The Feverprints App Helps Doctors Collect Fever Data
Katherine Pendrill — April 9, 2016 — Tech
References: feverprints & psfk
'Feverprints' is a new app that is designed to help doctors learn more about fevers. By leveraging the power of Apple's Health Research Kit, the app is able to crowdsource information from children and adults across the US.
Feverprints was created by researchers from the Boston Children’s Hospital's Innovation and Digital Health Accelerator. The app provides a platform where adults and children can input information about their body temperature, lifestyle and overall health. From this crowdsourced information, researchers are hoping to better understand what constitutes a normal body temperature and what constitutes febrile temperatures. In turn, this information could help doctors diagnose and treat patients more quickly.
The new app demonstrates how Apple's Health Research Kit can be used by healthcare providers to collect patient data and ultimately improve medical services.
Feverprints was created by researchers from the Boston Children’s Hospital's Innovation and Digital Health Accelerator. The app provides a platform where adults and children can input information about their body temperature, lifestyle and overall health. From this crowdsourced information, researchers are hoping to better understand what constitutes a normal body temperature and what constitutes febrile temperatures. In turn, this information could help doctors diagnose and treat patients more quickly.
The new app demonstrates how Apple's Health Research Kit can be used by healthcare providers to collect patient data and ultimately improve medical services.
Trend Themes
1. Crowdsourced Fever Research - Opportunity for researchers and healthcare providers to gather valuable fever-related data from a large sample size through user input.
2. Health Research Kit - Potential for leveraging Apple's Health Research Kit to collect and analyze health data for various medical research purposes.
3. Improved Diagnosis and Treatment - The utilization of crowdsourced data and technology can lead to faster and more accurate diagnosis and treatment of fevers and related conditions.
Industry Implications
1. Healthcare - Opportunity for healthcare providers to integrate and utilize crowdsourced health data to enhance medical services and improve patient outcomes.
2. Medical Research - Potential for medical researchers to leverage crowdsourced data and digital technologies to gain insights and advancements in the field.
3. Mobile Application Development - Innovation opportunity for mobile app developers to create user-friendly and secure platforms for crowdsourcing health data.
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