Q1: (a): What kinds of applications are described here? (b): What Business Functions do they support: (c): How do they improve operational efficiency and decision making? Q2: Identify the problems that a business in this study solved by using mobile digital devices? Q3: What kinds of Business are most likely to Benefit from equipping their employees with mobile digital devices such as I-Phones & Black Berry’s? Q4: Devi Prasad Shetty’s CEO has stated “Now with 3-G, there are possibilities of remote treatment & diagnosis of patients through mobile phones. This will become mainstream in another two or three years.” DISCUSS the implications of this statement.

1. Case Study
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
ENABLING AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE
SYSTEMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
BY: MEHREEN SHAFIQUE
Mehreen.shafique@hotmail.com

2. Case Study Question:
Q1:
(a): What kinds of applications are described here?
(b): What Business Functions do they support:
(c): How do they improve operational efficiency and decision making?
Ans:
(a): In this case the advance featured of Smartphones and Technology both are represented.These
applications used such as Nokia Health Radar, Maestros MEDILINE systems and Applications by SPICE are all
an excellent example of today’s modern world and right use of technology.
For example Nokia health Radar which has now transformed into “NANOBIOSYM Health Radar” Designed by
the HARVARD MIT trained Physicist, Dr. Anita Goel. This applications work with a chip and is a result of the
technology called “NANOTECH”. It takes a drop of blood of a patient on a chip and then if inserted in a
mobile phone helps you to identify incase if you are infected with a virus or a bacteria or NOT in that case.
This technology has been introduced in 2013.
The MEDILINE (Medical literature Analysis & RetrievalSystem) represents Bibliographic Data base system
which can be access by all of us to have the knowledge of our bodies and the complications related to it in
light of medical history.
Applications by SPICE networkscontributes where Telecommunication is required.
(b): All of these applications coversthe basic requirementsof staying connected and updated at the same
time. The basic tool which is highly very important for any organization to progress. This helps to run the
diversified business functions like collecting data, delivering the same to other place. You can always store
them at one place to be accessible by all and can evenmodify it. This not only saved a lot of manual work but
also helps to run your business smoothly having employees on different location and countries.
(c): These applications have improved the
 OPERATIONAL efficiency as the time factor involved in reduced significantly. The work which was
earlier required manual effortsor was not at all possible can now be executedwith perfection
 Has helped to provide more accurate and reliable outputs in comparison to manual work
 Has helped the managers and decision makers to take quick and perfect decisions
Q2: Identify the problems that a business in this study solved by using mobile digital devices?
ANS:
By providing fast speed and secured data from patients and Doctors to concerning department for diagnosis
& reports and vice versa.
In any organization these play an important role by providing a secured meaning of sending an email or
messages to all or selected employees instantly.
The efficient communication is highly vital for an activity where two entities are involved For instance
hospitals can have problems in accessing the medical records of the patients from different location but smart
phones & application like SKYPE or WHATS AP can help you to directly coordinate with the patients.
As in this case by using The Trans Telephonic ECG Machines they were able to save lives of 2950 Heart patients
having heart abnormalities at “NARAYANA HRUDAYALVA” hospital.

3. Q3: What kinds of Business are most likely to Benefit from equipping their employees with mobile
digital devices such as I-Phones & Black Berry’s?
ANS:
 Any Business where flow of Data and information, tools and techniques are utilized or being practiced
 Any Business which requires secure and efficient communications among employees or clients at the
same time
 Businesses which are involved in delivery of goods/products. They can always get support from
Google MAPS for instance
 Any firm or organization performing globally or have their serviceswhich requires a great amount of
travelling
In general we can all use beneficial services of Video chats, Conference Chats, Verbal and written
communications without getting restrictedto a board room or workstations to be connectedvia laptops thus
saving a lot of amount of time and manual activities.
Q4: Devi Prasad Shetty’s CEO has stated “Now with 3-G, there are possibilities of remote treatment
& diagnosis of patients through mobile phones. This will become mainstream in another two or
three years.” DISCUSS the implications of this statement.
ANS:
The utilization of smart phones and tablets has transformed communications, commerce,and entertainment,
among other fields. Their emergence has improved service delivery, empoweredconsumers, businesses, and
entrepreneurs,and changed the way in which people access information and make transactions.
Similarly now this technology is composed to alter how health care is delivered, the quality of the patient
experience,and the cost of health care. Mobile technology is helping with chronic disease management,
empowering the elderly’s and expectant mothers, reminding people to take medication at the proper time ,
extending service to underservedareas, and improving health outcomes and medical system efficiency.
At the moment everyresearch indicates that 3/4 G or data is playing an important positive role in ensuring
Medical treatmentsvia Wireless devices in remote areas. If not fully it is helping to its extreme capacity to
ensure availability for cases where otherwise lots of resources would be utilized for as simple task as to
monitor daily Blood pressure or blood sugar level.Or in cases where patients would have to visits the clinics to
deliver or share routines and symptoms costing travelling cost and resources.
The only disadvantage could be the miscommunication or misdiagnosed or failure of accurate identification of
the issue due to any xyz reason via wireless monitoring but so far no major concerns or incidents have been
reported.
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