Emerging mHealth Ecosystems Based on Innovative Technologies and Services

Abstract

The single most important reason for the existence of healthcare provision is the constant improvement of the quality of care given to the patients. Based on this notion and the fact that modern day healthcare provision requires a multidisciplinary approach and relies heavily on various interrelated technologies we need to build/establish/turn on a system that will be in constant use and will reshape standard clinical practice. We therefore propose a system that will follow a bottom-up citizen-centred approach that includes a monitoring environment (at home and at work and possibly on the move), wireless communication substrate, cloud-based services and data provision, smart-tools for on-the-fly decision making and simple, cheap but effective hardware. Such a system would immediately improve access the healthcare provision regardless of geographical settings and social boundaries.