Health Care Management - Advantages and Disadvantages of Mobile Applications in Healthcare

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HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT 2
Health Care Management
All over the world, the system for the delivery of health care has been under high
pressure to upgrade performance to offer high-quality services to the patient and also reduces and
control the cost of running the existing systems. One of the significant reforms in the healthcare
is the transformation is the use of electronic records by use of smartphones and tablets from the
ancient paper records/ bookkeeping. The data base application system contains data stored and
well organized, can be accessed at ease and cab be easier retrieved (Zang, Zhang, & Zhu, 2015).
The Meditech ambulatory EHR is an application designed for clinical staffs and can
access information from any location at any time. It is also integrated which ensures there exist
only a single record file in the hospital thus enhancing safety and efficiency.
Spok mobile is an application which offers a secure app for hospital smartphones or
tablets. This is a texting app which is upgrades and provides an effective communication channel
among the staffs in the hospital thus ensuring that they deliver better and safe care. It also allows
the senior officers of hospital access private records and have a secure consultation by the use of
their device.
On the other hand, airstrip cardiology is a mobile application designed for patients with
heart problems that assist physicians to make manage the health of the patient by editing from
any location. It aids in the cardiac treatment as this treatment requires immediate decisions.
In term of costs, these applications may be expensive as compared to the manual records
as power is required to run them. The health facility maybe also find it valuable to install them as
they may be required to buy electronic gadgets such as computers. The facility will also employ
technicians to operate the machines thus additional cost. More cost will be incurred on training