It’s no secret that EHRs remain largely a “field of dreams” project when it comes to patient engagement.

Doctors can transition to EHRs, but will patients embrace the technology to the extent that they actually take control of their own health information?

To bring that goal a little closer, Hello Health, Inc., a division of Myca Health, Inc. recently announced that it plans to initiate a wireless health collaboration with Qualcomm Life Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated. With the partnership, Hello Health plans to integrate biometric data from wireless sensors onto the 2net™ Platform which can then be transferred to the company's Hello Health® patient management platform as part of a patient's EHR. Patients will then be able to use data from wireless sensors to report on progress towards goals they establish for themselves within their own EHRs.

As Steven Ferguson, patient management officer at Myca Health, put it, "Wireless sensors that capture patient data are a wellspring of valuable patient data that belong in the patient's health record to be incorporated in patient health management. With our planned integration on the 2net Platform, we will bring data such as physical activity, weight, sleep, medications, vitals and more from designated connected wireless devices and present this information for patients and physicians to monitor as part of their electronic health record and to access wherever they are connected to the web.”

Hello Health is a cloud-based platform that uses an integrated electronic health record, including an online patient portal and a suite of secure online communication tools for HIPAA-compliant messaging and web consultations, to connect patients with physicians.
The sensor data will be part of Hello Health WellBox™, an integrated portal where patients set personal health challenges to which they can select and link data from wireless sensors. Patients can also share their progress and achievements with their physician, family and friends.