1. Gives patients faster access to providers and care. Unlike traditional and inefficient telephone access to physicians and healthcare organizations, mobile health technologies enable patients to quickly send secure messages, schedule appointments, and connect to providers 24/7 for telemedicine visits.

One of the biggest benefits technology has to offer in the healthcare sector is easier and faster access to information required for both healthcare professionals and patients. No longer do hospitals and doctors need to completely rely on the need to keep physical records for patients with the introduction of EHRs.

Mobile technology gives patients, and hospitals, a convenient medium to monitor hospital discharge instructions and double check prescriptions. Medication accuracy, a huge patient safety issue, could improve as a result. Patients receive a lot of paperwork and instructions when they are discharged from the hospital.

These devices enable healthcare workers to connect with patient records and simplify the workflow for collecting specimens. They also improve accuracy by reducing the need to enter patient information manually. Mobile devices have improved the speed and quality of care in many ways.

What Is Mobile Healthcare Technology? Mobile healthcare (mHealth) technology is the use of mobile devices, such as mobile phones and patient monitoring devices, in medicine. In short, mobile healthcare technology encompasses everything from healthcare apps to electronic healthcare records (EHRs) to home healthcare.

The following are ten technological advancements in healthcare that have emerged over the last ten years.

• The electronic health record.
• mHealth.
• Telemedicine/telehealth.
• Portal technology.
• Self-service kiosks.
• Remote monitoring tools.
• Sensors and wearable technology.
• Wireless communication.

A mobile health clinic is a basic doctor’s office or exam room located inside a large van, bus, or RV. These vehicle-based clinics belong to health systems or can be their own entities. They travel to medically underserved areas to help connect patients to care when patients would have otherwise gone without care.

The World Health Organization says we can think of it as “medical and public health practice supported by mobile devices.” In other words, mobile health technology is the use of smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices to deliver health care and preventive health services.

Benefits of Mobile Devices in Healthcare:

• Massive and Continuous Data Flow.
• Real-Time Communication.
• Physician Efficiency Enhancement.
• Direct Patient Management.
• Convenience.
• Increased Accuracy.
• Customization.
• Better Communication.

In this context, common uses of digital technologies include searching medical knowledge resources, facilitating clinical support, monitoring quality of care, and mapping and monitoring the spread of infectious diseases, as well as tracking supplies of drugs and vaccines.