ADVANTAGES OFMOBILE MEDICAL APPSIN HEALTHCARE
An Academic presentation byDr. Nancy Agens, Head, Technical Operations, PubricaGroup: www.pubrica.comEmail: [email protected]
In Brief
Introduction
Apps
Health Apps
Mobile Health Apps
Conclusion
Outline
Today's Discussion
Mobile health apps display more accurate health information and transparentmedical charge information. Rapid mobile health technology (m-Health) growth
provides unparalleled opportunities to improve health services. Mobile health appsallow patients to interact with doctors via their smartphones, as the link between
doctors and patients. Involvement of consumers, regulators, and healthcareprofessionals in development and testing can improve quality.
In Brief
In 2005 Robert Istepanian coined the term m-Health as theuse of "emerging mobile communications and healthcarenetwork technologies."
M–Health is an eHealth sub-area.
People can access health services and information usingmobile phones or mobile communication equipment.
Yet m-Health cannot substitute e-Health for that.
Introduction
Contd..
The number of health apps has increased in recent years, and nearly325 000 health apps were available on top app stores by the end of2017.
In addition to the increasing number of apps, their demand is alsoon the rise.
Approximately 3.8 billion apps have downloaded in 2017, anincrease of 16 per cent from 2016.
Apps typically use approaches such as text messaging, accessto personal health information and connecting with their usersvia telemedicine or tele`health.
These are also offering educational resources for clients withvarying levels of health and digital literacy.
Apps have the potential to benefit customers by providinginteractive tools that help with care adherence and byincreasing access to information.
The app development processes lack significant participation byrelevant practitioners or organisations in healthcare.
Apps
Health apps provide sophisticated medical devices with a rangeof facilities, from simple reminders to record-keeping diaries.
They are always accessible and enable consumers to managechronic illnesses such as diabetes, support lifestyle changes tohelp weight loss and smoking cessation, and even promoteself-diagnosis.
Many health apps use mobile phone features like cameras andBluetooth, to allow users to monitor behavioral data, includingfood intake and exercise.
Health Apps
Mobile health apps show additional correct health dataand clear medical charge data.
They additionally give patients with other opportunities tospeak with physicians and will improve the connectionbetween physicians and patients.
Evidence has confirmed that mobile health appsimprove patient expertise through that reminder anddiagnostic info area unit delivered to patients.
A series of analysis have found that mobile health appswill improve adherence to medication for patients withchronic diseases, etc.
MobileHealth Apps
In the medical service market, patients have the requirementfor recovery.
They expect to induce high-quality medical service and scaleback health care disbursal.
Their goals usually measure to match doctor capability with theirdemand and utilise medical personnel additional with efficiency.
Nevertheless, there has recently been a lack of systematicresearch in this area, and concerns about potential risks andconsequences of health apps have increased.
Conclusion
More primary App Safety Studies are needed. Ampleliterature on health apps is available.
During hospital visits, we should encourage patients to adoptmobile health apps to improve the quality of health caredelivery.
It is necessary to reinforce the protection education to mobileapp users so that they're well aware of the various prontooffered on their smartphones and may benefit of those featuresto safeguard their information and privacy.
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