Take control of your health care.
Health care patients do not have a central mobile environment to promptly
access, organize, and share their medical information with various providers.
♦ Patients' records are scattered throughout different electronic health record (EHR) systems, impacting record completeness.
♦ Patients do not have a way to access medical records outside of their provider office, impacting patient convenience.
♦ Patients do not have a way to update their daily regimen for their physicians, impacting emergency care.
♦ Roughly three million adults over the age of 65, and 1.5 million children under the age of 18, visited physicians’ offices in 2015.[16]
♦ 6.7% of noninstitutionalized adults over the age of 65 reported needing help with personal care in 2017.[17]
♦ "In March 2017, 67% of all providers reported using an EHR."[11]
♦ "67% of providers reported not liking the functionality of their EHR systems."[11]
♦ "There are roughly 1100 vendors that offer an EHR."[10]
♦ "Only 40% of hospitals and 14% of doctors share data outside their organization."[12]
The Patient Advocate app is designed to connect EHR systems by allowing
patients to log in to their existing providers' patient portals all at once. It will
then collect all of the information contained within, organize, and format it.
♦ Log into existing patient portals and gather available medical record information, improving record completeness.
♦ Allow access to self and dependent records, ehancing patient convenience.
♦ Detail patient daily regimen to share with providers, enhancing emergency responsiveness.
The home screen will provide options to link your provider,
view your records, schedule an appointment,
and import/export/share your health record.
The contact portion of the app will allow you to choose a provider to call,
and show the next upcoming appointment both in text form and on our calendar.
The calendar within the app will also sync with iOS/Android sources.
Request appointments and receive reminders through the integrated calendar features.
Provide your own feedback to your provider that may include a symptoms log or daily habits log. You can also take pictures to upload and categorize for easier document organization.
Look for your prescription medications with a detailed description and a comprehensive symptoms guide.
Health records from other products like genetics results and fitness trackers can be integrated with our system as well. Keep everything in one central location to facilitate your active lifestyle.
Log in to your providers' portals and let the Patient Advocate app work its magic. We'll grab all of the information we can find, organize it, and turn it into an easy-to-read and share format.
Our comprehensive security considerations, including secure encryption, trusted storage and transport systems, and regulatory compliance, will give you peace of mind.
Class / Major:
Fall 2019 / Computer Science
Amber is currently employed with Sentara Healthcare in the Labor & Delivery unit. This project is especially significant to her as she works with patients and patients' records. She has experience with data entry systems and HTML. In her spare time, Amber enjoys trying new restaurants, reading, and walking the beach.
Class / Major:
Fall 2019 / Computer Science
Alex has a passion for security, and with his experience as a systems engineer is looking to support Patient Advocate in creating a safe and secure location to store everyone's medical information. In his spare time he likes to cook and read, with the occasional binge watching.
Class / Major:
Fall 2019 / Computer Science
Alex is currently employed as a Fuel Injection Engineer for a high-performance engine manufacturer in North Carolina. He graduated from Old Dominion University in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in Motorsports Engineering Technology and is now pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science to complement his first degree. In his spare time, he enjoys participating in outdoor motorsports such as motocross racing or all-terrain vehicle trips.
Class / Major:
Spring 2020 / Computer Science
Joshua is a cloud architect supporting Enterprise deployments on AWS. Before that, he was a consultant and a systems engineer, specializing in cloud security, storage, and virtualization. In his spare time, he does Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and loves to snowboard, hike, and cook.
Class / Major:
Fall 2019 / Computer Science
Steven is currently working full-time for the City of Newport News as the Data Center Supervisor overseeing operations and automation of mainframe processes and attends ODU part-time as an undergraduate. He enjoys hiking, video games, and writing/recording music.
Class / Major:
Spring 2020 / Computer Science
Daniel is currently working as a full-time student and a part-time freelance transcriptionist. While he plans to complete his undergraduate education in the next year, he is also taking graduate level courses to get a head start on his master's degree. When there is some free time to spare, he enjoys drawing and listening to podcasts or audiobooks.
Class / Major:
Fall 2019 / Computer Science
Erinn is a super-senior at ODU. After a five year break, she has returned to finish what she started. She currently spends her day grooming pups to make them feel their best. She would like to see if she can somehow combine her CS degree with dog grooming because of her passion for both.