ABSTRACT
Keas was founded in 2008 with two core beliefs. The first is that the healthcare crisis in this country must be solved by the people with the true incentive to fix it: The employers. Unhealthy employees cost employers 2 trillion dollars a year, much of which can be avoided with preventative care. The second core idea is that the best way to motivate people to improve their health is with a fun, social gaming experience.
ABSTRACT
There is a gap between today's personal health records (PHRs) and what patients say they want and need from this electronic tool for managing their health information. Until that gap is bridged, it is unlikely that PHRs will be widely adopted. Current barriers to PHR adoption among patients include cost, concerns that information is not protected or private, inconvenience, design shortcomings, and the inability to share information across organizations. However, in the future, when these concerns are addressed, and health data are portable and understandable (in both content and format), PHRs will likely prove to be invaluable.