A federally funded pilot project in Rome, Georgia engages cancer patients in their own healthcare using mobile technology

 

Like many who are battling cancer, Koren Sinnock was stopped in her tracks when she was diagnosed. So many questions and concerns about her health and treatment rushed to the surface.  Still she was determined to not only survive but to thrive even as she began treatment. She now has new tool to help her do just that.
 
Sinnock was the first breast cancer patient enrolled in a federally funded pilot program that has created a secure way for her healthcare providers to send information related to her care to a personal health record that she controls. It also allows for secure electronic communication between her and her cancer care providers.
 
She is among more than 20 patients who have been enrolled in MyJourney Compass, which “empowers patients to actively participate in managing their cancer through the use of mobile technology.”

 

Technology Enabled Healthcare Partnership

 

MyJourney Compass will provide breast cancer patients in Rome, Georgia with internet enabled tablet devices that integrate electronic health records, Georgia Direct Health Information Exchange, Microsoft Health Vault, and a combination of off the shelf and custom apps to provide a cancer survivorship tool to help you manage your cancer journey.

 

Putting the "I" in Health "IT"

 

MyJourney Compass was designed to help you organize and use heath information technology in partnership with your healthcare providers right here in Rome, Georgia and across the nation.  By utilizing secure DIRECT email messaging, you can share important health related information bi-directionally with your physicians and care team. MyJourney Compass can free you to focus on your cancer journey instead of the everyday hassles of managing  your health care.