The Journal of mHealth Vol 2 issue 5 (Oct) | Page 25
mHealth Summit 2015 Feature
Delivering Effective
Digital Health
Featured Inside
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Teletriage vs. Telediagnostics
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Next Generation Diabetes App
Provides a Complete Integrated Care
Environment
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Data Visualisation Empowers UK
Healthcare Organisations to Modernise
Services & Enhance Care
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Real-time Clinical Information Platform
Driving Improved Outcomes
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Is Your Digital Health Strategy Thriving,
Surviving or Non-Existent?
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The Secret Recipe of Meaningful
Digital Health
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How Crowdsourced Insights can Drive
the Future of Digital Health
Next Generation Diabetes App
Provides a Complete Integrated
Care Environment
First real-world implementation of the Philips HealthSuite digital platform - CareCatalyst in a clinical situation
In a partnership with Dutch Radboud university medical center, Philips has piloted a connected digital health prototype that
enables people living with type 1 diabetes, and their health care
providers, to make care decisions more confidently, while managing the complexity of diabetes self-care.
The system, consisting of a patient app and online community,
is the first to collect and connect data from electronic medical
records, multiple personal health devices – including a wireless
glucose meter or activity monitor – and an individual’s selfreported data. Via a smartphone or tablet, the app allows people
with diabetes to report and access important parameters such as
blood glucose levels and provides coaching guidance, at home
and on the go. The secure online community is where enrolled
patients, healthcare professionals and caregivers can interact via
private messaging or shared posts within a healthcare organisation’s clinical guidelines. In this way, patients can get feedback
from their care team using the combined data and can easily
share experiences with fellow patients, clinicians and caregivers.
Enhancing Collaboration between People with Diabetes
and Healthcare Professionals
Nearly 400 million people worldwide live with diabetes1. On
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