tapTrak MED Partners With University Physicians Group

NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- tapTrak MED®, a limited liability company creating medical mobile applications, announced that it is partnering with University Physicians Group (UPG) of New York to launch a mobile application for patients and physicians to capture multiple medical measures for HEDIS, Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) and insurance incentive programs to augment and enhance patient care.  HEDIS stands for Healthcare and Effectiveness Data and Information Set and is used to make improvements in patient care and service.

Dr. Jeffrey Hyman, Medical Director of the University Physicians Group, has been the key driver of this initiative with tapTrak MED.  " We have been seeking a technology partner that could deliver a medical mobile app to our specifications ultimately leveraging mobile technology to improve quality of patient care and workflow efficiency of across all our practices."

University Physicians Group and tapTrak MED have been in discussions for this medical mobile application initiative since early 2014 and will deploy this initial pilot to patients starting this November.  UPG will continue to roll out the app across all fifteen locations and complete enrollment of all eligible patients during 2015.

"I am excited about our partnership with UPG and adapting the tapTrak MED system for medical measures," said Ming Ooi, cofounder of tapTrak MED.  "We see plenty of untapped opportunities for mobile health, and this UPG app is just another instance of the utility of tapTrak MED within healthcare."

tapTrak MED was first deployed in 2013 with the goal of simplifying patient data collection and tracking.  The tapTrak MED cloud-based enterprise system features an app for patients and a web-enabled dashboard for clinicians. Some of tapTrak MED adaptations include apps for general medicine, surgical post-operative care, outpatient surveys and clinical trials.  tapTrak MED is HIPAA compliant and built for EMR integration. 

University Physicians Group is a multi-specialty medical group of healthcare professionals committed to providing high quality, accessible healthcare to both Staten Island and Brooklyn.  Find out more at upg.com.

tapTrak MED is a mobile app company with a core suite of patient-centric microjournal apps built for the medical sector.  The company works to customize its platform for payers, providers and life sciences companies.  Find out more at taptrakmed.com.

Contact: Ming Ooi
[email protected], (646) 481-9868

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