12 - MOBILE HEALTH

Question 1

Medical and public health practices supported by mobile devices such as: (WHO)
* Mobile phones
* Patient monitoring devices
* Personal digital assistants (PDAs), and
* Other wireless devices

Answer 1

Mobile Health

Question 2

Goal of Mobile Health

Answer 2

To share information between the mobile device and a patient’s electronic medical record (EMR)

Question 3

Type of app: Remote monitoring app
Origin Country: USA
Availability: IOS and Android

Answer 3

Kardia Mobile

Question 4

Type of App: Chronic disease management
Origin Country: USA
Availability: IOS and Android

Answer 4

BlueStar Diabetes

Question 5

Type of App: Mental health app
Origin country: USA
Availability: IOS and Android

Answer 5

Calm

Question 6

Type of App: Health living apps
Origin country: USA
Availability: IOS and Android

Answer 6

Shopwell: Better Food Choices

Question 7

Type of App: Symptom checking app
Origin Country: USA
Availability: IOS and Android

Answer 7

WebMD Symptoms Checker

Question 8

Type of App: Clinical and diagnostic apps
Origin Country: the USA
Availability: IOS and Android

Answer 8

PEPID

Question 9

Type of App: Practice management app
Origin Country: India
Availability: Android

Answer 9

Appointik

Question 10

Benefits and Challenges of mHealth

Answer 10

1. Patient access
2. Data ownership
3. Privacy and security
4. Bystanders

Question 11

Patients have the opportunity to be active partners in their own health

Answer 11

Patient Access Benefit

Question 12

• Access to results can provide opportunity for confusion and potential distress
• Patients are pushed to refer to online sources and take matters into their own hands

Answer 12

Patient Access Challenge

Question 13

Clinical data may be used both clinically and commercially

Answer 13

Data Ownership Benefit

Question 14

Patients are not compensated for the usage of their data

Answer 14

Data Ownership Challenge

Question 15

Collection of health is weaved into the everyday routine of user

Answer 15

Privacy and Security Benefit

Question 16

• Data collected is only as secure as the device itself
• Data is vulnerable to hacks

Answer 16

Privacy and Security Challenge

Question 17

Bystanders – Third-party individuals who did not consent to having their information collected or stored

Answer 17

Bystanders Benefit

Question 18

• Bystanders are put at legal or personal risk
• Non-maleficence and autonomy principles are violated

Answer 18

Bystanders Challenge

Question 19

Reasons for Using mHealth Applications:

Answer 19

1. Simplicity and low cost
2. User-friendly service
3. Enhanced speed and accuracy of healthcare delivery

Question 20

Current Uses of mHealth:

Answer 20

1. Medication adherence and compliance aid
2. Remote data collection
3. Access to patient record
4. Access to health information database
5. Census taking
6. EHR creation and storage

Question 21

1. Usage of 5G technology
2. Increased global usage
3. Rise of complex, voluminous and multidimensional mobile health data

Answer 21

Future Direction of mHealth

Question 22

Challenges Related to the Future of mHealth

Answer 22

1. Lack of ICT infrastructure – lack of coverage and quality of internet providers
2. Lack of financial resources – lack of resources to computerize the health system
3. Lack of education
4. Security and privacy issues
5. Neglect of technological problems