MY PERSONAL HEALTH BANK
Health data today - Healthcare tomorrow
Patient Empowerment │ User-friendliness │ Continuum of Care
Empowering patients in low-and-middle income countries and people on the move by giving ownership of their health data – and healthcare providers access to health data today, leading to better healthcare tomorrow
Web application in English
Web application in Kiswahili
Our Solution
For patients
Our solution is to provide all citizens/patients with a tool, My Personal Health Bank, available in a web application that will help them keep track of their most important healthcare related data, including completed and planned treatments, diagnoses, tests, medication, allergies etc., and secure safety of treatment.
For healthcare providers
When granted access the healthcare provider can view and update the patient’s records, which is then available for all subsequent diagnosis and treatment by any healthcare provider. Thereby, the healthcare provider will optimize treatment, safety and efficiency.
Feasibility Study
Results
“It is easy for me to get access to my doctor”
—> 86,4% strongly agree or agree
“’MPHB’ makes me feel involved in my treatment”
—> 94% strongly agree or agree
The Feasibility Study is conducted by Professor Dorthe Nielsen (University of Southern Denmark), Professor Stephen Kibusi (University of Dodoma), Professor Dickson Mkoka (Muhimbili University), Assistant Lecturer Emmanuel Sumari (Muhimbili University) and Assistant Lecturer Musa Bago (Dodoma University) on 6 hospitals in Dodoma, Tanzania from June 2022-Feb 2023.
Benefits
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PATIENT EMPOWERMENT
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CONTINUUM OF CARE
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EFFICIENCY & SAFETY OF TREATMENT
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ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE DATA
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INFORMED HEALTHCARE DECISIONS
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EASY CONTACT BTW. PATIENT & HEALTHCARE PROVIDER
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FASTER CONSULTATIONS
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COST-SAVINGS
〰️ PATIENT EMPOWERMENT 〰️ CONTINUUM OF CARE 〰️ EFFICIENCY & SAFETY OF TREATMENT 〰️ ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE DATA 〰️ INFORMED HEALTHCARE DECISIONS 〰️ EASY CONTACT BTW. PATIENT & HEALTHCARE PROVIDER 〰️ FASTER CONSULTATIONS 〰️ COST-SAVINGS
Data Security
We care about data security. Therefore, we are designing our solution to keep patient data safe.
News
“The idea with having an app-based patient-owned journal is simply fantastic – in an area where most people own a cell-phone, this is the way to secure both data collection and data access for healthcare staff. It can really make a difference for both patients and the healthcare staff, increasing both safety and efficiency of treatments”
— Dorthe Nielsen, Professor of Vulnerability, Migrant Health Clinic, Odense University Hospital and Department of Geriatric Medicine, Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark
UN Sustainable Development Goals
SDG #3 Good Health and Well-being
We are empowering patients in developing countries and people on the move by giving ownership of their health data – and healthcare providers access to health data today, leading to a better healthcare tomorrow.
SDG #5 Gender Equality
By giving girls and women access to and ownership of their own health data we give them the opportunity to take an active part in their own health - also for women's health issues that can be difficult to discover and treat due to taboos in developing countries and for people on the move.
SDG #10 Reduced Inequalities
Our solution is aimed at giving everyone - no matter background, identity or status - equal access to and ownership of their health data and better healthcare. With an easy-to-use, low-cost solution we make reducing inequalities a priority.
The UN Sustainable Development Goals are here to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. At My Personal Health Bank we want to do our part.