Tag Archives: health

Wello Brings Personalized Workouts To You with Twilio SMS

I am an expert at finding reasons not to go to the gym. If a Law and Order re-run is on, I’m staying on the couch. But, now I may have run out of excuses. Wello is bringing the gym … Continue reading →

Posted by Kyle Kelly-Yahner on March 28, 2013 Tagged , , ,

Hacking For Good: IDEO.org Cleans Up Kumasi With Twilio

Flying 7,500 miles from San Francisco to Ghana wasn’t new to Robin Bigio. He worked in Tanzania architecting new cookstoves and in Kenya building scalable water and hygiene businesses as part of IDEO.org’s Fellowship Program. But, Robin’s project in Kumasi, … Continue reading →

Posted by Kyle Kelly-Yahner on February 12, 2013 Tagged , , ,

Infield Health Builds Mobile Health Solutions with the Twilio SMS API

Can a text message a day keep patients on-track with health programs? Three years ago Doug Naegele, president of Infield Health, decided to find out. Infield Health uses mobile technologies like SMS messaging and secure mobile web to help people … Continue reading →

Posted by admin on May 10, 2012 Tagged , , , ,

YourDoctorsAdvice.org uses call recording to help with health care compliance

YourDoctorsAdvice helps patients follow medical advice by turning ordinary cell phones into call recording devices Decades of debate over how to fix the health care system have convinced nearly everyone that there are no simple solutions. But Fred Trotter, an … Continue reading →

Posted by Elise Ackerman on December 20, 2011 Tagged , , ,

Medical treatment directory WhatClinic uses call tracking to prove its value to customers

The UK’s WhatClinic is a lead-generating directory of international medical treatment providers. The company started off targeting medical tourists — people who travel abroad in pursuit of lower-cost healthcare – but as it expanded its international reach, WhatClinic realized that … Continue reading →

Posted by admin on November 10, 2011 Tagged , ,

MOM Integrates SMS Text Messaging With EMRs To Boost Compliance

Across the United States, it can be hard to find a common fixture in the physician’s office. With regulations and requirements differing from city to city and from state to state, equipment, specialties and services can radically vary from any … Continue reading →

Posted by Rob Spectre on September 1, 2011 Tagged , , , , ,

Chris Bennett of Ankylosing.org Wins Twilio's "Anything Goes" Contest for AS Journal

Chris Bennett’s girlfriend Janet has a condition called Ankylosing Spondylitis, a rare and painful disease that can lead to permanent fusing of the spine. Doctors recommended keeping a symptom log to track how she was feeling while being treated. Chris, … Continue reading →

Posted by John Sheehan on August 5, 2010 Tagged , , ,

New Developer Contest: Health and Fitness – Ends August 8th, 11:59PM PST

This week for our developer contest we're challenging you to use Twilio voice and/or SMS to help people help be more fit and healthy.  You could win a Netbook and $100 in developer credit from Twilio if you come up … Continue reading →

Posted by twilio on August 4, 2010 Tagged , , , ,

New Twilio Netbook Contest: Health and Fitness

This week for our developer contest we’re challenging you to use Twilio voice and/or SMS to help people help be more fit and healthy.  You could win a Netbook and $100 in developer credit from Twilio if you come up … Continue reading →

Posted by John Sheehan on August 2, 2010 Tagged , , , , ,