{"id":155103,"date":"2016-06-01T10:33:53","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T07:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/labtowellness-health-data-translator-and-visualizer-2\/"},"modified":"2024-03-13T11:10:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T09:10:56","slug":"labtowellness-health-data-translator-and-visualizer-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/labtowellness-health-data-translator-and-visualizer-2\/","title":{"rendered":"LabToWellness: Health data translator and visualizer"},"content":{"rendered":"

LabToWellness is a digital health enterprise focusing on improving people`s health and well-being. The aim of the enterprise is to offer laboratories and healthcare institutions a web\u2013based platform for delivering health information to their patients in an understandable and nicely-visualised form.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the issues in healthcare is that doctors can interpret the laboratory results perfectly well but the patient, going home with the results of the analysis, cannot,\u201d claims Indrek Kask, the founder of LabToWellness. The company aims to deliver all kind of test results in
\na patient-friendly and easily understandable form.<\/p>\n

Among other services, LabToWellness provides health reports for laboratories and hospitals. Kask explains that they carefully analyse the organisation`s health audit report and develop an improved patient-friendly report template. \u201cOur solution is a combination of nicely visualised health information and personalised recommendations for the patient,\u201d
\nKask explains.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no similar service provider on the market. We offer all in one \u2013 by combining infotechnology and professional knowledge, we are able to develop comprehensive solutions for laboratories and clinics,\u201d notes Kask.<\/p>\n

Thinking in the language of patients<\/h3>\n

The business idea for creating LabToWell\u00adness grew out of the Asper Biotech genetic testing laboratory, which has been associated with the entrepreneur and genetic engineer Kask for a long time. \u201cSome of our clients wanted to sell genetic tests for health risk assessment
\nto ordinary people. They asked to interpret the lab results in a form understandable for regular people. Our scientists managed to complete the task but the process
\nwas time-consuming and dull: we combined a single file by copying data from different sources,\u201d Kask describes. Soon after that, we came to the idea of developing a platform for managing health
\ninformation.<\/p>\n

The special domain of LabToWellness lies above all else in the prevention of disease, not diagnosis. \u201cThe diagnosis of disease and treatment are complex undertakings which LabToWellness today has no plans to interfere in,\u201d noted Kask.<\/p>\n

LabToWellness solution is a mix of both, software and content. We are focusing, particularly, on the content developing \u2013 how to present data and which information should be presented.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur main skill is the ability to find the right sources and sort out relevant evidence-based information,\u201d says Kask. Their main sources are carefully selected internet sites, books, and a growing net of doctors and specialists available for consultation. \u201cWe are developing a database that contains different laboratory tests, recommendations and other relevant guidelines,\u201d Kask adds.<\/p>\n

The team members have no medical background but Kask believes it has a positive impact on their work, since it minimizes the risk of overthinking. \u201cThe content of our health reports should remain understandable to ordinary people. Doctors compile too complex reports and we should avoid involving them to the process. For instance, ultrasound images are difficult to understand, but doctors are still eager to attach them to the report,\u201d says Kask. The images are removed from our health report, but the result of the ultrasound is interpreted to the patient.<\/p>\n

Product development in the wellness sector<\/h3>\n

\u201cUntil today, we have been creating patient health reports which are based on the client`s service. However, we are currently developing a service that enables us to select health parameters for evaluation. In this case, the service we are providing includes a list of laboratory analyses, questionnaire, complete health report and support in composing marketing materials,\u201d Kask explains.<\/p>\n

In addition, the team is working on a pilot project directed at endurance athletes: \u201cWhile actively preparing for the marathon, the athletes should test the ability of their organism, identify injury risks, and look over their dietary choices \u2013 at the moment, there is no such service provider. In cooperation with sports medicine physicians and athletes, we have compiled a list of the most common questions the athletes have. These questions can be answered by analyzing different laboratory tests and composing the results together to a health report aimed at endurance athletes,\u201d describes Kask.<\/p>\n

The enterprise is developing a similar solution in the field of nutrition and dieting. \u201cThe service is being provided for
\nnutritionists \u2013 the solution enables them to monitor how a particular diet affects human body and its functioning.<\/p>\n

EHealth as an aid in the prevention of disease<\/h3>\n

One of the biggest challenges in the eHealth and healthcare sector in general is the question of how to influence people to use computers: the more conservative people need encouragement. Kask explains that LabToWellness is creating health reports in pdf-format because people prefer to print out their documents. \u201cLarge proportion of the health sector still prefers paper-based documents and I think it will stay like this for the next few years,\u201d admits Kask.<\/p>\n

Secondly, Kask points out the importance of preventive care \u2013 how to use eHealth solutions effectively in the field of disease prevention. \u201cMost of the financial resources are spent on measuring cholesterol or treating sick patients, preventive care is underappreciated. In my opinion, it is quite a stagnant viewpoint,\u201d
\nclaims Kask.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe world should be moving in a
\ndirection where the patient, not the doctor, is the project manager of one`s health,\u201d believes Kask. In order to accomplish the goal, several solutions should be implemented in the field of eHealth, in particular. For instance, patient-friendly eHealth solutions should be more relevant. \u201cThe system should be built up on the grounds of patient-comfort: the patient must feel comfortable while managing one`s health. That, in turn, influences the health behavior of individuals and provokes health promotion,\u201d says Kask.<\/p>\n

Kask believes that the attitude of hospitals and laboratories will change in the near future: \u201cThe patient is not an object to take blood from and say goodbye afterwards, there should be a partner\u00adship between the doctor and the patient, and both parties should make efforts for working together. After all, the healthier future of our society depends on it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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