Anthony Gyamfi
The Mobile Consumer Directed Healthcare (CDH) Software application, created by Canopy Financial, is an iPhone and iPod app that provides users the ability to search for medical procedures that are eligible to be paid through tax-advantaged CDH spending accounts (e.g. Health Savings Accounts). Once the user’s search determines the procedure’s eligibility, the app will display results that map local providers of the specified procedure as well as the customary cost of that procedure based on the user’s zip code.
Goal: Find a local provider of an affordable procedure eligible for payment through a CDH spending account
A patient (the primary actor) needs to have an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) performed on an injured knee to determine the severity of the injury. That patient also happens to have an FSA (flexible spending account) provided through an insurer, as well as an iPhone (and Canopy’s app downloaded). The patient searches “MRI” on the app, discovers it is eligible to be paid through his/her FSA, and finds a local provider with an affordable price for the procedure.
Standards: No application-specific standards are mentioned in this article, other than the fact that the app is through Apple.
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