The mobile technology is one of the most significant technologies that are revolutionizing the health care industry in a great deal, not only in the United States but also in the entire world. The impact realized from the development of the different mobile apps ranges from promoting healthy living, managing wellness, and availing invaluable health information to the app users.

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INTRODUCTION
Themobiletechnologyisoneofthemostsignicanttechnologiesthatarerevolutionizingthehealthcareindustryinagreatdeal,notonlyinthe
UnitedStatesbutalsointheentireworld.Theimpactrealizedfromthedevelopmentofthedifferentmobileappsrangesfrompromotinghealthy
living,managingwellness,andavailinginvaluablehealthinformationtotheappusers.Currently,approximately500millionoutof1.4billionsmart-
phoneusershaveinstalledahealthcareapplicationintheirphonesforoneormoreoftheaforementionedreasons.Researchhasitthatmorethan
1.7billionsma1.7billionsmartphoneuserswillhavedownloadedthesemobilehealthappsintheirphonesforuse.Mobilehealthappdevelopersensurethatthe
applicationshavelesscomplicatedinterfacessothattheiruseiswidenedtoabroadrangeofusers.Asaresult,themobileappusersincludepatients,
nurses,consumers,researchers,nutritionists,aswellasotherhealthcarepractitioners.Astheseuserscontinueadoptingtheuseofmobileapplica-
tionsinthehealthcareindustries,inventionandinnovationofimprovinghealthcaregoesanotchhigher,hence,revolutionizingthehealthcare
industry
Amobileapplicationisasoftwareprogramthatisinstalledonmobilecommunicationdevicessuchastabletsandsmartphonestoprovideasolution
toaspecichumanneed.Amobilehealthapplicationprovideshealthsolutionstosmartphoneusersdependingontheneedbeingtargetedbythe
developer.Forinstance,healthcarepractitionerswhorequireguidanceondiagnosisandtreatmentofradiationinjuriescanrelyonTheRadiation
EmergencyMedicalManagement(REMM)app.Fornursingmotherswhoneedinformationonbreastmilk,effectsofmedicineonthemilkorany
otherinotherinformationregardingtakingcareoftheirinfants,theLactMedappdevelopedbyTheNationalInstitutesofHealthisasuitableoption.
WHATISAMOBILEHEALTHAPP?
Mobilehealthappsareusedvariedlyinthehealthcareindustry.Theprincipalpurposesofmobileapplicationsinthehealthcareindustrycanbe
groupedintothefollowingcategories:
HOWAREMOBILEAPPSUSEDINTHEHEALTHCAREINDUSTRY?
Someoftheappscreatedaremeantforadministrationtaskssuchas
timemanagement,taskallotment,humanresourcemanagement,
informationstorageandaccessaswellasotheradministrationtasks.
Theseappsareinstrumentalinprovidingguidelinesandtimelines
fortheseadministrativetasksinthehealthcarecenters.Dropboxisan
exampleofacloudstorageappthatisessentialforstoringinforma-
tioninhealthcarefacilities.Othercloudstorageand lesharingapps
includeincludetheGoogleDrive,SkyDrive,andBox.Boxisreportedtobe
compliantwiththeHealthInformationTechnologyforEconomicand
ClinicalHealth(HITECH)Act,aswellastheHealthInsurancePortabili-
tyandAccountabilityAct(HIPAA).
Administration
Nothingisastiringasretrievingdatamanuallyinahealthcare
system.Aspatientsvisitthehealthcarefacilitiesdaily,dataonhealth-
carekeepspiling,hencetheneedto ndelectronicmeansofdata
access,retrievalandcollection.Mobileappshavebeenestablished
tofacilitateproperhealthrecordmaintenanceacrossalldepartmen-
talunits.Usingamobiledevice,apatientcannowinstallahandy
medicalapptogetaccesstoinformationsuchasprescriptions,medi
calhistory,consultations,x-rays,laboratoryresults,aswellasdis-
chargenotes.AnexampleofsuchanappistheMIMapp,whichis
compatibletoiPhonesandiPads.TheMIMappallowsuserstoview
imagingscansandx-raysremotely,especiallywhenitisquitedifficult
toaccesstheworkstations
Healthrecordaccessandmaintenance
Communicationinahealthcaresystem isvital.Healthcareusers
from differentdepartmentssuchasinpatientwards,clinics,outpa-
tientwards,emergencydepartments,intensivecareunits,aswellas
thelabsshouldbeinconstantcommunicationtoprovidequality
healthcaretotheultimaterecipient:thepatient.Appdevelopers
haveindeedestablishedclinicalcommunicationappsforclinicians
toalloweffectivecommunication.Theseappsarereportedtosave
timeinemetimeinemergencycases,hence,savingthepatients’lives.
Communicationsandconsultation
Healthcarepractitionersneedtokeepreferringtohealth-related
literatureandinformation.Itissimplynotpossibletokeepallthe
informationintheirminds,andtodisseminateitwhenaneedarises.
Appdevelopershavemadeiteasyforthembydevelopingmedical
literatureappssuchasPubMedonTap,MedscapeandPubsearch.
TheNationalLibraryofMedicinehasalsodevelopedMDonTap,a
freeappthatprovidesallmedicalinformationusingGoogle,PubMed
andEssiandEssie.
Someappsprovidedruginformationtohealthcarepractitioners,and
theyinclude:cost,prescriptionpatterns,dosages,sideeffects,aswell
asidenticationguides.Bytheaidoftheseapps,theprofessionals
aremoreaccurate,prompt,andarelesstiredcomparedtousing
manualmethodsfordrugreferences.
Referenceandinformationgathering
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OTHERWAYSTHATMOBILEAPPSAREUSEDINTHEHEALTH
CAREINDUSTRYINCLUDE:
Patientmonitoring
Diseaseoutbreaksurveillance
Patientsupportanddiagnostics
Health nancing
Medicaleducation
Beforethemobiletechnology,specicallymobileapps,wasinfusedinthehealthcareindustry,clinicalpracticewasmorecomplicatedandlesseffi-
cient.Withthesemobilemedicalapps,morelivesaresaved,healthcarequalityhasactuallyimproved,anddoctorsarenowabletohandlecomplicat-
edcaseswithmuchease.
DonJonesofQualcommLiferelatestheimportanceofmobilehealthappstohealthcareuserswiththatofacar’selectronicstothedriver.Hestates
thatadrivercantellhisorhercar’sconditionfromelectronicssuchasgauges,alarmsignals,anddashboards.Similarly,doctorscancarefullymonitor
theactivitiesofthepatients’bodiesusingmedicalapps.Theydon’thavetowaituntiltheirhealthstatuseshavedeterioratedtoalevelthattheyhave
tobeadmittedtothehospital.Theaveragecostofanight-spendinanAmericanhealthcarefacilityisapproximate$4,300.Therefore,savingsuch
hugehugeamountscomesinhandwithusingthesemobileapps.Belowareothervewaysthatthedevelopmentofhealthcareappshasrevolutionized
thehealthcareindustry:
AREVOLUTIONIZEDHEALTHCAREINDUSTRY
Mobileappshavemadetreatmentandprescriptionofpatientssoeasy
thattheydonothavetovisitthedoctortogettreated.Highblood
pressurepatientscannowwearbloodpressurewristmonitors,which
senddailyreadingsexpresslytothedoctor.Thedoctorcanthendecide
whattreatmenttogivedependingonthepressurepatterns.Thistech-
nologysavestimeforthepatientandspaceforthehospitaltotreat
moresevereailments.
1.Remotetreatment
Withtheadvancedinnovationinthehealthcareindustry,thereare
nowappsthatusethefacialrecognitiontechnologytohelpcoma
patientstoremembertheirrelativesandfriends.Memorylossisa
commonconditionthatleavespatientswithnomemoryoftheirloved
ones.Theirfamiliesneedpatienceandeffortstohelpthemgainthe
slightestmemoryoftheiridentities.However,therecentinnovationof
theseappshasbroughtanendtothestrugglesofhelpingpatients
regainthememoregainthememoryoftheirlovedones.
2.Facialrecognitiontechnology
Inanutshell,thehealthcareindustryisonahighernotchregardingdeliv-
eryquality,clinicalpractice,medicaleducation,patientcare,diseaseout-
breaksurveillance,owingtomobileappdevelopment.Awarenessofthe
needforproperpersonalhealthisoneoftheacceleratorsforanincreased
useofmobileappsintheworld.Nowadaysmostpeoplearemorecon-
cernedwiththeirhealth,andtherefore,installingthemedicalappsis
moreofanurgethanarequirement.Healthcareprofessionalsandother
usersofmobileappsshouldgrabtheopportunityandtakecareoftheir
personalhealtheffectivelywithjustthetapoftheirphones.Andrew
Thompson,theCEOofProteus,targetstopushhismobileapp rmtothe
leadinthemobilehealthappindustry,similartohowFacebookdomi-
natesothersocialnetworkingsites
Conclusion
Somehospitalshavenowdevelopedappsthatgiveemergencyroom
waittimestopatientssothattheywon’thavetowaitforhoursbefore
seeingthedoctor.Othermobileappshaveonlinecheck-infeatures
thatallowpatientstodeterminewhentheycanseethedoctorwithout
manyqueues.Thesemobileappshelpalotinsavingtimeandreduc-
3.Timesavingandreductionofwaittimes
Itisnormalforapatienttoforgetprescriptiontimesordosages.Never-
theless,thedevelopmentofmedicalappshasmadethistendencyto
cease.Somemedicalappscanbeusedtosetremindersforprescrip-
tionsanddosage.Incaseapatientmissesadosage,thecaregiveris
notiedsothaturgentmeasures,ifany,aretaken.Theseappsalsoaid
inotheractivitiessuchasmedicalappointments,medicationand
administeringallergies
4.Prescriptionremindersandnotication
Patientscannowgetcrucialmedicalassistancefrom theirphones
afterinstallingtherelevantmedicalapps.Pregnantwomencaninstall
pregnancyappsthatwillequipthemwiththerightinformationabout
pregnancyatdifferenttimes.Diabetespatientshavetheirappsthat
monitortheirsugarlevelsandsendrelevantinformationtotheir
healthcaregivers.Atthetouchoftheirsmartphones,patientscannow
interactwiththeirdoctorspromptlyandmoreeffectively.
5.Instantinvaluablemedicaladvice
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