The Journal of mHealth Vol 1 Issue 1 (Feb 2014) | Page 31
EPHA Briefing on Mobile Health
forwarding of physiological
data for further analysis
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Medical implants for neuromuscular
micro-stimulation
techniques: used in order to restore sensation, mobility & other functions to paralysed limbs
and organs
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Medical device data systems
allowing the transfer, storage, conversion or display of
medical data through wired or
wireless hubs, smartphones or
broadband enabled products.
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Mobile diagnostic imaging applications making it possible for
doctors to send or review medical images from virtually any
place and at any time
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Patient care portals which can
be accessed everywhere, allowing patients to share experiences, engage in self-reporting and
self-management
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Accessible clinical decision
support tools allowing doctors
to help patients in real time with
diagnosis, treatment options,
necessary medical calculations
at the point of care
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Broadband enabled health information technology infrastructures for healthcare providers to share electronic health
information across institutions
and geography
Since smartphones and other devices enable end users to be both
senders / receivers of information
and active agents in data generation, mHealth is arguably more engaging and interactive than other
health technologies.
mHEALTH
STAKEHOLDERS
Chances are that over time,
mHealth will become routine as
it reflects wider societal trends towards mobility and individualisation, coupled with issue-specific
social networks. Especially for
young people, there is no distinction anymore between on- and offline identities. This phenomenon
heralds