Fifteen minute consultation: When can I use a medical app?

Rowe-Setz, Gala; Behringer, Wilhelm; Roland, Damian; Lyttle, Mark D; Jahn, Haiko Kurt

Abstract

Advances in mobile device technology and internet connectivity have created powerful new mobile health (mHealth) and telemedicine capabilities. The guidelines regarding mHealth use in the clinical environment can be conflicting, which has resulted in some reluctance by institutions and medical staff to fully embrace these advances due to privacy and patient confidentiality concerns among others. The COVID-19 response has led to departments to reconfigurate care and revisit mHealth as a tool to allow social distancing and remote care. This article reviews mHealth guidance in practice and describes its use and interpretation as rapid decision-making aid and in telehealth.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 7, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Sep 18, 2020
• Publication Date: Sep 17, 2021
• Deposit Date: Nov 2, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 6, 2020
• Journal: Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition
• Print ISSN: 1743-0585
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 106
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 258-263
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2020-319448
• Keywords: Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6825747