ADVMED is a scalable medical prescription software that improves health for the illiterate. Doctors use ADVMED instead of handwriting prescriptions. ADVMED uses pictographs, simple words, and clear organization. Patients understand prescription instructions up to 5X better. Doctors spend 40% less time writing prescriptions. ADVMED clears communication. Our project provides 6 months of ADVMED to a public hospital in Fortaleza, improving healthcare for 5,000 medically illiterate patients.
Medical prescriptions aren't working for the health illiterate. Worldwide, 743 million people are illiterate, thus health illiterate, leading to increased hospitalizations and deaths. In the US, health illiteracy costs $60 billion a year. In Brazil, we lack both data about and solutions for the issue. Patients struggle to understand medical instructions. Doctors are frustrated by patients' misunderstandings. Medical illiteracy is a problem of communication.
For doctors, ADVMED streamlines the prescription writing process: instead of handwriting each medication, doctors choose preprogrammed medicines. The software generates instructions for the patients based on the daily routine information they provide. ADVMED organizes prescription instructions through pictographs, which easily describe for a patient what type of medicines they're taking, how to take them, and-- most importantly-- when and in what order to take them. Communication is clear.
We want to revolutionize the way health information is distributed in Brazil and across the world. Our online software is easily scalable; all a doctor needs is a computer and printer. ADVMED empowers patients by providing them clear, understandable information about their bodies and health. We envision a world with better healthcare and lower healthcare costs.
