Component 5; Unit 12: History of Mobile Computing

Component 5; Unit 12: History of Mobile Computing

Description:

This unit describes the history of mobile computing in healthcare.

Objectives:

  1. Discuss the developments in mobile computing that have enabled portable computers to be used in health care settings.
  2. List the benefits of using mobile computers in the clinical setting, and discuss how these benefits have developed over time.
  3. Give examples of three applications for mobile computers in healthcare.
  4. Discuss the special security issues related to mobile devices

Component 5; Unit 12; Lecture 12 comp5_unit12_lecture_slides

History of Mobile Computing (15:09): 1) History and examples of mobile devices; 2) Medical uses for mobile devices; 3) History of use of mobile devices in medicine; 4) Benefits of mobile devices in healthcare; 5) Characteristics of users of mobile devices in healthcare; 6) Security issues of mobile devices

Suggested Readings

Andersen P, Lindgaard A-M, Prgomet M, Creswick N, Westbrook JI. Mobile and fixed computer use by doctors and nurses on hospital wards: Multi-method study on the relationships between clinician role, clinical task, and device choice.  J Med Internet Res.2009 July-Sep;11(3):e32. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2762853/  

Lane SJ, Heddle NM, Arnold E, Walker I. A review of randomized controlled trials comparing the effectiveness of hand held computers with paper methods for data collection. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2006 May 31;6:23.  Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1513201/

Lindquist AM, Johansson PE, Petersson GI, Saveman BI, Nilsson GC. The use of the Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) among personnel and students in health care: a review. J Med Internet Res. 2008 Oct 28;10(4):e31. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2629360/

Mosa ASM, Yoo I, Sheets L. A Systematic Review of Healthcare Applications for Smartphones.  2012. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. V. 12.  Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3534499/

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