This paper presents, as part of the Hightech@home project, the development of eHealth applications applying the eHix framework. The eHix framework is presented together with comparable approaches. Then, a development method based on the Value Proposition, the User Requirements, the Technology Scan and the Design cells of the eHix framework is described. Following a case-based approach, this development method was applied to design eHealth applications intended to support clients and client

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... s of an organization caring for people with intellectual disabilities. This resulted in a design of an alarm system augmented with video communication and sensor technology. The method is considered suitable for small-scale development processes with a high degree of client customization, although it was recognized that the resulting applications represented a more general concept.