M-Health ecosystem refers to
the habitual practice of rendering health services and health-related
information with the help of mobile and electronic devices such as smart
phones, tablets, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) and wireless infrastructure.
mHealth is the most important branch of the e-health (electronic health) and
most of the times referred to as wireless health or digital health. mHealth
ecosystem helps in providing one-to-one care and treatment for patients living
in remote areas who do not have access to any personal medical care and are
suffereing from acute illnesses. mHealth is drastically changing the way the
world functions today because of the constantly evolving strategy.
mHealth being ubiquitous,
cost efficient along with the personalization of mobile devices are rendering unanticipated
possibilities to provide healthcare services as quick and efficient as
possible. mHealth is a sub-domain of electronic health technology and is
emerging at a lightning speed with far reaching implications for the complete
healthcare ecosystem. As per a recent survey, the total number of individuals
using mobile monitoring devices with incorporated cellular connectivity
surpassed one million in 2012 and is predicted to reach 7.10 million by the end
of 2017. mHealth empowers people to opt for healthier lifestyles by making use
of wireless monitoring devices in order to better manage acute diseases.
Cancer and diabetic patients
using mHealth monitoring devices which constantly monitors medication schedule
have been showing better adhesion to the guidelines of the treatment. At the primary
care provider end of the mHealth ecosystem using mobile monitoring devices
allows smart alert systems which notifies medical practitioners through a
platform which is cloud based when a particular patient is not consuming
his/her medicines and an intervention is needed. Many government organizations
across the world have been investing to a great extent in mHealth ecosystem. The
more mHealth ecosystem grows, the technology will emerge as a prime factor in
impacting the overall healthcare industry.
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