Do you need some help managing your healthcare? These five apps might help:
#1: Mango Health- (iOS, Android)
This app is perfect for keeping track of your medicine usage. Mango Health will enable you to get benefits for tracking your medicine. When you set a reminder to take a pill, if you take the drug on time then you are awarded points. Points can get you rewards like gift cards or charity donations. It will also track the details of your medications.
Free download on App Store and Google Play Store
#2: K Health- (iOS, Android)
An app for people 18+, K Health is an app that brags “smart, personalized healthcare”. The app will help provide an idea of what is ailing you based on the symptoms you text it. It gives you a diagnosis and allows you to see how other people with your potential issues were treated. You can chat with a doctor, and talk about virtually any issues except orthopedics, pediatrics, and dermatology.
Free download on App Store and Google Play Store
#3: Kardia by AliveCor- (iOS, Android)
This app connects to a Kardia device that costs $99.99. The device connects to the app and allows you to take an instant EKG in the comfort of your own home. It is especially good at detecting potential atrial fibrillation, tachycardia, and bradycardia- all potentially fatal arrhythmias. It provides details and basic analysis of the EKG. The premium version allows you to get your EKGs analyzed by a board certified cardiologist.
Free download/$9.99 subscription on App Store and Google Play Store
#4: My Pain Diary- (iOS, Android)
My Pain Diary was created by someone with a chronic illness for people with chronic illnesses. This symptom-tracker app comes with loads of beneficial assets. Almost all chronic diseases are able to be tracked and managed. It lets you rate how you feel and see if the weather is affecting your symptoms using graphs and scales.
Purchase for $3.99 on App Store and Google Play Store
#5: HeartStar- (iOS, Android)
HeartStar is a free app that tracks your blood pressure and heart rate. Input your systolic, diastolic, and pulse (bpm) numbers into the data logger. It will keep a log of blood pressure history to help your doctors look at additional data to manage your healthcare. The app will also compare your numbers to the accepted healthy and unhealthy blood pressure numbers made by the AHA (American Heart Association).
Free download on App Store and Google Play Store