M HEALTH
WHAT IS M HEALTH?
• term used for the practice of medicine and public health supported by mobile devices
• The MHealth field has emerged as a sub-segment of eHealth
• The term mHealth was coined by Robert Istepanian as use of "emerging mobile communications and network technologies for healthcare"
WHAT'S MAKE UP M HEALTH?
M HEALTH APP. INCLUDE:
• use of mobile devices in collecting community and clinical health data
• delivery of healthcare information to practitioners
• real-time monitoring of patient vital signs, and direct provision of care (via mobile telemedicine)
MOTIVATION BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MHEALTH
• The motivation behind the development of the mHealth field arises from two factors
• The first factor concerns the myriad constraints felt by healthcare systems of developing nations
• The second factor is the recent rapid rise in mobile phone penetration in developing countries