week 5 clinical effectiveness part 2 Flashcards
What is digital health?
larger category
consists of
- big data
- genomics
-Artificial intelligence
What is E-health?
- uses ICT (information and communication technologies) for health
- some internet
ex: is telemedicine
What is M-health?
“mobile health”
- cell phones, apple watches, mobile apps
Is m health transformative?
YES!! it can change the way we do healthcare!
What are the 3 most important ways that mHealth is being used in health care?
- Toll-free emergency
- Health call centres
- Appointment reminders
What are the potential benefits to mHealth?
- reaching more people
- effective adheerence programmes to antiretroviral therapy in HIV across low/middle income countries
- rural places do not have to travel far to receive care
- not as long of wait times
What are the disadvantages to mHealth?
- governments not sponsoring m-Health programmes as much (14% of countries)
- not many of mHealth applications are regualted for quality, safety, and reliability
- waiting for more evidence to see if it is effective and practical to implement
- not everyone has internet and good quality access to it
Do software apps need to be regulated in Canada if they do NOT meet the definition of a medical device?
NO!
What are some of the problems with mHealth in Canada?
- no regulatory framework
- data security issues –> usage of personal health information collected by app manufacturers is unregulated
What was the goal of the systematic review of Free et al. ?
to quantify m-Health
interventions delivered to HCP or to support health care delivery
-Outcomes:
Health and Health care services
What were the target areas to improve health care delivery processes in Free et al.’s systematic review?
(1) Support and services to
health care providers (HCP)
(2) Communication between health care services and
consumers
Did any of the trials have low risk of bias in Free et al.’s systematic review?
NO!
look to google doc for more info on the systematic review
