Leveraging Partners and Open Source Technology in your Mobility Strategy. emids webinar Thursday, August 11, :00 pm 2:00 pm EDT

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1 Leveraging Partners and Open Source Technology in your Mobility Strategy emids webinar Thursday, August 11, :00 pm 2:00 pm EDT

2 Presenters Jerry Buchanan Account Director emids Technologies Ambarish Chaudhary Mobile Practice Head emids Technologies Tony Gerena Development Director Greenway Medical 2

3 Agenda emids Healthcare Mobility Services Mobile Strategy Greenway Story Greenway Mobility Roadmap Initial Stage Challenges Strategy Formulation & Approach emids Greenway Partnership Technology Selection As is to To be State Question and Answers 3

4 emids in Mobile Healthcare

5 Strategic Areas of Impact- Enhanced perspective on healthcare Clinical Information Access Real time integration with remote mobile devices, EHR/ EMR/ PHR systems Complete information access for faster/ more accurate decisions Lab reports and diagnosis on mobile Patients compliance in health monitoring Operational Efficiency Patient portal accessibility- appointment scheduling/ re-scheduling, prescription refills, etc Alerts/ SMS on appointments, medications, etc Access to list of providers in the network Availability of co-pay/ deductibles information Health and Wellness Management Tracking disease specific symptoms and treatments Guiding personal health assessment Generic and patient specific wellness tips and guidance Patient medical status summary reports 5

6 HC Business Areas Primed for Mobility Patient search/ lookup Provider search/ lookup Health plan details lookup Appointments management eprescription Computerized physician order entry Medical info lookup-access to EMRs Reports & Lab results display Patient registration Initiate/ track referrals Collaborative communication between patient, provider and staff Personal health tracking/ coaching Medication administration/ safety Personal consumer diagnosis Provider diagnosis Remote monitoring Hospital bed management Assets management Sales support- intranet extension 6

7 emids Healthcare Mobility Services Mobile Application Services Native App Development Web App Development Application Porting Application/ Device* Integration Application Maintenance Mobile Consulting * Refer FDA regulations for mobile applications 7

8 TECH EXPERTISE emids Mobile App Development Framework DEVELOPMENT CHECKLIST Development Approaches Pros/Cons Application Development Tools and Technologies Mobile Device Capability User Interface Browser Considerations Networking and Connection Management Throughput and Latency Battery & Power Management Memory Management Security Approaches Managing Data Communicated Telephony, Text messaging Mobile Operating Systems: Google Android, iapple ios, Blackberry OS (RIM), Windows Phone 7 Technologies: Titanium Mobile API, Silverlight, Java, Javascript, HTML5, CSS3, PhoneGap, Native SDKs (Android, ios, Blackberry, Windows Mobile) 8

9 emids Healthcare Entity Model Encounter / Visit Appointment/ Schedule Order Placement Procedure & Diagnosis Insurance Claims Provider Patient Highlights: Well acquainted with industry standards Comprehensive understanding of security and other regulations compliant Hands-on resources for faster development 9

10 emids Healthcare Components Reference Implementations Widgets for Search/ Data Entry of entities List/ Item View Templates Data Connectors (REST + JSON/ SOAP) Library for Codes (ICD9/10, CPT4, HCPCS) 10

11 emids Advantage- HC domain driven mobile strategy Clinical Solutions Development Framework Mobile App Development Framework Technology Processes & Methodologies Quality Assurance Mobile Tools and Technologies Security Application Development Experts Product Engineering Mobile Solutions Specialized Solutions App Development Checklist Healthcare Specific Objects Ready Accelerators & Enablers emids Healthcare Domain Expertise Data output is critical. emids identifies the criticality of healthcare data and importance of its representation and further interpretations. Healthcare driven business flows. emids leverages its healthcare domain expertise in comprehending the priority, uniqueness and relation of every workflow. Health data and Information Exchange standards. emids understands the importance of healthcare related data, and hence, interoperability complexity, as its driven by healthcare industry regulations and compliances. Superior outcome! Faster time to market! Delightful customer experience! 11

12 Why emids? Domain SMEs Frameworks and tools Comprehensive healthcare training We offer superior business quality through healthcare specialization. HEALTHCARE SPECIALIZED Clients from top 20 HCI list, top ambulatory EMR providers, top long term care providers Our vast healthcare experience brings unique value to the client. EXPERTISE IN CLINICAL/ ADMIN/ ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS UI expertise across devices Existing demo for Patient search/ Emergency app Expertise in all major mobile platforms and devices. STRONG FOCUS ON MOBILE Healthcare specific objects ready Mobile app development checklist Standard integration templates Existing use cases/ test cases emids accelerators & enablers drive faster time to market. ACCELERATORS & ENABLERS Mobile Healthcare Value Delivered! 12

13 Leveraging Partners and Open Source Technology in your Mobility Strategy Greenway Story!

14 Greenway Mobility Roadmap Greenway envisioned to have EMR Lite PrimeMOBILE, for all the major mobile platforms and devices by PrimeSUITE is an all in one EHR and Practice Management solution form Greenway. PrimeMOBILE is based on functionalities of PrimeSUITE. 14

15 Initial Stage Challenges How can we reduce development time for at least simpler mobile applications? Greenway partnered with a vendor for iphone and ipad application development Can we use certain accelerators and enablers to expedite the development and testing process? Successful delivery.. Application development for new platforms Do we need completely new set of skills for varied mobile platforms and devices? No knowledge retention? Almost new team for application development for each unique platform? Wouldn t leveraging domain knowledge be advantageous? 15

16 Strategy Formulation & Approach Leverage cross platform development tool for simpler apps Partner with a specialist to trust on functional value adds Retain same resources for multiple platform based application developments Approach Partner with a domain specialist Evaluate and finalize a cross platform tool Use native SDKs where necessary Greenway to closely monitor UI. Vendor to leverage domain expertise on functional aspects Initiate parallel activities for mobile development on various platforms 16

17 Who is an Ideal Partner? A partner who not only has hold on his set of technology, but is also flexible to experiment and adapt new technology. A partner who is open to leverage open source frameworks and at the same time appreciate the benefits of native SDKs. A partner who is not only an extended development team but an extended strategic partner as well. A partner who is not only technology shop but a domain expert, who values what goes on mobile at par with how it goes on mobile. 17

18 emids Greenway Partnership 18

19 Technology Selection Native Apps- Platforms SDKs: Xcode IDE, Instruments, ios Simulator, and the latest Mac OS X and ios SDKs. Android Development Tools (ADT) Blackberry JDE Web Apps- Server-side Platforms.NET, LAMP, Java EE, Ruby-on-Rails, Python HTML, CSS and Javascript jquery Mobile/ jqtouch/ Sencha Touch/ Blackberry WebWorks Cross Platform Frameworks Titanium Mobile, a Javascript based MVC framework PhoneGap, a framework that allows development of native apps on 6 different platforms using HTML5, Javascript and CSS Rhodes from RhoMobile, a Ruby-based development framework to generate native applications on various mobile platforms 19

20 Greenway chose Appcelerator Benefits: Appcelerator Titanium allows development of cross-platform native applications using existing web skills like Javascript, HTML, CSS. Key driver for decision: Appcelerator s cross-platform nature as PrimeMOBILE s roadmap spans across all major smartphone. Currently, the Android version of PrimeMOBILE is developed using Appcelerator. Single codebase supports multiple device platforms and form factors Easy to learn and use API No need to learn multiple programming languages and SDKs Free and Open source Drawbacks relevant to our case: Supports ios, Android and Blackberry. Support for other platforms is still under development 20

21 Greenway chose Native SDKs Native SDKs allow development of applications that utilize full potential of the platform. Example of native SDKs: Silverlight for Windows Mobile Blackberry JDE Android ADT ios SDK In the past, Greenways has developed ios application using native SDK, as there was no reliable alternative existed at that time to allow crossplatform development. Greenway has chosen Silverlight for the Windows Phone version of PrimeMOBILE, as crossplatform framework such as Appcelerator is not yet available to support that platform. It is part of Greenway s roadmap to eventually bring all mobile versions under a single code-base which is easier to maintain. 21

22 As is to To be State Greenway mobility vision Greenway mobility Strategy & Roadmap Greenway enters market with EMR Lite iphone/ ipad mobile solution Greenway offers mobile solutions for all major platforms Greenway offers mobile market with newer mobile solutions Greenway continues to expand mobility footprint in Healthcare industry.. 22

23 Questions and Answers 23

24 Thank You!

25 FDA Guidance for Mobile Medical Apps Back The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has introduced a proposal that would allow it to regulate smartphone and tablet apps that relate to health and medical needs. Currently, the proposal is a guidance and not legally enforced responsibilities. This guidance apply to a subset of mobile apps called Mobile Medical Apps. Mobile medical apps are those that meet the statutory definition of a device; and either: are used as an accessory to a regulated medical device; or transform a mobile platform into a regulated medical device. The following categories DOES NOT fall under mobile medical app: Mobile apps that are electronic "copies" of medical textbooks, teaching aids or reference materials, or are solely used to provide clinicians with training or reinforce training previously received. Mobile apps that are solely used to log, record, track, evaluate, or make decisions or suggestions related to developing or maintaining general health and wellness. Mobile apps that only automate general office operations with functionalities that include billing, inventory, appointments, or insurance transactions. Mobile apps that are generic aids that assist users but are not commercially marketed for a specific medical indication. Mobile apps that perform the functionality of an electronic health record system or personal health record system. Refer: 25