A Digital Platform for the Self-Management of Knee Arthritis: MyArthritisRx.com.

ABSTRACT

MyArthritisRx.com (MARx) is an online digital platform with resources to effectively manage osteoarthritis and directs patients to the appropriate information and tools to manage their disease. The key to self-management is a self-evaluation and staging program powered by an algorithm based on 150,000 arthritis patients. Outcome data (PROMs), comorbidities, demographics, and personalized characteristics are used to provide a personalized self-evaluation and staging assessment which characterizes disease severity and risk of progression. The initial 6-week program was completed by 100 pilot patients with 92% reporting some improvement. MARx offers evidence of efficacy with promise of cost savings and improved arthritis care.