HitCheck provides mobile cognitive assessments through game-like tests that evaluate nine key areas of neurological function, enabling quick baseline and post-injury evaluations. This technology allows athletic trainers and healthcare providers to monitor athletes' cognitive health efficiently, ensuring timely identification of performance changes.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Monitoring athletes' cognitive health for signs of concussion or other neurological changes traditionally requires specialized equipment and trained personnel, making frequent and convenient assessments challenging. The lack of accessible and objective cognitive evaluation tools can delay the detection of subtle performance changes, potentially impacting athlete safety and return-to-play decisions.
Solution
HitCheck offers a mobile cognitive assessment platform that uses game-like tests to evaluate neurological function, providing a rapid and objective method for baseline and post-injury evaluations. The platform allows for convenient cognitive monitoring in various settings, enabling timely identification of changes in cognitive performance. By providing clear, color-coded results and roster management tools, HitCheck facilitates informed decision-making for athletic trainers, healthcare providers, and coaches. The HIPAA-compliant, FDA-registered Class II medical device helps to track brain health over time and ensures data security and privacy.
Target Audience
The primary users are athletic trainers, healthcare providers, sports organizations, educational institutions, and coaches involved in monitoring the cognitive health of athletes across various sports and age groups.
Features
- Mobile application for iOS and Android devices, enabling testing on smartphones or tablets
- Game-like tests assessing nine key areas of neurological function, including memory, reaction time, and processing speed
- Baseline testing to establish an individual's cognitive norm
- Post-injury assessment to identify deviations from baseline performance
- Objective, color-coded results indicating changes in cognitive function
- Roster management tools for tracking and managing athletes' cognitive data
- HIPAA-compliant data storage and transmission
- Clinically-validated cognitive assessments