2. Problems with current healthcare
• Unorganized
• Patients feel isolated, confused, and
depressed
• Poor Doctor-Patient
relationship/communication
• Patients feel powerless and uninformed
3. Patient Statistics
• Patients are 13X more likely to commit suicide two
weeks after diagnosis compared to before diagnosis
• 5X more likely 12 weeks after diagnosis
• Risk of heart attack or stroke also climbed due to stress
and anxiety
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• 93% of adults living with chronic disease ask a health
professional for information or assistance in dealing
with health or medical issues
4. Improving the Patient experience
• Patients support groups have shown to
drastically decrease depression, stress and
anxiety.
• Patients should be able to be able to easily
contact their doctor and schedule
appointments in an organized/simple way
• Getting patients involved in research can help
them feel more empowered and informed
about their condition
5. Connecting Patients
• Each patient will have their own personal profile
where they can share
updates, accomplishments, interesting
articles, photos or videos.
• Patients can form support groups so they can
share information in a more intimate
environment and form relationships
• Patients can help motivate and inspire each other
to live their life to its fullest potential despite
their condition
6. Connecting to Doctors/Nurses
• Patients can easily send their doctors
messages to create a simple form of
communication between visits
• Doctor can share more info and photos about
himself to help create a stronger relationship
• Create an easy scheduling tool to plan and
organize doctor visits
7. Connecting Research
• Patients can find research projects they can
get involved with.
• Provides researchers with a larger network for
potential study candidates.
• A patient can notify their doctor that they are
interested in a certain study
• Patients can learn what progress is being
made in medical research
