Rapid advances in technology has led to the amalgamation of two very powerful technologies, mobile and the cloud. This presentation highlights its importance in healthcare

1. Mobile Cloud for healthcare
Saurav Gupta @ CDAC
INDO-TAIWAN workshop on Cloud Computing & its Applications
07/11/2013

2. being mobile
• Limited memory and storage
• Processing power; device specific
• Interoperability; data formats
• Screen size
• desktop vs mobile
• Multiple OS and mobile browsers
• Irregular data connections

3. definition: mobile cloud
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4. definition: mobile cloud
Mobile cloud computing refers to an infrastructure where both the data
storage and the data processing happen outside of the mobile device.
Mobile cloud applications move the computing power and data storage away
from the mobile phones and into the cloud, bringing applications and mobile
computing to not just smartphone users but a much broader range of mobile
subscribers

5. definition: mobile cloud
simplified
Mobile cloud architecture

6. definition: mobile cloud
Advantages:
• Extending battery lifetime
• Improving data storage capacity and processing power
• Improving reliability
Derived advantages:
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Dynamic provisioning
Scalability
Multi-tenancy
Ease of Integration

7. types
• Native apps / cross platform apps
Smartphone Market Share in India
• OS
• Android
• iOS
• Windows Mobile 8
• Real time updates
• Google cloud messaging
• Push notifications
91%
• Web browser apps
• HTML5
Source: TOI
Android
Windows
iOS
Others

8. Health: focus areas
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Education and Awareness
Remote Data Collection
Remote Monitoring
Communication and Training
Disease and epidemic outbreak tracking
Diagnostic and treatment support

9. Patient oriented focus areas
Wireless Medical Devices
for Homecare
ECG, Pulse, Body
temperature
Mobile Apps for Healthcare
-for tablets/ smartphones
-types: Personal
wellness, BP, Diabetes, Loca
tion based, Pharmacy
Medical Imaging and
Patient records
Radiographs/ Digital
imaging
EMR/PHR/ EHR

10. mSwasthya
Mobile Health App Store
www.mswasthya.in

11. Architecture

12. mSwasthya

13. VIEW
Web view
Mobile Web view
Mobile App view

14. challenges
Inconsistent mobile networks
Interoperability
Mobile security
Business Models

15. Thank You
saurav@cdac.in