Top 100 Use Cases for the Rosie (Open Health Manager) project, sorted according to 6 broad user personas.
A few user definitions that may not include all abilities or backgrounds, but work as a starting point. Should be revisited with user research.
- Choko Z21 A 63 year old woman helping their partner manage their heart health
- Finn B54 A 30 year old man without major health problems seeking to develop good health habits as they age
- Noor C15 A 14 year old woman newly diagnosed with cancerous lymphoma navigating their care plan
- Riley D32 A 47 year old non-binary person recently discharged from the hospital from severe Covid-19/ARDs
- Lazaro A25 A 76 year old man with cognitive memory complications trying to better manage their medications
- Dennis E53 A 55 year old man managing their blood pressure and heart health
Synthea for future synthetic users with artificial health data
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...be able to sign in easily to Rosie so I can start managing my health better.
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...see easy next steps and recommendations for managing my health so that I can quickly take action on my health journey.
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...know what service I'm signing up for so that I can get a better idea of how Rosie will help me with my health goals.
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...be able to easily see my most recent blood pressure so that I can better manage my cardiovascular health.
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...be able to update my blood pressure easily so that I can get more recent recommendations on my cardio health.
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...know if my BP is abnormal so that I can take action to get it optimal again.
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...see resources that can help me get my blood pressure taken so that I have up-to-date information in my treatment plan.
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...see what health to-do items are on my current commute route so that I can quickly get them taken care of without much change to my normal schedule.
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...see if there are local rideshares or transit options so that I can get to my health appointments without spending too much money.
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...find if there are caretakers or daycares near my health appointment so I don't have to worry about my kids while I'm at the doctor.
Each user story is assigned a user and sorted into a general category of function
- Care Plans and recommendations
- Data sourcing and aggregation
- Sharing health data
- Updating health data
- Education and health literacy
- Health finances and planning
- Community health and opportunities
- She wants to adjust the care plan based on her partners allergies.
- She wants a care plan that tells her when her partner needs help or is staying on track.
- She wants to know how well her partner is adhering to the recommendations
- She wants to know what to expect for her partner's health.
- Wants to know which medications he needs to take, when
- Why is his doctor recommending a new medication, he likes his current medication
- What side-effects can he expect on a certain medication vs another
- What actions can he take to stop/slow his condition?
- What happens if he doesn't take action to manage his condition?
- When does he need to meet with his provider?
- What information does he need to acquire to improve his care plan?
- How does he find out if this is the right care plan for him?
- Why are these diet recommendations being made for him?
- Which recommendations should he prioritize - what's likely to have the biggest impact?
- Which are the easiest recommendations to act on in his care plan - which are the hardest recommendations to act on.
- What can he expect if he only acts on some of these recommendations in 3 months? 1 year? 5-10 years?
- How can his care plan be made more specific to him, as a unique individual?
- How can he find other care plans that other similar individuals use with success?
- He doesn't like or agree his care plan and wants a different one.
- When does she need to go to the doctor next?
- What medications does she need to take, when?
- Where can she pick up her medications?Health finances and planning
- Who can she talk to with questions about her care plan?
- What can she expect in the next few weeks?
- What should she be looking out for regarding side-effects or symptoms?
- What does she need to do before surgery?
- What should she be doing after surgery? For how long?
- Who can she talk to about her health in an emergency?
- Does she need to stay home from school or volunteering? Can she still see her friends?
- What resources are available for managing emotional strain?
- Is there someone I can talk with who has been through this?
- What can they expect the next few months? Will the SOB get better, worse?
- When can they go back to work, are there activities to avoid?
- What can they do to improve their symptoms?
- Should they get vaccinated since they just had Covid? When?
- How can they avoid getting covid again?
- Do they need to keep wearing supplemental oxygen all the time? When sleeping?
- They're taking so many new medications - when can they stop taking them? Are there interactions with her old medications or lifestyle to be aware of?
- How can he update his blood pressure in his care plan?
- What should he do if his blood pressure is elevated? If it's very high?
- Where can he find the side-effects of his blood pressure medication?
- When does he need to take his medication?
- What else should he be doing to manage his blood pressure?
- Why is his blood pressure high? How can he find out what causes high BP?
- Her partner went to the doctor, but didn't get a visit summary. Can she help find the visit summary?
- She wants to add her partners PCP as a data source.
- She wants to add info about her partner as a data source for them.
- She needs to add her partner's Apple Health app as a data source.
- She wants to input a data entry manually (recent weight) for her partner.
- Her partner wants to remove a data source since they no longer use that service.
- Lazaro wants his doctor to automatically be added as a data source during his visit.
- He wants to allow his nephew to manage his data sources.
- His pharmacy has a QR code to easily add it as a data source.
- He relies on reminders to add data sources and input information.
- He wants to see a summary of the information available from his data sources, and what's missing that his care plan needs.
- He wants to add multiple sensors as a data source.
- He wants to request data from his recent dental exam.
- He wants to know how many connected data sources he has currently.
- He wants to easily find his health insurance provider to manage bills.
- He should be able to get a summary about the data source he's about to add.
- He wants notification when a data source is added or removed successfully.
- His doctor hasn't approved his data request for 2 weeks - he wants to remind them to accept his request.
- She wants her parents to manage her data sources.
- She can't keep track of all her specialists - she wants all the information from her last hospital stay added as a data source.
- She frequently visits the nurse at school, so she wants the nurse to be a data source.
- Her friends are helping her keep track of schoolwork she might have missed, so she wants them to be a data source.
- She wants to see data sources or info she might be missing based on her diagnosis/care plan.
- They want an easy interface for comparing data sources that look like they might be the same.
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- Their data source is giving incorrect information that he knows is wrong - he wants to give feedback on the poor data quality.
- Choko needs to be able to access her partners health data after they've approved her.
- Choko wants to send her partner's doctor a message regarding a prescription.
- Choko found a research trial that her partner might be eligible for, and wants to request more info on his behalf.
- Choko would like to encourage her partner on his progress adhering to his care plan.
- She wants to know how much the last visit cost for her partner.
- She wants to pay for a bill on her partners behalf.
- She wants to dispute a bill on her partners behalf.
- She wants to see her partners insurance information to give to a new provider.
- He wants to get an estimate of costs for future services.
- He wants his health bills paid for automatically
- She wants to find & recommend a fitness group appropriate for her partner's condition.
- Her and her partner want to be in their neighborhood health group tracking steps-per-day.
- Her partner needs a ride to their doctor visit and wants to ask for assistance in their community.
- She would like to talk with someone in their community who acts as a caregiver like her.