Mobile Consumer Directed Healthcare Software Application For iPhone and iPod

Sachin Dewagan IS705- HW#1

Technology:

Mobile Consumer Directed Healthcare (CDH) Software Application for the iPhone

http://iphone.tmcnet.com/topics/iphone/articles/56059-canopy-releases-mobile-consumer-directed-healthcare-software-application.htm

Description:

Makes CDH significantly more accessible to consumers with Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs). Mobile CDH allows consumers to search for medical procedures using keywords to determine if the consumer is eligible can be reimbursed using tax advantage CDH spending accounts.

Use Case: Allows patients to search for eligibility and costs of medical procedures.

Gives real-time access to patients (Primary Actor) who want to know information on medical procedure eligibility and customary cost in a local market. This application provides transparency for the consumers on their medical bills. It will give consumers negotiating power with their procedures prior to signing billing agreements at the provider’s office.

Standards:
The only listed standard is that this product is an iphone application. (Apple’s application standards)