Statistics
Mobile Apps
mHealth and Nursing
mHealth and Patients
Implementation
100
91% of adults
What is the percentage of adults who own a cell phone?
100
Fitness health arena
What health field first adopted the use of wireless devices?
100
blood pressure, glucose, heart rhythm, brain waves
What are examples of medical sensors/nursing tests available via mobile phones?
100
Forgetting to take medications
What is one of the biggest problems with elderly patients?
100
mHealth system used in Haiti's Earthquake relief
What is iChart?
200
72% of internet users
What is the percentage of people who searched online for health information?
200
Weight, diet, sleep exercise, stress, and emotional state
What types of data does mobile health sensors monitor?
200
Portable ultrasound machines
What is an example of other mhealth devices being developed?
200
247 Million People
What is the number of people who have downloaded a health related app?
200
The promise of mobile health
What is the cause for most exciting time in the history of medicine?
300
1.3 billion dollar industry
How much is mHealth industry worth?
300
Smokefree, Myfitnesspal, Polar, Glow, and AskMD
What are examples of mHealth apps?
300
collect field-based health data, receive alerts and reminders, facilitate health education sessions, and conduct person-to-person communication
What are health providers commonly using mHealth tools for?
300
compliance with medicine taking, asthma symptoms, stress levels, smoking quit races, and self efficacy, lower failed appointments, quicker diagnosis and treatment, and improving teaching and training.
What are the documented improvements of mobile health use?
300
An integrated system for the distribution and archival of medical images
What is PACS?