The action plans typically found in a doctor's SOAP notes are limited in nature, as are PHRs. Mobile health tools, however, can reach out to patients and extend the care continuum beyond an office visit, delivering guidance where patients need it most.
By promising to reduce readmissions, boost drug compliance and improve chronic disease management, mHealth holds great potential to slash healthcare spending. But even taken together, these steps can't come close to the promise of true behavior change.
Targeting affluent people is one thing - helping patients susceptible to a range of diseases make necessary lifestyle changes is altogether different. And it holds considerable promise for improving people's lives. Here are some lessons learned from mHealth professionals targeting the latter category.