Abstract
Smartphones have grown in ubiquity and computing power, and they play an ever-increasing role in patient-centered health care. The “medicalized smartphone” not only enables web-based access to patient health resources, but also can run patient-oriented software applications and be connected to health-related peripheral devices. A variety of patient-oriented smartphone apps and devices are available for use to facilitate patient-centered care throughout the continuum of perioperative care. Ongoing advances in smartphone technology and health care apps and devices should expand their utility for enhancing patient-centered care in the future.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 102 |
Journal | Journal of Medical Systems |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 12 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cell phones
- Health resources
- Internet
- Medicalization
- Patient-centered care
- Patient-centered medical home
- Perioperative care
- Perioperative surgical home
- mHealth
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Information Systems
- Health Informatics
- Health Information Management