Bloom
Bloom connects and syncs all of your medical data across providers into one place, and then with the power of Machine Learning generates personalized insights about your health.
In 2016, I was diagnosed with a chronic disease, and have had to struggle to navigate, understand, and manage the medical system ever since. So, I founded bloom — a place to manage, update, and understand your health.
Scoping
Due to the complexity and breadth of our healthcare system, for this case study, I have descoped the end-to-end patient journey by narrowing into one component, patient data, more specifically, Electronic Health Records (EHR’s). According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, define EHR’s as an electronic version of a patient’s medical history, typically created and maintained by a medical provider, that is used to archive a patient’s state at the time of visit, or to facilitate as an artifact for diagnostic reasons.
The premise of my solution is a medical record system that aims to make patients the primary owner of their medical data, so as their data evolves, or they encounter different medical needs, their health data remains up to date, relevant, and follows them through their healthcare journey. The system also aims to provide the patient with a touchpoint for monitoring, understanding, and sharing their health records across different providers. This connected system, in which the patient chooses who to give access to their records, could help reduce administrative intake errors, alleviate the trouble of manually transferring records from provider to provider, as well as provide a preventative approach for monitoring health. By creating a patient-centric platform we aim to bridge the gap a patient has between their medical data, treatment plan, and wellness journey.
