CheckMyVitals^®
Revolutionizing Chronic Disease Management

The continuously evolving healthcare landscape demands innovation, prompting creative minds to decipher ways to make treatment more patientcentric. CheckMyVitals^®, the brainchild of Dr. R. A. Ramanujan, MD and Dr. Anu Banerjee, Ph.D. FACHE, stands as a testament to this pursuit. The comprehensive healthcare toolkit is spearheading the movement toward patient-centric care, especially for individuals grappling with chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension.

Initially conceived in 2006, CheckMyVitals^® is a transformative force designed to empower patients in their care management journey. The app emerged from the founders’ daily encounters with patients who struggled to maintain accurate records of their vital signs while managing chronic diseases.

“Patients would often jot down their readings on paper, which would invariably deteriorate over time, making them unreliable for medical professionals,” says Dr. Ramanujan, a board-certified fellow in endocrinology and a specialist in clinical hypertension. “This created hurdles in providing accurate healthcare recommendations and timely interventions. The logs were marred by unreadable handwritten notes, and the absence of automated data processing made it challenging to derive valuable insights.”

In 2008, Dr. Ramanujan and Dr. Banerjee took a bold step by providing patients with laptops and blood pressure devices. The goal was to streamline data collection and transmission, ensuring that vital signs were accurately recorded and made accessible for doctors and patients alike. However, this method proved to be expensive and was initially implemented as a pilot study for just 40 patients.

Since then, CheckMyVitals^® has evolved significantly, aligning with its mission to create a coordinated chronic disease management model. The company today is set to transform the healthcare landscape, with over 3000 users.

“We are dedicated to both patients and doctors, bridging the gap between them and establishing an integrated healthcare solution,” says Dr. Banerjee.

CheckMyVitals^® empowers patients by offering them a platform to actively engage in their care. It reduces the burden of frequent hospital visits, minimizes medication intake, and fosters collaboration with healthcare providers. It also offers educational resources that enable patients to make informed decisions about their health. For healthcare providers, CheckMyVitals^® simplifies the process of monitoring patients’ vital signs. It provides access to real-time data, streamlining the decision-making process and allowing for timely interventions. This leads to more personalized care, reduced patient load, and, ultimately, better patient outcomes.

The uniqueness of CheckMyVitals^® is manifold. It encourages a patient-centric approach to healthcare, where patients actively participate in their care and connect with healthcare providers, fostering a collaborative model that improves the entire healthcare system. By providing accurate and continuous monitoring of vital signs, it aids in optimizing medication regimens. This ensures that patients receive the right treatment and reduces unnecessary drug intake, minimizing potential side effects.

CheckMyVitals^® extends its reach beyond the patient, involving their family members in the care journey, ensuring better support. This all-encompassing approach is aimed at creating a healthcare ecosystem that benefits everyone involved.

We are dedicated to both patients and doctors, bridging the gap between them and establishing an integrated healthcare solution

Going forward, CheckMyVitals^® will be introducing mobile kiosk-based models to easily capture data and provide access to community members. It will also be developing voice-based functions using Alexa and other voice-based activation methods to monitor and notify patients.

To this end, Mr. Banerjee has been committed and put in critical efforts in the design and development of the first-ever direct messaging system between patients and providers, CheckMyVitals^® 2.0. It offers a unique and advanced solution for real-time monitoring of blood pressure, blood sugar, diet, and exercise making it a valuable tool for patients with chronic disease.

“We are embarking on a new age of patient-provider collaboration using a unique health monitoring process, and our latest innovative endeavors will help us achieve the pinnacle of success,” says Dr. Ramanujan.