Fruit Street Health’s http://fruitstreet.com, new telehealth platform “fruitstreet.com” combines telemedicine, wearable devices, mobile apps, and video consultations to help clinicians monitor the lifestyle of their patients.
FruitStreet.com is currently being used by the University of Michigan at the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital www.mottchildren.org/medical-services/ped-weight-management Pediatric Comprehensive Weight Management Center as part of their telemedicine program.
To help patients take advantage of their pediatric weight program without making frequent trips to Ann Arbor, the Center is now able to deliver individual and group sessions via video conferencing and at the same time, collect activity and nutrition information from patients easily between visits.
The Center enables physicians, dietitians, psychologists, social workers, exercise physiologists and physician assistants to be accessible through their “Michigan Pediatric Outpatient Weight Evaluation & Reduction (MPOWER) CONNECT program. The MPOWER program used for adolescents 13-17 can easily provide medical evaluations, nutritional advice, discussions on behavior changes, and fitness evaluations.
Susan Woolford, M.D. a Pediatrician and Medical Director of the Weight Management Program commented on the initiative with Fruit Street, saying “Our goal is to help children, teens, and their families improve their health through lifestyle changes. Well-designed communications technology such as the Fruit Street software helps us to connect with our patients.”
As Laurence Girard CEO and Founder of Fruit Street Health laurence@fruitstreet.com stated, “This initiative is in-line with Fruit Street’s focus as a public benefit corporation to use technology to help people change their lifestyle and ultimately improve their weight.”