Recent Trends in mHealth Solutions

Continual development in mobile technologies and growth in value added services from mobile cellular networks has resulted in the rise of new opportunities for the integration of mobile health or mHealth solutions. mHealth solutions are derived from the combination of mobile telecommunication and related multimedia technologies to provide improved health care delivery systems. The scope of mHealth applications include collection of clinical health data, delivery of healthcare information, real-time monitoring of patient vital signs, and direct provision of care. mHealth facilitates health awareness, Helpline services, Diagnostic and treatment support and Communication and training for healthcare workers. According to Adibi, Sasan, ed. (February 19, 2015) Mobile Health: A Technology Road Map - In 2015, an estimated 500 million patients were using such apps. With integrated solutions of mobile and wireless technologies, mHealth can provide opportunities that can transform the face of health service delivery across the globe.

Recent trends in mHealth:

• Active Involvement: By digital means and solutions, upcoming practices in mHealth channelize encouragement to the patients for active involvement in their own healthcare. Patient engagement in the healthcare industry facilitates well informed healthcare decisions and therefore improves population health.
• Easy access to information: mHealth applications are being designed to help facilitate easy access of medical information to practitioners, researches and patients. mHealth gives a platform to receive, review and maintain patient’s medical records.
• An increase in mHealth cost benefits: mHealth platform helps in tracking of symptoms and receiving diagnostic support from practitioners. It helps the on-going patients in saving costs associated the hospital trip. mHealth gives easy access to comprehensive data therefore uses resources effectively.
• Innovation in development of mobile cellular networks: Mobile Cellular Networks are striving hard to introduce innovative ways of integrating with Mobile devices to provide improved mHealth solutions. There is a trend now in Mobile Cellular Networks to provide the best solutions across geographic expanse. Thus, developing a better connect between providers to patients, even providers to other providers, to extend services to underserved areas.
• mHealth innovation in the bigger picture: mHealth platform is making a significant difference to healthcare. However, it does not end here. The data collected by the mHealth platform paves the way for developing solutions that improve population health.

mHealth is the next big thing in the Healthcare industry with opportunities that are yet to be quantified. Companies in the healthcare industry have to up their game and upgrade their technology. Nous Infosystems offers comprehensive mobile health solutions for the healthcare industry with innovation in health care delivery. To know more, do visit our website www.nousinfosystems.com

Hey, I am Roberto Romello, Senior Test Manager working with Testree, an independent testing division of Nous Infosystems. I have a blended experience in manual and automation in the software testing industry.