Rapport

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder caused by unusual nerve cell activity in the brain. Approximately 1 in 26 people in the U.S. population are diagnosed with epilepsy. This is about 3.4 million people nationwide.

Problem

Epilepsy patients come across difficult situations that trigger their lifestyles. How might we help epilepsy patients of all ages (children, adults and seniors) manage their conditions in their daily lives?

Solution

To design a mobile app that would help empower epilepsy patients by collecting recorded data, and providing care and support when necessary. The product will help patients to communicate their symptoms quickly and effectively.

Features include:
• Custom patient profile (info of patient and caregivers, privacy settings)
• Daily activity (intensity rate, heart rate, physical activity/pedometer)
• Medication reminders (list of medications, calendar, alarms)
• Location sharing (manual or auto-share locations between patient and caregivers)
• Therapy (live chat, online chat, leave a message)
• Journal (self reflection)
• Emergency (provide pre-recording in case of an episode)

Business Plan

The mobile app can potentially generate revenue in several ways:
• Rapport can potentially display and stream advertisements on the app. To help patients feel inclusive, ads will still be health and neurological related so that they can stay engaged
• Rapport can partner up with other businesses and implement APIs so that different applications can be used within Rapport. One example might include Teladoc, BetterHelp, or other tele-medicine products. For this portion, these APIs can be used as part of Rapport’s therapy feature. Building a strong business partnership can be beneficial for both sides of the business

Process

• Proto-personas
• User research: conducted interviews
• Key findings
• Mental model
• Information architecture
• Low fidelity/wireframing
• High fidelity sketches
• Design
• Prototyping
• User testing