Problem framing
I proposed the caregiver-information use case from firsthand experience and translated the concern into an understandable product concept.
CASE STUDY 02 / EARLY PRODUCT INNOVATION
Dash2Care: what families need to know between visits.
An early patient-and-caregiver technology concept, shaped by a real home-health communication problem and developed with a multidisciplinary team at the 2015 Cleveland Medical Hackathon.
THE PROBLEM
Families don't stop caring when the clinical visit ends.
Relatives supporting a homebound loved one often lack a simple, timely view of health changes, appointment information, or situations that require attention. Dash2Care began with that gap rather than with a new technology in search of a use.
The proposed mobile experience centered on a consenting patient's health status, reports from clinical visits, and alerts to relevant caregivers.
THE WORK
From personal observation to a collaborative prototype.
Team direction
The hackathon team included engineering, clinical, and technical perspectives. Published reporting describes the team selecting me to lead its temporary project organization.
Prototype choices
The group explored vital-sign visibility, appointment updates, alerting, and multilingual communication within the limited hackathon window.
WHAT THE EXPERIENCE DEMONSTRATES
A clinically meaningful problem can unite technical disciplines.
The enduring lesson was the value of explaining a user problem clearly enough that people with different skills can build toward it together. The article documents a working prototype effort and what the team learned from collaboration.
Dash2Care was not selected for a hackathon prize and should not be represented as a clinically validated, commercially launched, or adopted product.
PUBLISHED EVIDENCE