Smartphone based healthcare platform and challenges

Abstract

With the rapid penetration of mobile devices into society, potential of using smartphones in healthcare are very exciting. Smartphone based healthcare platforms bringing the advanced laboratory instruments to rural areas, develop-ing countries and in case of emergency. It is foreseeable that the ubiquitous smartphone based platform would generate tremendous data. We need to find better ways to manage and analyze them. Other challenges involving reliability, usability and security are also important issues to take into account. Mobile is the future of healthcare. The way of healthcare will be changed stupendously after mitigate the barriers and limitations.