The Use of Mobile Devices in Healthcare

Judy White, RN, BSN16 January 2010

Health Care Leadership, Values & Social Justice

"To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative." 

-President Obama, April 25, 2009

The Use of Mobile Devices in Healthcare

1983Motorola DynaTAC 8000X

1999Nokia 8210

19847000 sold

1973 Motorola develops first portable handset with Dr. Martin Cooper

1973 Motorola develops first portable handset with Dr. Martin Cooper

1993BellSouth/IBM Simon Personal Communicator

1993BellSouth/IBM Simon Personal Communicator

2003Samsung SPH-N270 made just for Matrix Reloaded

2003Samsung SPH-N270 made just for Matrix Reloaded

iPhone goes on sale 29 June 2007; 146,000 activated FIRST WEEKEND!

iPhone goes on sale 29 June 2007; 146,000 activated FIRST WEEKEND!

US Cellular Telephone Subscribership http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/BogusiaGrzywac.shtml

US Cellular Telephone Subscribership

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993

7,00010,00

0015,00

025,00

065,00

01 mil 2 mil 8 mil 11 mil 13 mil

1985 19861987

1988

1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

340,000

681,000

1 mil 2 mil 3 mil 5 mil 7 mil 11 mil 16 mil 24 mil 33 mil 44 mil 55 mil 69 mil

Sales of Cellular Phones

1 May 2009http://www.itfacts.biz/58-of-americans-have-a-mobile-phone-with-web-connectivity/12965

More smartphones than PCs to be sold by 2011

58% of Americans have a mobile phone with Web Connectivity

WiFi handset shipments to double by year-end 2010

61% of users compared setting up a new phone to opening up a new bank acct

65% of unemployed Americans have cell phones

Smartphone market to grow 52% in 2008

Mobile phone demand to grow 11%

Infrastructure easier and immediate gratification/answers

Better Communication between Healthcare Providers and Patients

Texting to Help with Reliefhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxemAg0de0A

NON SECURE AND WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGEMENThttp://www.celltrust.com/Solutions/HealthCare/Secure%20Health%20Messaging%20whitepaper1.pdf

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AES; Advanvced Encryption Standard

Decrease Costs, Elevation of Patient Care with Full Disclosures andImproved Patient Care Outcomes

Save $197 billion in direct costs over 25 years

HER systems linked to higher quality of care

Gaps exist in delivery of care for preventive and chronic diseases

Over 75% of total health care dollars spent on patients with one or more chronic conditions

Over 4 billion people worldwide use a cell phone in 2008

Not While Driving – USE YOUR HEAD