- Healthcare Access Server
- BLH Care Pathways
- BLH Multimedia Education
- BLH Video Conferencing
6. Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Healthcare Delivery Institute
Location and Contact
Healthcare Delivery Institute
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609-2280
Phone: +1-508-831-6199
Fax: +1-508-831-5673
smilkman@wpi.edu
Research Projects
- National Science Foundation: Self-Care Management Patient-Centered Diabetic Wound Care Using Smart Phones
- Three Projects with the Veterans Administration New England Healthcare System
- Two Projects with UMass Memorial Healthcare
- Another project with the National Science Foundation that looked at how the Electronic Health Record and Personal Health record could transform the healthcare delivery system
7. iGetBetter
Location and Contact
iGetBetter
203 Crescent Street, Suite 205
Waltham, MA 02456
781.893.4442
Programs
iGetBetter provides the software, sample or template care plans, personalized content and services that doctors and patients need to enhance patient adherence and self-management between physical medical appointments.
Examples of their current care plan template offerings include:
- Knee
- Shoulder
- Cardiac
- Pneumonia-recovery
- Home-medical device use
- Colonoscopy preparation
- Patient education for newly diagnosed Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
8. mHIMSS (mobile Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society)
Contact and Location
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
33 West Monroe Street, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60603-5616
Phone: (312) 664-HIMSS (664-4467)
Fax: (312) 664-6143
Purpose
mHIMSS is a non-profit organization focusing on technology, workflow, and data exchange to enhance care outcomes and reduce costs.
9. The Cleveland Clinic
Location and Contact
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
800.223.2273 | TTY 216.444.0261
Programs
The Cleveland Clinic has one of the most robust online engagement platforms for patients and providers. From their website, patients can log in to the following services:
- MyChart
- MyConsult Online Medical Second Opinion
- Pre-Adoption Online Consultations
- Nutrition Counseling
- MyImages, for access to their private radiology images
