Preventice to exhibit mobile health technology at 2012 American Academy of Dermatology Summer Academy

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- When the American Academy of Dermatology hosts its 2012 Summer Academy on August 15-19 in Boston, attending health care professionals will be introduced to cutting-edge, mobile health solutions that can help them stay connected to their patients, while improving compliance with individual care plans.

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These mobile health solutions will be exhibited by Preventice at Booth #906 during the 2012 Summer Academy in Boston. More than 1,200 dermatology and health care professionals are expected to attend.

Mobile health technology on the rise in health care
Mobile technologies are reshaping the way health care is delivered and how patients engage with the health care system. According to an industry survey by CompTIA, more than 50 percent of health care professionals currently use a smartphone for work purposes, while 25 percent use tablets. Those numbers are expected to increase as more clinic systems adopt mobile platforms. Likewise, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers, 46 percent of patients believe mobile health offers convenient access to their doctors, along with the potential to reduce their personal health care costs. 

Mobile health solutions from Preventice
Preventice delivers mobile health solutions that make it easy for patients to engage, and comply with individual care plans, which in turn improves outcomes and reduces health care costs as care becomes more effective and efficient. Solutions from Preventice also create a continuous connection between health care providers and patients, which leads to greater engagement and enhanced self-care.

Attendees to the 2012 Summer Academy will have the opportunity to test drive mobile health solutions from Preventice, including:

• CARD--An application to help manage and prevent allergic skin reactions. CARD was built in collaboration with Mayo Clinic and is based on the world's largest database of known allergens. Show special: Visitors to Preventice at Booth #906 can sign up to receive a FREE six-month trial of CARD for use in their practice.
• HealthClips Rx--An interactive patient education platform that transforms the standard patient education approach into an interactive and customizable tool that can also be used to track patient compliance against readmission data.

About Preventice
Preventice, a leading developer of mobile health applications and remote monitoring systems, aims to engage patients with their care plans and close the patient engagement gap--the half trillion dollar cost created by patients failing to follow individual care plans. Technology from Preventice creates a continuous connection and exchange of data between health care providers, life science companies and patients. Current applications from Preventice address high-cost and chronic conditions and health management opportunities, including prescription medication management, cardiac care, sleep apnea, diabetes management, and migraine headaches. Preventice is headquartered in Minneapolis, with offices in Rochester, Minn., and Fargo, N.D. For more information, visit www.preventice.com.

SOURCE Preventice