mHealth in US: Healthcare Technology, Business and Timeline Analysis

This report provides a comprehensive overview of mHealth (mobile health) in the United States. It begins with an introduction to mHealth, defining it as a trending technology in healthcare, and highlighting its potential to improve patient well-being. The report then delves into the details of mHealth technology, emphasizing the increasing use of real-time voice and messaging, driven by the widespread adoption of mobile phones. It explores mHealth from a business perspective, noting its popularity in the US, the rising number of health-related app downloads, and the preference of clinicians for this technology. The report also discusses how mHealth facilitates effective communication, particularly through voice messages and telecommunication, while acknowledging the limitations of face-to-face interaction. Finally, it suggests a timeline for mHealth implementation, considering factors such as internet availability, smartphone penetration, and the need for proper training of healthcare professionals and users. The report includes a list of relevant references to support its findings.

M-Health In US
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Introduction
• The term mHealth is the
abbreviation of mobile health.
• It is one of the most trending
technology in the health care
setting in recent time in US.
• This mHealth technology can
promote the wellbeing of the
patients.
(Gagnon et al., 2015)

Details of mHealth Technology
• The use of mHealth technology is
advancing day by day.
• The use of real time voice and the
basic messaging technology is the
backbone of the mHealth
technology.
• The emerging use of mobile
phone among the all age group
people is the primary reason of
increased use of this technology
(Silva et al., 2015).

mHealth in Business
Perspective
• The use of mHealth in US is very
popular.
• Most of the US population has
mobile phones and smart
phones in their hands.
• More number of people are
now using various type of
mHealth apps from the istore or
play store (Silva et al., 2015)

Continued..
• The rate of downloading various
health related apps are enhanced
day by day.
• Most of the clinicians are preferring
this modern technology as a part of
the health care delivery.
• In a study, it was reported that,
people are also interested in buying
various mHealth application in order
to access the health care services.
• More number of people are
preferring mHealth technology
based app which are free of costs
(Silva et al., 2015).

M-Health and Effective
Communication
• M-Health mainly facilitates effective
communication because the
majority of the health interventions
given through m-Health technology
used voice messages
• M-Health also promotes tele-
communication that is direct
communication occurring between
the service users and the service
givers
Watkins et al. (2018)

M-Health and communication
• M-health do not facilitate face-
to-face communication
• M-health communication lacks
direct eye-contact apart from
the video communications
• The lack of eye contact hampers
the relatibility and trust quotient
of the interventions given my
mHealth
• (Akter, D’Ambra & Ray, 2013)

Suggested Timeline for
representation
• The suggested timeline of the
implementation of the m-Health is
mainly driven by few factors
• Availability of the internet connection
in the geographical area where m-
Health needs to be implemented
• The presence of the smart phones in
order to implement m-Health
• Proper training of the nurses and the
healthcare service users in order to
make use of mHealth

Suggested Timeline for
representation
Month One: Designing of the proposal for the
implementation of the m-Healtj
Month 2 to 3: Waiting for the grant proposal to be accepted
by the government
Month 4: Proper sourcing of the fund and distribution of the
money in the required domain
Month 5: Training of the nurses and the healthcare
professionals about m-Health
Month 7: Educating the patients about the importance of
the m-Health and implementation of the m-Health service
Month 6: Installation of the m-Health in the healthcare
settings

Overall Process of the m-Health
Application

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