Care4Today Mobile Health Manager launches new Patient Dashboard for healthcare providers

SAN DIEGO — Care4Today Mobile Health Manager, a platform designed to support and motivate people to stay on schedule with their medications, has announced the launch of a patient dashboard for health care providers and pharmacies to provide timely monitoring of self-reported medication adherence for their patients.



Janssen Healthcare Innovation, part of Janssen Research & Development, announced the new feature as well as an expanded Spanish-language version from the main stage at the Health 2.0 Fall Conference in Santa Clara.



With the Care4Today Mobile Health Manager Patient Dashboard, patients can opt in to provide their physician with a view of their ongoing medication adherence. Now, if a patient misses a dose, the physician or care provider can take appropriate action if necessary.

Care4Today Mobile Health Manager includes an up-to-date database containing 40,000 FDA-approved medications and 20,000 images inclusive of generic and brand name medications. Care4Today Mobile Health Manager uses a color-coded system to prompt patients when it is time to take their medication. Each reminder message prompts a response that is recorded in the user’s adherence report. The app is a secure, two-way messaging platform that works on almost all mobile phones including basic feature phones.



To meet the health care needs of the more than 37 million people in the United States who speak Spanish, the new version includes a Spanish-language option. The Care4Today Mobile Health Manager Spanish platform has the same functionality, including the new Patient Dashboard for providers.



Other features designed to motivate and support patient adherence:



• Care4Family: Is a tool for caregivers to remotely monitor their family member or loved one’s medication adherence and encourage them to stay on schedule. It provides caregivers with the information about a family member missing a dose so appropriate encouragement to stay on the medication regimen can be given.



• Care4Charity: Through this feature, Care4Today Mobile Health Manager users can select from several charities that will receive a 25-cent donation from Janssen Healthcare Innovation for each day through June 2015 in which they take all their medications. The charities include American Cancer Society, AIDS United, American Diabetes Association and Save the Children. Janssen Healthcare Innovation has committed a minimum donation of $20,000 to each charity and a maximum additional donation of $50,000 to the Care4Charity program.