- Nutrifix App was developed by Joel Burgess in 2016, to help Americans through their dietary problems.
- Overview of the problem the innovation addresses:
- Food ordering:
- Most patients admitted at the Hebrew Hospital are suffering from ailments caused by poor nutrition.
- Sometimes patients order for meals that are not available within the facility and refuse to take the food availed to them.
- Knowledge of the type of food to be eaten:
- Due to the lack of knowledge about the type of foods to include in their diets, patients end-up ordering for foods that are non-useful to their health.
- The result of this trend is massive food wastage and malnourishment of these patients.
- Overview of the Innovation
- The Development of the Nutrifix App
- This App enables food Department workers to understand the specific foods required by the patients.
- It proves critical in the reduction of time wastage in consulting patients regarding the foods they want to take.
- This App also educates Americans about the types of foods they are required to eat.
- Different Reactions towards the App
- The App does not consider the role of healthcare workers in helping patients choose their diets.
- The App fails to consider assisted living patients who depend on healthcare workers for survival.
- Finally, the App could trigger complications because learning how to use it is hard for some patients.
- Other Relevant Information
- This App will be implemented in the healthcare system by; IT experts, nurses, financing departments, chairman, and the managers within the foodservice department.
- This App provides a list of restaurants that offer healthy meals for the patients, and already, 900,000 restaurants have signed up for the App.