Improving Breast Cancer Care with JURNI: A Hospital Navigation App

Breast cancer patients face a complex health system, making timely diagnosis and treatment challenging. Digital navigation tools can help, but finding affordable solutions in Malaysia’s public sector is tough. So, researchers at the University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) created JURNI, a virtual app to guide patients through their cancer journey.JURNI is designed to boost knowledge about cancer diagnosis and treatments, and track quality care. It manages medical appointments, helps find hospital departments, and provides info for patients, healthcare managers, and providers. This ensures everyone works together. In the future, the team plans to test JURNI with real patients, doctors, and administrators. They also want to bolster data security, add local languages, and use artificial intelligence to enhance the patient experience. This app could be a game-changer for breast cancer care in Malaysia.