Vascular Cures, a national non-profit focused on transforming research into vascular health, has launched its latest initiative, Project Voice, to bring the latest digital health technology to the field. A pilot study is being conducted at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem.
Project Voice provides a mobile app and web portal, interactive resources and multiple fitness trackers to increase patient control, promote shared decision making and improve research results by adding patient-reported outcomes to clinical data sets.
“The lack of patient-reported outcomes data is a critical gap in both the development of new treatments and ongoing care”, said Michael Conte MD, Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at UCSF and Vascular Cures’ Chief Medical Officer. In a statement.
“PAD and its consequences, including disability, amputation and death, have reached a crisis stage, and we urgently need more powerful tools.”
Technology integrates with many wireless devices
The technology for Project Voice is provided by MedHelp/Aptus Health, a global digital heath engagement partner for life sciences companies, payers, employers, and health systems. The MedHelp platform is integrated with over 120 wireless health devices and trackers, and offers health management tools and peer communities.
Corriere says, “Project Voice is a powerful tool to improve both medical care and research. When patients are actively engaged in managing their health, they are more likely to communicate important symptoms and share their goals for treatment. Patient-reported outcomes are crucial to include in both care decisions and research studies.”
Corriere, who was the 2014 recipient of Vascular Cures’ Wylie Scholar award, is the national program leader for Project Voice.
