Worlds 65% population are mobile phone user.Mobile is ubiquitous; computers users are less than mobile user. Healthcare and mobile operator are searching new way to reach people through mobile phone. Mhealth is basically providing healthcare services, health education, and Health awareness thru mobile phone. Providing healthcare through mobile phone is very useful in remote area. Vodafone foundation started their mhealth project in Brazil and Africa which is been quite successful. Vodafone is providing healthcare education, awareness through mobile to that area where it is not easy to reach easily. Mhealth helped to fight against the HIV/AIDS by regular educating people and youth. Mhealth helped lots of people to teach about healthcare.
Hospital and healthcare are now using mhealth to connect with their patient. Keep engaging your patient with mobile phone is easy.
Followings are some simple ways to keep your patient engage you and your hospital.
- Sending text message to existing and new patient about new services of your hospital.
- Healthcare education and awareness program thru mobile phone
- Health tips to your local community
- Information about upcoming healthcare camps
- Interactive message between patient and physician
- Mobile phone having 3G services can be use for Aged care
- Medication reminder through mobile sms (SIMpill )
- For question and answer over health conditions
- Doctor can do follow-ups thru mobile phone
- To educate patient thru animated video before surgery to release stress
- Training of healthcare worker in remote areas
- To store medical data on SIM
- Access to dietary information
- Appointment booking and reminder
And lots more.
But there are some challenges which are coming in between how your existing technology is compatible with mobile bases communication. People are not aware about mhealth fully still they fill to go personally and meet doctors. Trust is not built yet.
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