An embodiment in accordance with the present invention includes a smartphone based platform that can be used to objectively and remotely measure aspects related to PD (e.g., voice, balance, dexterity, gait, and reaction time), activities of daily living, and PD medicine response. The present invention includes a unified PD-specific remote monitoring platform that incorporates both active and passive tests to provide high frequency monitoring of symptoms and activities of daily living related to PD and medicine response. The platform of the present invention does not require specialized medical hardware.