Emerging Insight in the Use of an active post discharge surveillance program - a Retrospective Pilot Study.

Objectives: With smartphones being present in everyday life we have witnessed an increasing the use of applications designed for mobile communication devices that are aimed at facilitating patient engagement in different medical arenas. Such apps are meant to improve communications with patients ultimately with the hopes of improving patient care. This study aims to report on our early experiences in the utilization of an active post discharge surveillance program (APDS) usage relative to the invasiveness of the spine surgery as well as patient age and gender.