Are Technology-Driven Mobile Phone Applications (Apps) the New Currency for Digital Stent Registries and Patient Communication: Prospective Outcomes Using Urostentz App
Table 2
Comparison of smartphone applications for ureteral stent tracking.
Features
Urostentz
Ureteral Stent Tracker by Visible Health
Stent Tracker
Double J Tracker
Stone MD
Platforms available
Android
+
+
+
+
+
iOS
Submitted
+
+
—
+
Web browser
+
+
—
—
—
Access
Free
Withdrawn (was only accessible to registered doctors)
Free
Paid 14 days of a free trial Rs 7900/year
Free
Languages
English
English
English
English
English
Doctors dashboard
Yes
Yes
Yes
NA
No
Patient dashboard
Yes
No
No
NA
Yes
Patient education dashboard
Yes
No
No
NA
Yes
Symptom tracking
Yes
No
No
NA
No
Two-way communication between the doctor and the patient
Present
Absent
Absent
Absent
Absent
Personalized message facility
Yes
No
No
NA
No
Notifications/reminders
Yes
Yes
Yes
NA
Self-reminder
Medium of notifications
Short messaging service (SMS) E-mail (if provided)
E-mail
NA
NA
NA
Timing of reminders
1 week before the scheduled date On the day of the scheduled date 1 day after the scheduled date (if the patient does not follow-up)
Daily or weekly as per requirement
NA
NA
On the day of the scheduled date
Facility for change in appointment
Yes
No
No
NA
NA
Record of total hospital visits/consultations/readmissions
Yes
No
No
NA
NA
Limitations
Not integrated to institutional EMR
Limited to physicians who are registered and preauthorized by Boston Scientific Not integrated to institutional EMR No monitoring of SRS Withdrawn by the company
Single language No SRS monitoring facility Not available on the web browser No automated reminders or messages for stent removal Limited to the users defined by the pharma company
Single language No SRS monitoring facility Not available on the web browser Only available on iOS Paid services
Single language No reminders to the doctors No two-way communication for stent removal No SRS monitoring facility Not available on the web browser
The app was withdrawn from both iOS and Android platforms.
