The National Post wrote about how iPhone apps are changing the way we provide and receive healthcare and used one of our projects as an example of how it’s done correctly. Here’s an excerpt:
“Created by the Centre for Global eHealth Innovation at Toronto’s University Health Network, [bant] is intended to be used by Type-1 diabetics, who should check and log their blood glucose levels four times throughout the day. Bant users prick themselves with small electronic devices called glucometers, which then communicate wirelessly with the Bant software so it can flag troubling blood sugar trends that may indicate users need to adjust an upcoming insulin dose. Intended for teens who can be apt to forget their testing, Bant was credited with users conducting about 50% more monitoring in a clinical trial — possibly because participating teens who logged their tests were rewarded with credits at the iTunes store.”
The full article can be read here: http://life.nationalpost.com/2011/11/08/paging-dr-smartphone-how-medical-apps-are-changing-diagnoses-and-treatments/
You can also read more about bant on our projects page.