The Challenges for the Adoption of M-Health

Author

Yu, Ping ; Wu, Ming X. ; Yu, Hui ; Xiao, Guo Q.

Author_Institution

Health Informatics Res. Center, Wollongong Univ., NSW

fYear

2006

fDate

21-23 June 2006

Firstpage

181

Lastpage

186

Abstract

The potential benefit of mobile and wireless information technology for healthcare service delivery, improving patient safety and reducing cost is increasingly recognized and emphasized. To contributing to the knowledge about critical factors determining the success of mobile health (m-health) solutions, this study researched the driving force for the advancement of m-health solutions. The current advancement of m-health was reviewed. The challenges for developing and deploying m-health applications were addressed. The paper concluded in suggesting the most critical factor for the success of m-health. The method used for the study was literature research, market scan and analysis

Keywords

health care; mobile computing; healthcare service delivery; m-health applications; mobile health; patient safety; wireless information technology; Australia; Biomedical informatics; Costs; Health and safety; Hospitals; Information technology; Medical services; Mobile computing; Personal digital assistants; Productivity; Adoption; CSF; challenges; mobile health;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics, 2006. SOLI '06. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Shanghai

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0317-0

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0318-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SOLI.2006.329059

Filename

4125574