The Journal of mHealth Vol 1 Issue 2 (Apr 2014) | Page 7

mHealth...What Does it Really Mean?
care professionals still perceive mhealth
simply as mobile applications and the
use of mobile phones or smartphones.
Others view it as a new medium for
the delivery of more established technology services, such as telehealth and
telecare, whilst some see the term as a
distraction from what should really be
just considered health in the 21st century.

This list is by no means exhaustive,
and will likely grow as new technologies emerge that have the potential to
change the working practices of healthcare professionals, through the delivery
of greater integration of technology
and mobility within care environments.
We believe there are six key factors that
characterise the concept of mhealth:

facilitating the flow of information
between care providers to help ensure
that they have solutions which can
assist in the delivery of treatment or
care provision when and where it is
needed. It is about having connected