mySCS vs OPOS Foresight®

Get the most out of your (SCS) Trial with the mySCS application. While you test drive how spinal cord stimulation works for you, we'll help you track your daily activity and pain levels, connect with your Boston Scientific Care Team, and learn more about what to expect at each step along the way. At the end of your trial you can review your progress with your Physician and Boston Scientific Care Team to help determine if SCS is right for you. Why Should I Use mySCS During my SCS Trial? • Track: During your SCS trial, you can share with your physician how your pain and activity levels are changing and/or improving by recording them daily. This app will allow you to quickly and easily enter information to help you and your care team better understand your journey. • Learn: During your trial you might have questions or want to learn more about the journey to Spinal Cord Stimulation. You can find valuable resources and FAQs here to help you better understand your therapy and what to expect. • Connect: We hope this app will help you feel connected throughout your journey. When you have questions, or need someone to talk to about your therapy, you can easily reach out to your Boston Scientific Care Team. Your care team will also be able to see your progress and will be alerted to reach out to you if you have a challenging day. Don't worry if you have never used an application like this before. We are here to help you make the most of your experience at each step of the journey! Your Boston Scientific Care team can walk you through loading the application onto your phone and provide you with a quick tour of the features. The app is easy to use and provides valuable resources and information designed to help you maximize your Boston Scientific SCS trial. The app uses Apple Healthkit and CareKit, hence the app requires users give consent to collect health data from their mobile device.

OPOS Foresight is an application for chronic pain patients receiving long term opioid therapy as a part of a medically managed comprehensive pain management treatment plan. In order to use the application, you must be enrolled through your pain specialist, primary care physician or health plan. Your prescriber has asked you to use OPOS Foresight to provide the benefit of recommendations of the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and State Medical Boards’ opioid prescribing guidelines. Your physician will be able to review the information with you during your appointments. Only your physician has access to your information. You decide what you want to share. As you know, many pain medications written by your prescriber may require a new prescription each 30 days. OPOS Foresight ensures your prescriber has the information needed to continue your pain treatment, uninterrupted, as well as to meet all of the regulatory requirements for prescribing pain medications. Patient Insights With OPOS Foresight you can share your insights, experiences and feelings through surveys that have been selected by your physician to monitor your health and wellbeing. You will receive new surveys periodically on a weekly, monthly, bi-monthly or annual basis. Only your physician has access to the information you provide. Chronic Pain Education OPOS Foresight videos are designed to educate you about chronic pain and treatment options. You will have access to education about the role of opioids in a long-term treatment plan as well as information about non-opioid treatments. Your prescribing provider selects the educational content to reflect their treatment beliefs and to ensure your guideline requirements are met. Scheduling and Telemedicine Appointments OPOS Foresight includes appointment management and reminders for your pain management resources. In addition, the application includes telemedicine to connect you to your scheduled appointments with your pain provider. The telemedicine services must be enabled by your provider. Integration with Apple Health You have the ability to share the activity and health information that is already integrated on your iPhone. This can include information from other medical devices, health monitoring applications and devices, or information integration with your physician's EMR (Electronic Medical Record) which you have connected to your iPhone. This information is used by your prescriber to support their medical decision making. Important Safety Information Warnings/Precautions: Do not use OPOS Foresight to communicate emergency, urgent or critical information. OPOS Foresight will not send any communications directly to your care team. If you are having a medical emergency, or are experiencing complications with your medications, immediately dial 911. OPOS Foresight doesn't make any medical decisions or recommendations. All medical decisions and recommendations are made by your prescribing provider. Any questions about your medicines and their use should be directed to your prescribing provider. OPOS Foresight is intended for patients that are fluent in written and spoken English. If you are having difficulty understanding the content of the application, please let your healthcare provider know as soon as practical. In order to use OPOS Foresight you will need an iPhone or an iPad and have access to the Internet through WiFi or your cellular carrier. This app does not prescribe, dispense, recommend or promote the use of any medications, medicines, treatments, procedures, devices or techniques for pain management or pain treatment. Those decisions are made by a patient in consultation with their treating physician. OPOS Foresight is a tool used by your physician to be able to offer the highest quality of care. This app is not intended to be used by patients with OUD (Opioid Use Disorder).