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Healthy Footsteps was started for one important reason: to provide smart, simple solutions that allow people to be more proactive in their own health. In doing so, we tapped into widely available technology—personal computers, cell phones, text messaging—to create easy-to-use, highly accessible tools that can provide support, motivation, documentation and prompts on many aspects of health care self-management.
Med Notices, for example, was designed to improve medication compliance, an issue that as the population ages, will only become more pressing. But no matter what the age of the user, Med Notices—through cell phone and email reminders—can help people stick to their medication schedule, which can greatly contribute to better health outcomes. Healthy Footsteps, on the other hand, was developed to help people dealing with a variety of diagnoses—depression, anxiety, panic disorders and diabetes—track their medication usage, monitor their daily ups and downs, record their feelings and moods and chart all the factors that affect their daily health including sleep, nutrition, exercise, stressors and triggers. Med Notices
For both, our software can map trends over weeks, months and years, which gives users an accurate, up-to-date picture of their overall health. This, in turn, can be shared with medical professionals—saving time and money, and possibly accelerating treatment results.
It is vital to note that we developed these tools with the input of respected physicians around the country, who passionately believe, just as we do, that Healthy Footsteps previously unmet needs. Almost every medical professional who treats chronic conditions will ask patients at their office visits what has been going on with their health: How are they eating and sleeping? What has their mood been like over the past week? Has anything in particular contributed to improvements or setbacks? Few patients will remember the pertinent details, and even fewer will have a record of them. As a result, time gets wasted at each session, and doctors may not have the complete picture of their patient’s health, which could compromise treatment. Having this information organized and available to share at doctor visits helps patients maximize treatment and remain proactive partners in their health.
In addition, because having support is so critical to health management, we also made this a part of Healthy Footsteps. We’ve created tools for online journaling, offer educational information on various conditions, list resources when applicable, and in the future plan to add more interactive components as well as capabilities for managing other health conditions.
But in the end, our bottom line is this: When a person has decided to take control of their health, we are here with the tools and support to do so. It really is that simple.
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Transforming Health, One Individual at a Time.
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What kind of impact can Healthy Footsteps have on your life? Here’s what one former patient has to say: “Healthy Footsteps kept me organized, motivated and headed in the right direction. Plus it was incredibly easy to use. The daily comment area was invaluable at my doctor visits—giving us an accurate snapshot of patterns and changes between visits.”
- Andrew K.
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