Seamless Mobile Communications for mHealth

Gemma Power, Eileen Dillon, Frances Cleary

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    Abstract

    There is a growing trend in the health domain to incorporate Smartphones and other wireless technologies to provide more efficient, cost effective, and higher quality healthcare. With newer more sophisticated mobile devices for example, Smartphones this is an escalating practice. To date the use of mobile phone technology in the healthcare domain (mHealth) has been limited to uses such as disseminating information. However, mHealth is beginning to include software and data applications based on mobile devices and technologies. This movement is largely due to the advent of newer technologies associated with Smartphones. Some Smartphones can now be considered to be intelligent sensors with sensing capabilities such as GPS location, proximity and accelerometers. This paper examines the use of such technology in providing seamless mobile communications for mHealth.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)32-35
    JournalJournal of eHealth Technology and Application
    Volume8
    Issue number1
    Publication statusPublished - 2010

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