App Profile: Rheumera

Frustrated in Seattle 2

Rating: 3/5

App is fine to use for daily review of symptoms. The app is free but I quickly found out the providers bill the patient for reviewing the information which was never disclosed!

Pjsbpa

Rating: 5/5

I’ve never been charged, & find it helps me to keep my doctor informed of what’s going on with me, In between the times I KNOW I have to call. I’VE discovered some symptoms are more of an issue than I was reporting, & have gotten much better about documenting WHERE my pain is. I find the 1 question per day, which rotates through different aspects of my health problem, allows my doctor to have a full picture, without my bringing tons of paper documentation, or rambling on during the appointment. The key is, does your doctor review the snapshot of how you’ve been doing, or is it a waste? I see it as a great tool, if used properly by both patient & doctor. I wish there were something similar, for all my comorbidities; it’s difficult to know which specialists should be told about certain things. This app makes it clear what my rheumatologist should know. (If one exists for neurology, &/or gastroenterology, I hope my doctors use it to help keep track of their patients!

Karinda86

Rating: 1/5

I thought my doctor may have been footing the bill to provide this to their patients. No. Not at all. After contacting my insurance, this service cost me $61/ month. There is NO WAY an app costs that much for upkeep. Insane. Cancelled. Absolutely ridiculous. I was never notified that I would be paying anything out of pocket for this. Honestly, if it cost an extra $1-2/month I would’ve looked away but this is nothing but exploitation. I can’t even contact them on their website. Shame on all of them. They tag it to insurance as a medical device. It is not. They are exploiting patients and misrepresenting what they are. My insurance was very upset that they are doing this.