Mobile support for community healthcare: a Janus view

Carl Adams; Tineke Fitch

doi:10.1007/0-387-22874-8_25

Mobile support for community healthcare: a Janus view

Carl Adams, Tineke Fitch

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Abstract

Mobile support, through powerful multimedia and communication devices, offers much promise to enhance the working environment. One area where substantial enhancements are possible, including considerable 'social good', is healthcare. The full infrastructure of the health systems can be brought to support the patient, irrespective of location. The role of community healthcare professionals could be considerably enhanced, enabling a fuller range of patient care to be provided in the community. However, applying such technologies are likely to have unforeseen consequences. This paper explores a 'Janus-faced' view of such technological changes to identify some of these unanticipated consequences. A case of district nurses in the UK is discussed, where technologies such as mobile phones are already being used. For the case, mobile technologies offer much potential, but this will require structural changes, not just in technology.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	MOBIS 2004: Mobile Information Systems
Editors	Elaine Lawrence, Barbara Pernici, John Krogstie
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	25
Pages	341-349
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	978-0-387-22874-7
ISBN (Print)	0387228519, 978-0-387-22851-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-22874-8_25
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2005
Event	IFIP TC8 Working Conference on Mobile Information Systems - Oslo, Norway Duration: 15 Sept 2004 → 17 Sept 2004

Publication series

Name	IFIP International Federation for Information Processing Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume	158
ISSN (Print)	1868-4238

Conference

Conference	IFIP TC8 Working Conference on Mobile Information Systems
Abbreviated title	MOBIS 2004
Country/Territory	Norway
City	Oslo
Period	15/09/04 → 17/09/04

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Community Healthcare
Janus-faced
Mobile Applications
Mobile Services

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Adams, C & Fitch, T 2005, Mobile support for community healthcare: a Janus view. in E Lawrence, B Pernici & J Krogstie (eds), MOBIS 2004: Mobile Information Systems . IFIP International Federation for Information Processing Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol. 158, Springer, pp. 341-349, IFIP TC8 Working Conference on Mobile Information Systems, Oslo, Norway, 15/09/04. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-22874-8_25

Mobile support for community healthcare: a Janus view. / Adams, Carl; Fitch, Tineke.
MOBIS 2004: Mobile Information Systems . ed. / Elaine Lawrence; Barbara Pernici; John Krogstie. Springer, 2005. p. 341-349 (IFIP International Federation for Information Processing Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 158).

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