An Online Guide To “Self-Health” Trackers And Apps

Circle Connections: Tech Updates Partners HealthCare's Center for Connected Health in Boston has announced the launch of Wellocracy, aiming to guide consumers in their use of health apps. Wellocracy is described as a "clinically-based source of impartial, easy-to-understand information on new personal 'self-health' technologies such as health and fitness trackers and mobile apps." Based on experience from connected health programs at Harvard Medical School-affiliated teaching hospitals, including Boston's Brigham and Women's and Massachusetts General Hospitals, the goal of Wellocracy is to "empower consumers to self-manage their health, create and maintain individual . . .