{"id":12265,"date":"2020-09-28T11:45:40","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T10:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/?p=12265"},"modified":"2023-01-16T17:12:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T17:12:47","slug":"6-ways-mobile-technology-is-impacting-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/6-ways-mobile-technology-is-impacting-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Ways Mobile Technology Is Impacting Healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mobile technology, one of the integral parts of digital healthcare and telemedicine<\/a>, has been revolutionizing the healthcare<\/a> industry as we know it for the past decade.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2010, <\/span>35% of US hospitals<\/span><\/a> had integrated telemedicine<\/a> into their service, including video conferencing, real-time remote monitoring and wireless communications.<\/span><\/p>\n

In only seven years, according to the same source, that number had grown to 76% of US hospitals digitalising their processes with mobile and other technology.<\/span><\/p>\n

The trend of using mobile devices to improve patient care and internal operations has been on the rise worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read on to see how mobile tech will continue to reshape the industry in the years to come.<\/span><\/p>\n

What Is Mobile Health (mHealth)?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Mobile health, also known as mHealth, refers to the usage of smartphones, tablets, wearables and other handheld devices to provide healthcare support, easier access to records, improved systems, a better quality of patient care, treatment adherence and much more.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another important segment of mobile health is providing physicians with access to drug information, the latest medical research and online learning practices on-the-go.<\/span><\/p>\n

When we look at the mHealth industry at large, there are two distinctive, yet parallel, developing fields:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Devices, applications and services designed for treatment and patient care<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Devices and wearable technologies designed to enhance the healthy lifestyle and monitor the fitness activities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    These two fields have started to merge, cross-pollinating data to form a single path for the development of mobile health.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Before we dive deeper into the most important impacts of mobile technology, let\u2019s take a look at the current state of the industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    The Current State of the Mobile Health Market<\/span><\/h2>\n

    There is no doubt that the use of mobile technology in healthcare has been growing rather quickly in the past years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    In 2019, around <\/span>1.23 billion US dollars<\/span><\/a> had been invested in mobile health applications worldwide, making it the third most funded digital health category.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Source: <\/span>Statista<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Besides that, global mHealth revenues are expected to reach <\/span>46 billion <\/span><\/a>US dollars<\/span> in 2020 and to further increase to around <\/span>247 billion dollars by 2025<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> following the fast adoption of mobile devices in both adult and paediatric patient care.<\/span><\/p>\n

    There has also been an expansion of medical records digitisation, especially in the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n

    In terms of particular device and app popularity, the results of <\/span>a recent study<\/span><\/a> in the UK and Ireland have shown that Apple iOS devices make 70% of overall institutional mobile devices in these markets.<\/span><\/p>\n

    This study has shown that most of the paediatric care sites provide between one and five medical apps on the institutional device. Among those, the British National Formulary (BNF\/BNFc) app was the most frequently provided and recommended.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    The Benefits of Mobile Technology in Healthcare\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Mobile technology has shown great results in improving the quality of patient care, as well as contributing to back-office operations and medical training.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Here are some of the specific benefits of mHealth systems:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n