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MHealth: promise and pitfalls
1Cleveland Clinic, USA.
Frontiers of Health Services Management
|January 22, 2013
Summary
Mobile healthcare (mHealth) offers significant value for patients and providers, improving engagement and empowering individuals. Strategic planning is crucial to overcome barriers like privacy and workflow integration for successful mHealth adoption.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare technology
- Digital health
- Health informatics
Background:
- Mobile healthcare (mHealth) presents opportunities to enhance healthcare value for providers, patients, and payers.
- mHealth is pivotal for transitioning from volume- to value-based care, boosting patient engagement and empowerment.
- Consumer market trends significantly influence the adoption and impact of mHealth.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the opportunities and challenges of mobile healthcare adoption.
- To emphasize the strategic approach required for successful mHealth implementation.
- To guide healthcare organizations in leveraging mHealth effectively.
Main Methods:
- Review of current trends in mobile healthcare and consumer technology.
- Analysis of barriers to mHealth adoption in healthcare settings.
- Discussion of strategic considerations for mHealth implementation and management.
Main Results:
- Mobile healthcare offers substantial potential to improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes.
- Key barriers include device management, privacy, data security, workflow integration, and resistance to change.
- A strategic, full life-cycle management approach is essential for realizing mHealth's value.
Conclusions:
- Healthcare organizations must strategically adopt mHealth, focusing on value proposition and overcoming implementation hurdles.
- Proactive attention to mHealth is advised, avoiding hasty "just do something" initiatives.
- Successful mHealth integration requires careful planning, addressing technical and organizational challenges.
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