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Category: Toolkits
mHealth App Selection – Testing Results
We tested three different glucometers and their associated apps in this evaluation. The goal of the testing series was to evaluate the mobile apps, specifically their data quality, ease of use, and connectivity to their glucometer. In order to assess the apps designed for each glucometer, we performed several blood glucose readings in each device, […]
mHealth App Selection – Testing Process
Testing Process – Hardware Selection: When we first explored developing a toolkit devoted to selecting mobile health apps, we knew there were thousands on the market designed to help manage scores of chronic diseases. As such, we decided to narrow our selection by choosing a health condition with a history of mHealth solutions. We decided […]
mHealth App Selection – Tested Glucometers
PRODUCT COMPARISON TABLE Our first step in any assessment plan is to familiarize ourselves with the technology. We unpackaged each glucometer, photographed the contents, and assigned each kit its own shoebox-sized container. During testing, it is easy to get components mixed up, so having them distinctly contained and separated helps ensure the equipment and its […]
mHealth App Selection – Product Assessment
For our 2012 mHealth toolkit, TTAC purchased nine of the most current hardware platforms from the mobile market (as of August 2012), and we used phones from that lot to evaluate glucometers and their apps. The following section discusses the devices tested, the test plan, and the testing results. Tested Glucometers and Corresponding Apps Glucometer […]
mHealth App Selection – Software
Epidemiology & Public Health Several functions of mobile devices lend themselves to epidemiology and public health applications. Software can track a mobile phone user’s movements, and then cross-reference those patterns with reports of various infectious disease outbreaks. This makes it possible for consumers to track their risk of exposure, and for epidemiologists to monitor how […]
mHealth App Selection – Hardware
Given the variables in mobile devices, it is premature to discuss medical monitoring apps without an overview of the mobile hardware that will host such apps. An ‘app’ is simply software that is programmed in a language that will work on a given mobile operating system. As such, we’ll begin the apps discussion with a […]
mHealth App Selection – Product Information
This section of the toolkit provides an overview of the types of devices and applications used in the delivery of mHealth services, but does not delve too deeply into specific models of equipment due to the constantly-shifting product landscape. Hardware Software
mHealth App Selection – References and Literature Review
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mHealth App Selection – Standards and Resources
The overlap between consumer and professional products within the mHealth world creates a confusing mix of standards, product reviews, and available resources that are not all relevant to clinical needs. TTAC found several organizations and online resources especially useful in the creation of the toolkit materials, as listed below. Clinical Standards At this time, few […]