Firm Co-Founded by Carey MBAs Designs Medical App
A recent article in the Baltimore Business Journal reported on the early success of the miDOT mobile platform created by eMOCHA, a firm co-founded by members of the Carey School of Business Global MBA Class of 2013.The program records video of patients taking their medication, notes symptoms and sends a report to doctors.
miDOT helps doctors make sure that their patients are following medication regimens by adding a layer of accountability in the for of a doctor receiving wireless results through the mobile app. A user simply films video on their internet connected device and sends it to medical professionals through the app, along with any notes for the doctor.
“When a health care worker is holding Emocha, it’s about efficiency and data collection, or linking patients to care,” said CEO Sebastian Seiguer. “When the patient has Emocha in their hands, it’s about keeping them on their care plan.”
IN another melding of health care and tech, eMOCHA is also working on another mobile app designed to help hospitals determine which patients are in greatest need for follow-up appointments. Patients complete a questionnaire developed by a Hopkins doctor on their mobile device once they have been discharged from care. Their answers are the basis for doctors determining what kind of follow up care they need.
That app is currently being tested at the Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Department of Surgery and hopes to get the program in patients’ hands in June.
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