MIS

1. M HEALTH

2. WHAT IS M HEALTH?
• term used for the practice of medicine and public health supported by
mobile devices
• The MHealth field has emerged as a sub-segment of eHealth
• The term mHealth was coined by Robert Istepanian
as use of "emerging mobile communications and
network technologies for healthcare"

3. WHAT'S MAKE UP M HEALTH?

4. M HEALTH APP. INCLUDE:
• use of mobile devices in collecting community and clinical health data
• delivery of healthcare information to practitioners
• real-time monitoring of patient vital signs, and direct provision of care (via
mobile telemedicine)

5. MOTIVATION BEHIND THE
DEVELOPMENT OF MHEALTH
• The motivation behind the development of the mHealth field arises from two
factors
• The first factor concerns the myriad constraints felt by healthcare systems of
developing nations
• The second factor is the recent rapid rise in mobile phone penetration in
developing countries