January 21, 2013 
In the Winter 2012 Innovate Magazine from Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University Physicians, they talk about a new iPad app that they developed that calculates disease risk and offers a customized plan.
I just downloaded it and used it. Here’s my quick summary:
- Nice GUI (graphical user interface)
- Easy to use HRA (health risk assessment)
- Cool interactive tool (you can see how your risk for certain diseases changes with your changes in behavior)
- Content seems to be well written with basic health literacy taken into account
- Links out to more research and content
- Messaging feature (which I guess will push me updates and other messages over time)
Overall, it seems like a nicer than normal HRA with the ability to interact with it. My question would be how it integrates with my care team and how it gets used over time. If this integrated into my other devices and monitored my data, it would seem more valuable than a standalone app, but I certainly think it’s great for a one-time use.
If you’re interested in downloading it, you can go to iTunes here.
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