mhealth - hype or help?

- mhealth - hype or help?

going mobile Photo courtesy of kiwanja.net

Source: ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database

Ask potential users...

St. Gabriel’s Hospital 250,000 people 100 miles 2 doctors

Ask potential users...

FrontlineSMS + healthcare

Text message training

Information Patient care Logistics

Information - Patient follow-up - HIV/TB adherence records and status reports - New symptoms Pilot 1400 patient updates 400 ART adherence updates $3,000 of fuel and 2100 hours saved

Patient care - Remote requests for care - Drug information auto-replies - Point of care support Pilot 130 remote patients in 5 months Enrolled 100 new patients in TB program

Logistics - Drug and supply stockouts - Support group coordination - Training and meeting organization - CHW-CHW communication - IGA reports

hype or help?

Describe needs Map out existing infrastructure and assets Choose a technology (SMS, GPRS, voice, IVR, radio) Choose a tool Design, implement, evaluate

We can make the technology do what’s needed. Push us and we’ll innovate together.

FrontlineForms

PatientView

Mobile Payments

Remote diagnostics via MMS Aydogan Ozcan, UCLA Photographs courtesy of Dr. Ozcan’s laboratory, UCLA and Science

Thank You Josh Nesbit, Executive Director Email: josh@medic.frontlinesms.com http://medic.frontlinesms.com Twitter: @joshnesbit and @SMSmedic mobile: +1 540 454 2941

mhealth - hype or help?

by jehill3 on May 04, 2010

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