iManageMyHealth and iSupportMyPatients: mobile decision support and health management apps for cancer patients and their doctors.

iManageMyHealth and iSupportMyPatients: mobile decision support and health management apps for cancer patients and their doctors. Ecancermedicalscience. 2018;12:848 Authors: Schera F, Schäfer M, Bucur A, van Leeuwen J, Ngantchjon EH, Graf N, Kondylakis H, Koumakis L, Marias K, Kiefer S Abstract Clinical decision support systems can play a crucial role in healthcare delivery as they promise to improve health outcomes and patient safety, reduce medical errors and costs and contribute to patient satisfaction. Used in an optimal way, they increase the quality of healthcare by proposing the right information and intervention to the right person at the right time in the healthcare delivery process. This paper reports on a specific approach to integrated clinical decision support and patient guidance in the cancer domain as proposed by the H2020 iManageCancer project. This project aims at facilitating efficient self-management and management of cancer according to the latest available clinical knowledge and the local healthcare delivery model, supporting patients and their healthcare providers in making informed decisions on treatment choices and in managing the side effects of their therapy. The iManageCancer platform is a comprehensive platform of interconnected mobile tools to empower cancer patients and to support them in the management of their disease in collaboration with their doctors. The backbone of the iManageCancer platform com...
Source: Ecancermedicalscience - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Ecancermedicalscience Source Type: research