Evva Health – Care Management Solution for Dementia Patients & Caregivers
$263k
Funding was raised through Community Crowdfund WeFunder within a few months of creating and deploying the MVP.CodeLaunch Atlanta
Won CodeLaunch's inaugural Atlanta seed accelerator competition, by focusing on creating an ecosystem for dementia care.
Healthcare
5 months
Bridging Gaps in Dementia Care
Dementia caregiving is a complex and often overwhelming challenge. Caregivers must coordinate medical appointments, manage medications, and handle unpredictable behavioral changes—often with little support between doctor visits. Evva Health set out to tackle this problem by creating a digital care management platform focused on dementia patients and their family caregivers. Unlike traditional care apps, Evva’s solution takes a community-centered approach: it connects patients, family members, doctors, and community resources on one unified platform.
SoluteLabs partnered with Evva Health to transform this vision into reality. Through our expertise in product discovery, UX/UI design, and full-stack development, we helped craft an award-winning solution that simplifies caregiving and improves quality of life for patients and caregivers alike. The result is a unique valueproposition— an easy-to-use ecosystem that acts as a “superhighway” of information and support for dementia care.
Challenges
Dementia patients often see multiple specialists and caretakers. Critical information (medical records, daily care notes, therapy updates) was scattered across visits and documents. We needed to integrate these data streams to ensure real-time communication between caregivers and healthcare professionals.
Dementia patients often see multiple specialists and caretakers. Critical information (medical records, daily care notes, therapy updates) was scattered across visits and documents. We needed to integrate these data streams to ensure real-time communication between caregivers and healthcare professionals.
Dementia patients often see multiple specialists and caretakers. Critical information (medical records, daily care notes, therapy updates) was scattered across visits and documents. We needed to integrate these data streams to ensure real-time communication between caregivers and healthcare professionals.
Dementia patients often see multiple specialists and caretakers. Critical information (medical records, daily care notes, therapy updates) was scattered across visits and documents. We needed to integrate these data streams to ensure real-time communication between caregivers and healthcare professionals.
Dementia patients often see multiple specialists and caretakers. Critical information (medical records, daily care notes, therapy updates) was scattered across visits and documents. We needed to integrate these data streams to ensure real-time communication between caregivers and healthcare professionals.
Fragmented Care Coordination
Caregiver Stress & Engagement
User Experience for All Ages
Data Integration & Privacy
Dynamic Task Configuration
Fragmented Care Coordination
Dementia patients often see multiple specialists and caretakers. Critical information (medical records, daily care notes, therapy updates) was scattered across visits and documents. We needed to integrate these data streams to ensure real-time communication between caregivers and healthcare professionals.
Solution
SoluteLabs and Evva Health collaborated closely to design and develop an innovative care management platform that addresses these challenges head-on. Using an Agile methodology, we iteratively refined the product through user feedback and expert input.
Role-Based Access Management
Hive Collaboration System
Comprehensive Task Management
Real-Time Notifications
Encrypted Messaging
FHIR Integration
Deliverables
Comprehensive Care Hub
- A unified web and mobile application that serves as a central hub for all caregiving activities.
- Ability for caregivers to manage appointments, track medications, and log daily observations of their loved one’s condition in one place.
- Access to a 360° view of the patient’s health by healthcare providers and family members. Thus eliminating information silos
Integrated Communication Tools
- Secure communication features to foster communication.
- Caregivers and clinicians can chat, share updates, and receive alerts within the platform, ensuring quick consultation and feedback.
- Integrated community support resources: caregivers can connect with local dementia support groups, service providers, or other families through the platform. This community integration was an innovative twist— extending care beyond the immediate family, allowing knowledge-sharing and emotional support that is vital in dementia care.
User-Centric Design and Accessibility
- Deep focus on empathy and simplicity.
- Crafted an interface with intuitive navigation, clear visuals, and gentle reminders to accommodate users who may be under stress or cognitively impaired.
- Features like a simple daily checklist, color-coded alerts, and voice-assisted inputs to make the app accessible to older users.
- Multiple rounds of usability testing with caregivers; fine-tuning the design to minimize confusion and ensuring that using the platform feels like getting help, not another task.
Robust, Secure Architecture
- Engineered a scalable, cloud-based architecture to support Evva’s growing user base.
- The backend securely aggregates data from various inputs and devices, employing encryption and secure APIs to protect privacy at all times.
- We implemented role-based access, so sensitive medical details are only visible to authorized personnel (e.g., a patient’s doctor can see more detailed health records than a community volunteer).
- The solution adheres to healthcare compliance standards, giving users and medical partners confidence in data security. This robust foundation means the platform performs reliably as new families join and more features (such as additional AI analytics or integrations with electronic health records) are rolled out.
FH5IR-Enabled Health Data Integration
1upHealth Integration with Multiple EHR Systems
- Bi-directional Data Flow: Both reading from and writing to clinical systems
- Data Normalization: Converting varied formats into standardized FHIR resources
- Historical Import: One-click migration of relevant patient history
Robust Security Architecture
- OAuth 2.0 Implementation: Secure delegated access to patient records
- HIPAA-Compliant Storage: Encrypted data at rest and in transit
- Consent-Driven Sharing: Patient control over what data is shared and with whom
Synchronized Health Data Visualization
- Trend Analysis: Graphical representation of patient metrics over time
- Correlation Highlighting: Automated identification of related health patterns
- Clinical Decision Support: Flagging of concerning trends for provider review
Tech Stack
Evva leverages a scalable tech stack, enabling seamless web and mobile experiences, efficient backend operations, and smooth third-party integrations with a strong focus on performance, collaboration, and automation.
Results
The launch of Evva Health’s dementia care management solution has had a powerful impact on caregivers and patients, as well as Evva’s business growth. Key outcomes include:
Improved Care Efficiency through better communication and task management.
Reduced Caregiver Burnout with supportive systems and automation of routine tasks.
Better Healthcare Collaboration with real- time information sharing between caregivers and medical providers.
Improved Patient Outcomes through personalized, consistent care.
Industry Recognition & Growth, recognized as an award-winning innovation in health tech for its unique approach to dementia care.
Easier Family Involvement with better visibility into care plans and progress
Community funding and investor interest to further expand its services.
