A cell phone can become a virtual health coach with the Confidant Solution.

Ho’okele strives to offer the latest in technology to help patients with chronic diseases live better lives through more effective self-management of their health status. Ho’okele has partnered with a North Carolina based company called Confidant. The mobile phone solution by Confidant supports our belief that by empowering the inspiring the individual their awareness, adherence to prescribed regimens improves leading to improved quality of their life and lowering of their health costs.

The Confidant Solution uses Bluetooth wireless technology to collect and analyze data from daily readings on medical devices for people who suffer from diabetes, congestive heart failure, high blood pressure or obesity. For diabetes the data is analyzed by a central server which interprets the data and delivers individualized coaching messages to the patient’s mobile phone. Readings and messages are accessible to the patient, physician, or caregiver through secure web-access.

For patients with Diabetes
Confidant has created a diabetes management solution that is safe, easy, private and completely in step with your mobile lifestyle. With just a few clicks, your mobile phone will:

• Collect your readings from your glucometer;
• Ask you questions about your daily diet, exercise, and medication routine
• Upload your information to a secure server where it is analyzed and interpreted
• Instantly send you back a text coaching message with positive feedback or a gentle reminder.

With your virtual coach, testing can actually be fun and having the data automatically stored and available as graphs on your phone makes it easy to connect the dots between your lifestyle behaviors and glucose readings so that you can make informed decisions about making changes in your lifestyle. And when it comes time to visit your doctor, having the data available to discuss with your doctor can make for a meaningful visit and helps your doctor to help you manage your disease more effectively.

For patients with Congestive Heart Failure:
The Confidant Solution also works with a Bluetooth scale and blood pressure cuff to help heart failure patients who need to monitor their weight and blood pressure daily. Unlike many home monitoring systems, with Confidant a patient is not limited to monitoring only from their home. Take the system when they travel and monitor throughout the day while they are out and about. Monitoring no longer needs to get in the way of an active lifestyle.

For patients struggling with Weight Management:
The Confidant Solution paired with a Bluetooth scale helps patients engaged in weight management programs to stay on track with daily monitoring of their weight. Tracking of readings is a breeze with the mobile phone – no need to have a paper and pencil log nearby, the mobile phone does the job. If a patient is working with a personal coach or weight management center or physician, the patient can give access to their weight management coach the real time data to stay connected with virtually as well as instantaneously through phone calls directly to the mobile phone.