emocha

eMocha is a smartphone application that allows patients to indicate symptoms and record themselves taking their medication. The patient can then securely submit this information to the eMocha server, where a clinician can then observe and confirm medication adherence using the eMocha web interface. The system also includes a notifications feature to remind patients to take their medication and inform providers about important patient-reported events.

The app can be accessed from the Play Store for users while implementing organization have access to a web interface where they can monitor patient data. The app allows for:

• Dose-by-dose tracking using video Directly Observed Therapy (DOT).
• Patient-doctor communication.

The application of the app is majorly where Directly Observed Therapy is needed in order to enforce adherence to medication regimen.

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eMocha has been implemented in Harris County (TX) and Baltimore (MD). Data is actively being gathered on usability, patient adherence, and cost savings at four Maryland health departments with support from an NIH grant. miDOT is also being used in an adherence-related study of Hepatitis C Virus in Denver, CO. miDOT will soon be tested in Pune and Bangalore, India.

In a National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities Small Business Innovation Research grant across 3 Maryland public health departments, 100% of patients successfully completed tuberculosis treatment.

No known safety hazards are related to this product.