Clarity Health (https://ClarityHealth.ca)

When it comes to health we all share the same desires. We want to be able to book an appointment without waiting, get our prescriptions refilled quickly, see our test results and get sound advice from our doctors; in other words receive the best possible care without delay. Even in todays connected, internet based, consumer focused marketplace the challenges of getting an appointment the same day with your doctor is challenging. Dealing with multiple phone calls rather than emails or online booking, the doctor’s office is more like the office in "Mad Men" for the 1960s than what we would expect from modern 21st century offices. Modern medicine is still being "practiced" on paper, your health information in a file folder, and if you do receive the information it is often well after the fact. When it comes to connecting with your family, you’re more likely to do so by email, text messaging, facetime or skype. To communicate with your doctor you need to phone someone

Since December 2012, Clarity Health Journal has been deployed at the Hospital for Sick Children(SickKids) of Toronto to support the Hematology and Oncology Department in a research project involving families dealing with Childhood Cancer. When a child is diagnosed with cancer families are called on to perform a number of tasks during their child’s treatment: advocate, recordkeeper and caregiver are just a few. Can family engagement led to better outcomes? Giving parents a family health journal to track medications, lab results and discharge summaries allows families to fully participate in their child's care. Online communication with caregivers and physicians means better access to Infomation. Before appointments caregivers can review food diary, medication dosage, fatigue, sleep patterns and side affects entered by the parents. Combined with current lab results better treatment and outcomes can be realized.