Great job. This is great to see as I'm working on something related. I actually built a tool that's used in clinics where your blood pressure readings, risk factors, etc.. are entered and the the diagnosis and treatment plan is generated according to guidelines. It follows the Canadian guidelines and has been vetted by hypertension specialists. Check it out at <a href="http://app.snapdx.co" rel="nofollow">http://app.snapdx.co</a><p>It's used mainly by medical folks but usable by savvy patients as well.
I don't know what the business plan here will ultimately be, but there are apps which charge say $40 for a dermatologist to read a photo of your skin lesion. As a physician, at first I thought, what dermatologist would accept $40 (or less if the app gets a cut) to do this. But it's making more sense with time. I can see physicians doing work like this from the comfort of their home environments, on somewhat of their own schedule, than dealing with the hassles of running an office or coding with the nightmarish icd10 schedule. They may lose on some income, but will make up for some of it with volume and for many it will be worth it for the convenience and, hopefully, reduced stress levels. I hope companies like bettir and some of the others, succeed.
I've been told I have white coat hypertension. My bp readings are 130-140/85 in doctor offices and usually 110-120/75 outside.<p>High bp runs in my family so I've been considering monitoring on a more consistent basis. I may have to try this out.
FTA: "at certain times by monitoring it 24/7 with an app"<p>How can the app do this without a BP device constantly attached to one's arm, inflating/deflating all the time?
Or is it just a spreadsheet for entering the values? The article was skimpy on the details.
I actually expected some holter monitor integration for this app when reading the headline, but it seems it is a logging tool (still useful).<p>I'm going to try the Android web app when I go home. I think I actually need this since I do have hypertension.<p>I'm in my early 20s and I have normal weight and no medical conditions beside this. I consider my self healthy, but I do take some medication to correct it before it causes me any significant damage.