Search Tag: usage

IT Management

The-trouble-with-mhealth

2019 10 Jul

  With the potential to contribute to streamlining care and improving outcomes, mHealth is frequently referred to being a saviour of healthcare. So why are so few people talking about the roadblocks to effective mHealth? HealthManagement.org spoke to Christine Jacob, founder of Digi-Bridges digital healthcare consultancy, about what...Read more

IT Management

Health-apps-downloaded-but-not-used-effectively

2015 11 Nov

Findings of an online survey show that while fitness and other health-related smartphone apps are acquired in large numbers by Americans, most are left unused after being downloaded. The study will be published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research mHealth and uHealth .  The survey was conducted by researchers at NYULangone Medical Center....Read more

Cardiology Management

Poor-levels-of-availability-affordability-use-of-vital-heart-medicines

2015 27 Oct

According to research published in The Lancet, the use of vital life-saving generic medicines for the prevention of heart disease is poor worldwide. In low-income and middle-income countries, these medicines are either not easily available or if they are, they are often unaffordable. In rich countries, availability and affordability is not usually...Read more