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Using Personal Handheld Computing Devices for Personalizing Healthcare. A Contribution from the IMIA Working Group on
Yearbook of Medical Informatics
|August 15, 2012
Summary
Personal handheld computing devices enhance telehealth by enabling personalized healthcare solutions. These advancements facilitate remote consultations and patient monitoring, improving accessibility and care delivery.
Area of Science:
- Digital Health
- Personalized Medicine
- Telecommunications in Healthcare
Background:
- Telehealth is rapidly expanding as a key component of future healthcare delivery.
- Personal handheld computing devices (PHCDs) are increasingly integrated into daily life, offering potential for healthcare applications.
Purpose of the Study:
- To define and understand recent advancements in telehealth provision using PHCDs.
- To explore how personalized healthcare solutions via PHCDs can drive further progress in the field.
Main Methods:
- A review of current literature and web sources was conducted.
- The status of PHCDs for personalizing healthcare was examined through examples.
Main Results:
- Four primary roles for PHCDs in personalized healthcare were identified: educational, social networking/games, monitoring with notifications/reminders, and tele-consultations (online/offline).
- Examples of these applications were discussed in both healthcare facility and patient home settings.
Conclusions:
- Recent innovations in PHCDs have significantly advanced personalized tele-healthcare.
- These technologies enable more accessible and effective healthcare delivery, even without direct in-person provider presence.
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