The idea of a mobile application to assist patients in walking after a surgical procedure was brought to DIHI by 2nd year med students Dylan Eiger and Joshua Helmkamp. We created the app to scan QR codes that would be placed on the hospital hallways that would allow a patient to scan the code thereby measuring the walk waypoints. The main goals of the app are:
- To help physicians quantify the amount of walking a patient has performed
- To identify the speed and distance that the patient has walked
- Compare the previous walks to the current walk
All of this data helps to motivate and empower the patient while giving the care team insight on their recovery while still in an inpatient setting.
