This webinar presented by MobiHealth News and Preventice discusses the current mHealth landscape as well as the need for connecting mobile healthcare applications to back end IT systems for maximum benefit such as multi platform support, care plan integration, EMR system integration,health analytics, etc.

18. Ten Reasons for Connected Healthcare Apps
• Types of “Connected”
• Front end
• Back end
• Service layer
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19. 10 Reasons for Connectivity
Reason #10: Patient Support
• Behavior change support network: FHM, HCP, CDE…….
• Medication adherence example
• Data driven conversations
Reason #9: Multimodal world
• Planning on a portal
• Execution on mobile
• Education example – watch anywhere
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20. 10 Reasons for Connectivity
Reason #8: Personalized Applications
• Reminders and alerts the way you want them
• Profile information
• Health data access rights
• Data import and display
• Co morbid patient
Reason #7: Managed Behavior Change
• Education delivered at point of need
• Levels or functions pushed based on progress
• Rewards points
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21. 10 Reasons for Connectivity
Reason #6: Sensor Integration
• Ease data entry burden
• Improve data quality
• Improve diagnosis of disease
• Lower treatment costs
• Improve outcomes
Reason #5: Care Plan Implementation
• Planning on a portal by HCP
• Defined workflows
• Rules based triggers – alerts, instructions
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22. 10 Reasons for Connectivity
Reason #4: Integration to HC Systems
• ECG monitoring stations
• EMRs
• Nurse call centers
• Aggregate, cleanse and format data
Reason #3: Compile Health Behaviors
• With permissions and returned value
• Add physiological parameters from sensors
• Combine with outcomes data
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23. 10 Reasons for Connectivity
Reason #2: Marketing informatics
• Augment or replace traditional market research
• Segment and message – adherence example
• Inform messaging for other channels
• eCommerce – coupons, rewards, loyalty programs, etc.
Reason #1: Improved healthcare outcomes
• Differentiate your brand through improved outcomes
• Get more patients diagnosed earlier
• Lower healthcare costs – better adherence, intervention, etc
mobihealthnews webinar 11-17-2011

24. 10 Reasons for Connectivity
Bonus Reason: Leverage
• Plug and play front end
• Configurable Service Layer functionality
• Large Behavioral Health data sets
• Easier integration to healthcare systems
mobihealthnews webinar 11-17-2011