BioTime subsidiary LifeMap Solutions announced Thursday the launch of its COPD Navigator app. The company noted that the app, which is compliant with Apple's HealthKit, "empowers patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to better monitor and manage their condition."
The company indicated the app users can track symptoms in order to recognise COPD exacerbations, along with medication reminders and air quality alerts.
Corey Bridges, CEO of LifeMap Solutions, remarked "with COPD Navigator, we’re aiming…to engage more deeply with [patient] care providers. We believe that the key to this is COPD Navigator’s summary screens for patients’ health data." He added "patients will show COPD Navigator to their doctors and initiate data-driven conversations." Charles Powell, CEO of Mount Sinai – National Jewish Health Respiratory Institute, which co-developed the app, said "with COPD Navigator, patients can easily share their self-reported health information with care teams to address exacerbations in their conditions at home under proper guidance, potentially preventing expensive emergency room visits or inpatient hospital stays."
