CHAPTER 12ENABLING MOBILE TECHNOLOGY FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS
BHUMI DOBARIA, CHINTAN BHATT
U & P U. Patel Department of Computer Engineering, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, Gujarat, India
Abstract
The availability of low-cost mobile phones and the current broad coverage of GSM networks in developing countries presents a huge opportunity to provide services based on information and communications technologies (ICT). Mobile applications are a very developed market. So, people have access to mobile signals in their day-to-day lives. Very popular android applications are constructed for various domains in the market. These domains include healthcare, business, shopping, food delivery, etc., but the healthcare domain is not properly constructed for mobile application for those in rural areas. So, I tried to provide a time-saving solution for people to decrease the ratio of those with diseases like heart disease, cancer, diabetes and stress-related health problems. Also provided are functionalities like communication between patient and doctor, timely reminders to take medication or be vaccinated, and time-saving use of short messages and video phones.
Keywords: Mobile health, mHealth, healthcare system in India, telecommunication, development drameworks
12.1 Introduction
12.1.1 Healthcare System in India
India is the second largest populated country in the world with two thirds of the population living in ...
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