Teleconsultation Using Multimedia Messaging Service for Management Plan in Pediatric Orthopaedics: A Pilot Study

Elkaïm, Marc; Rogier, A.; Langlois, Jean; Thévenin-Lemoine, Camille; Abelin-Genevois, Kariman; Vialle, Raphaël

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“…1,2 Mobile communication technology has now been described in association with almost every aspect of the patients' healthcare journey. Applications include transmission of data prior to hospital admission (e.g., disaster/trauma scene images transmitted to receiving hospitals, 3 electrocardiograms (ECGs) in the community setting transmitted to hospital specialists, 4 and transmission of assessment and investigation results), 5 monitoring of patients with chronic diseases within the community setting (e.g., asthma management, 6,7 weight, 8,9 diabetes, 10,11 hypertension, 9,12,13 and heart failure), 4,14,15 improvements to communication between healthcare professionals, [16][17][18] provision of patient communication with relatives and healthcare professionals, 19,20 postdischarge surveillance and monitoring, 21 feedback of results, 22 and appointment and vaccination reminders. [23][24][25][26][27][28] In addition, as a result of the evolution of mobile phones from a simple communication device to a multifunctional platform, mobile phones now also provide many more applications such as maintaining diaries and professional records and taking, storing, and transmitting photographic image, files, and video data.…”

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Increasing Clinical Presence of Mobile Communication Technology: Avoiding the Pitfalls

Visvanathan

Gibb

Brady

2011

Telemedicine and e-Health

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Mobile communication technologies are employed in many diverse areas of healthcare delivery to provide improved quality and efficiency of communication and facilitate increased rapidity of data or information transfer. Mobile phones enable healthcare professionals to possess a portable platform from which to provide many healthcare-related applications and are a popular means to directly communicate with colleagues and patients. As involvement of mobile communication technology in healthcare delivery continues to rapidly expand, there are also important considerations of relevance to patient safety and security as a result. Here, we review the previous evidence of reported clinical risks associated with mobile communication technology, such as electromagnetic interference, confidentiality and data security, distraction/noise, infection control, and cross contamination. In conclusion, although mobile phones provide much putative potential improvement to healthcare delivery, further evaluation and research are required to both inform and protect health professionals and users of such technology in the healthcare environment and provide the evidence base to support the provision of clear and comprehensive guidelines.

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Increasing Clinical Presence of Mobile Communication Technology: Avoiding the Pitfalls

Visvanathan

Gibb

Brady

2011

Telemedicine and e-Health

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“…The use of mobile phones to assist the practice of orthopaedic surgery has been examined, but the development of smartphones has created new opportunities to integrate mobile technology into daily clinical practice [2,6,9]. A smartphone is a cellular telephone with an integrated computer that is capable of performing a broad array of tasks, including running various downloadable applications (apps) that typically are not associated with a cellular phone.…”

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Smartphone Apps for Orthopaedic Surgeons

Franko

2011

Clinical Orthopaedics &Amp; Related Research

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Background The use of smartphones and their associated applications (apps) provides new opportunities for physicians, and specifically orthopaedic surgeons, to integrate technology into clinical practice. Purpose The purpose of this study was twofold: to review all apps specifically created for orthopaedic surgeons and to survey orthopaedic residents and surgeons in the United States to characterize the need for novel apps. Methods The five most popular smartphone app stores were searched for orthopaedic-related apps: Blackberry, iPhone, Android, Palm, and Windows. An Internet survey was sent to ACGME-accredited orthopaedic surgery departments to assess the level of smartphone use, app use, and desire for orthopaedic-related apps. Results The database search revealed that iPhone and Android platforms had apps specifically created for orthopaedic surgery with a total of 61 and 13 apps, respectively. Among the apps reviewed, only one had greater than 100 reviews (mean, 27), and the majority of apps had very few reviews, including AAOS Now and AO Surgery Reference, apps published by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and AO Foundation, respectively. The national survey revealed that 84% of respondents (n = 476) have a smartphone, the majority (55%) have an iPhone, and that 53% of people with smartphones already use apps in clinical practice. Ninetysix percent of respondents who use apps reported they would like more orthopaedic apps and would pay an average of nearly $30 for useful apps. The four most requested categories of apps were textbook/reference, techniques/guides, OITE/board review, and billing/coding. Conclusion The use of smartphones and apps is prevalent among orthopaedic care providers in academic centers. However, few highly ranked apps specifically related to orthopaedic surgery are available, and the types of apps available do not appear to be the categories most desired by residents and surgeons.

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“…The interventions are described in Multimedia Appendices 8 and 9. Interventions using mobile communication technologies in both developed countries (Italy [205], US [1,92,206-228], UK [229-232], France [233], Canada [234-237], Japan [238], Australia [239], New Zealand [240], South Korea [241-245], and Denmark [246]), and developing ones (Thailand [247], Peru [248], Kenya [57,249,250], Taiwan [251,252], Israel [253-255], Uganda [256,257], Thailand [258], Singapore [259], Turkey [260], India [261], and South Africa [262]) have investigated the use of mobile phone-based apps, mobile phone voice call, SMS, and PDAs.…”

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Mobile Technologies and Geographic Information Systems to Improve Health Care Systems: A Literature Review

Nhavoto¹,

Grönlund²

2014

JMIR mHealth uHealth

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BackgroundA growing body of research has employed mobile technologies and geographic information systems (GIS) for enhancing health care and health information systems, but there is yet a lack of studies of how these two types of systems are integrated together into the information infrastructure of an organization so as to provide a basis for data analysis and decision support. Integration of data and technical systems across the organization is necessary for efficient large-scale implementation.ObjectiveThe aim of this paper is to identify how mobile technologies and GIS applications have been used, independently as well as in combination, for improving health care.MethodsThe electronic databases PubMed, BioMed Central, Wiley Online Library, Scopus, Science Direct, and Web of Science were searched to retrieve English language articles published in international academic journals after 2005. Only articles addressing the use of mobile or GIS technologies and that met a prespecified keyword strategy were selected for review.ResultsA total of 271 articles were selected, among which 220 concerned mobile technologies and 51 GIS. Most articles concern developed countries (198/271, 73.1%), and in particular the United States (81/271, 29.9%), United Kingdom (31/271, 11.4%), and Canada (14/271, 5.2%). Applications of mobile technologies can be categorized by six themes: treatment and disease management, data collection and disease surveillance, health support systems, health promotion and disease prevention, communication between patients and health care providers or among providers, and medical education. GIS applications can be categorized by four themes: disease surveillance, health support systems, health promotion and disease prevention, and communication to or between health care providers. Mobile applications typically focus on using text messaging (short message service, SMS) for communication between patients and health care providers, most prominently reminders and advice to patients. These applications generally have modest benefits and may be appropriate for implementation. Integration of health data using GIS technology also exhibit modest benefits such as improved understanding of the interplay of psychological, social, environmental, area-level, and sociodemographic influences on physical activity. The studies evaluated showed promising results in helping patients treating different illnesses and managing their condition effectively. However, most studies use small sample sizes and short intervention periods, which means limited clinical or statistical significance.ConclusionsA vast majority of the papers report positive results, including retention rate, benefits for patients, and economic gains for the health care provider. However, implementation issues are little discussed, which means the reasons for the scarcity of large-scale implementations, which might be expected given the overwhelmingly positive results, are yet unclear. There is also little combination between GIS and mobile technologies. In or...

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Teleconsultation Using Multimedia Messaging Service for Management Plan in Pediatric Orthopaedics: A Pilot Study

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Cited by 37 publications

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Increasing Clinical Presence of Mobile Communication Technology: Avoiding the Pitfalls

Increasing Clinical Presence of Mobile Communication Technology: Avoiding the Pitfalls

Smartphone Apps for Orthopaedic Surgeons

Mobile Technologies and Geographic Information Systems to Improve Health Care Systems: A Literature Review

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