1. My Big Heart: Managing Heart Failure at UCLA
Code for the Mission
My Big Heart:
Managing Heart Failure at UCLA

2. Problem: Heart failure is costly for UCLA
Heart failure is prevalent. 5.8 million people in the Unites States suffer from heart failure
Annual health care costs are estimated at $30 billion
A majority of these cost are due to frequent hospitalizations
Predictors of heart failure and re-admissions has been studied. There are multiple parameters that predict heart failure exacerbations

3. Problem: Do our patients understand?
Poor understanding of their disease
Poor compliance with medication and diet recommendations
Missed or lack of follow up appointments

4. Mobile App – What will we aim to do?
Educate patients
Track real-time data on patient heart rate, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, and weight through blue tooth monitors, or wearable devices
Survey patients on set of clinical symptoms

5. Mobile App – What will we aim to do?
Monitor medication compliance
Design an automated notification system based on an algorithm aimed at identifying the threshold of heart failure exacerbation
Interface with care connect

6. App Features
MDs through care connect can send medications and tasks to the app for patients to track
Data can be reviewed by NP or MD at clinic visits to monitor compliance
Alternatively data can be sent back to care connect
Carvedilol 25mg
Furosemide 40mg

7. App Features
MDs can send specific daily or weekly survey questions to patients
Develop an algorithm to identify heart failure exacerbation and notify patients to call MD. Notify patient about critical vital signs
Translate to other departments
Respirations
Shortness of breath
Chest pain

8. Proof of concept/ Minimal viable product

9. Submission requirements
The technology product submitted will consist of a mobile native or web app. A link to an emulator or video of the app’s capabilities and functionality must be entered into the “Website of app created” field on the Technology Product Submission Form.
A PowerPoint presentation no longer than 10 slides or a Word document no longer than 5 pages describing the web or mobile app must be uploaded to the Technology Product Submission Form and accompany the submitted entry.
The following must be submitted via the submission form (not yet available) by 08/31/16

10. Logistics/planning Team member assignments/ roles
What features of the mobile app can be reasonably created by 8/31?
Timeline/deadlines
Frequency of meetings
Where is code shared—github?