mHealth for cardiac patients telemonitoring and integrated care

In the majority of developing economies there has been limitation to rapid growth of technology-rich and expensive broadband telecommunication infrastructure (e.g. optical fiber networks), which is prerequisite of e-Health. However, along with the emergence of broadband mobile communication networks, mHealth seems advantageous and cost-efficient mode of e-Health in those countries, likewise Georgia. The first mHealth project in Georgia on m-Telemonitoring (MTM-1) of Cardiac arrhythmia - 54 patients with main medical results, Quality of Service (QoS), Quality of Experience (QoE), cost-efficiency and remaining challenges - is presented, as well as the outline of its continuation - MTM-2 project, which aims improvement of decision making for emergency cardiac patients and usage of mHealth applications for integrated care provision in remote regions of Georgia.