Our colleague Dr. Aniruddha Malpani, MD has posted a diverse and enlightening latest version of the Medicine 2.0 Blog Carnival.
Dr. M summarizes 4 major influences which will help patients to regain control over their healthcare:
1. Patients will keep their own medical records using a PHR ( Personal Health Record)
2. Information Therapy can be prescribed to them, tailored to their needs, based on their medical problems captured in the PHR
3. Web 2.0 technologies will allow them to form social communities to help and support each other
4. We can deliver this information to them 24/7 through their mobile, wherever they may be, whenever they need it!
I’m amazed how quickly creative and convergent thinking is crossing international boundaries.
Thanks for the link.
Dr Malpani is completely right and it’s very interesting that the growth in mobile adoption in India means that the always-on always-present mobile will be the natural platform on which to build Healthcare ICT as opposed to the current system in developed regions where healthcare technologists are trying to retrofit care into static shared devices (such as PCs, TVs or fixed line telephones).
We’ve already launched mobile accessible solutions that serve 1,2 & 4 of the major influences identified. We agree completely on point 3 too and are already trialling a connected mobile community but there are lots of UI and privacy issues that are very difficult to deliver on the current mobile devices/networks.
Some great guidance though.