The term mHealth is referred to as the medical practice, which is usually supported by mobile devices. It encompasses applications like telecommunication, technology like the multimedia, and information related to health.
How probably is mHealth used?
Some of the common health apps of the m-health are education and the awareness, proper diagnosis and treatment of a patient, healthcare supply chain management, remote data collection, remote patient monitoring systems, telemedicine, and chronic disease management. The patient must make and receive phone calls/text messages related to health education and adherence to treatment, helping contact health workers that transport to health services.
Mobile health can help healthcare workers by providing needful resources to access most up to date guidelines, collaborate with the colleagues, analyze the data, received diagnostic support, and interact with the clients. Positive outcomes are achieved through SMS alerts that can prove the ability to influence behavior in the manner superior to radio and television campaigns. The data collection in some of the existing countries helps to evaluate mHealth solutions that can optimize policy and the programs.
Adherence to medication and chronic care of the management is supported by Medical app as evidenced by a smart alert system which notifies physician via cloud base platform if the patient is not following proper rules or no medication is taken at the proper time. Access to quality care can be optimized to address the shortage of skilled workers that lessen the burden on those who try to bridge the gap.
Some of the emerging health apps as healthcare trends include emergency response systems, RPM, mobile synchronous, and diagnostic support for the remote clinic. Other than these some apps are on small scale app which includes health extension services, health services monitoring and the reporting and health promotion and the community mobilization & peer to peer health management for telemedicine.
