Until now, the OIA has been mainly used to warn patients when the ostomy bag is at risk of overflow thereby reducing the risk of leakage causing embarrassment to the patient and caregivers. It can also be used to evaluate the overall output of the ostomy. When patients leave the hospital, the OIA data is sent to the patient's smartphone through bluetooth technology and can be viewed on the internet in real time by the surgical team (stoma nurse, surgeon, clinical research staff). This would allow patients to monitor their output more accurately and allow them to contact clinical staff with questions or to help with bowel management when output is outside of established parameters (too little or too high output).