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Advantages of healthcare applications

The current digital age has changed our social habits and the way we communicate. This also applies in the health field. Nowadays, users are no longer just content consumers. They have embraced advances related to mobile technology and are increasingly looking for more health solutions in health app), which can be used in their phones or tablets.

One of the current trends is mHealth or mobile health, where Smartphones become useful tools and channels for medicine, with the use of specific apps. Apps have become the engine of innovation in health, providing many benefits to the sector that directly affect the patient, achieving better health care and the application of treatments and personalized follow-up.

Mobile health is increasingly popular due to the multiple benefits it brings, both to patients and professionals in the medical sector.

With Health there is a substantial change in the patient-doctor relationship. The patient becomes an active agent who participates in the process of diagnosing and treating diseases thanks to the use of specific apps.

The doctor or health professional can remotely monitor the patient thanks to these devices and be able to anticipate possible problems early, taking the necessary measures with sufficient time. For example, it is possible to consult with another surgeon about an operation, showing him the real-time images of the operation on his mobile (this system is already used in many hospitals).

Mobile health provides better care quality where doctors and patients have sophisticated tools for communication and monitoring. The health system also benefits by reducing the number of unnecessary consultations and hospitalizations (for example, by exercising greater and better control over patients with chronic diseases).

One of the most interesting aspects of mHealth is the possibility of achieving global health coverage. With mobile health, it is possible to reach inaccessible or remote areas where health services are precarious or even non-existent, providing them with infrastructures for access to mobile technologies with low installation costs. For developing countries with limited economic resources, mHealth is a solution to be able to offer health and medical assistance, with remote diagnoses and patient monitoring.

Apps are also useful to improve habits. The mHealth apps aimed at improving health habits are tools that allow people to motivate themselves and change customs and habits to acquire healthier routines. For example, with the use of alerts or gamification strategies (typical of video games) it is possible to motivate and establish better habits in people in matters related to health (diet or physical exercise, among others). These apps promote healthy behaviors that reduce the risk of suffering from diseases.

Some other apps are useful to improve communication between medical professionals. With health apps, medical professionals have a channel to share information, being able to do it from anywhere and at any time. This new form of communication positively affects diagnoses, treatments, and, in general, all aspects related to medicine.

Apps are useful to facilitate monitoring. As smartphones have become an essential tool in our daily lives, they have become the ideal device to be able to monitor different health aspects, being able to activate alerts in the event that any of these physical parameters reach dangerous figures or need immediate attention.

These apps are great for patients. For example, some clinics have their own apps, which allow any patient to download them and register, and then be able to manage his appointments directly from his mobile. In addition, patients can access to their medical history, contribute documents to it and see their reports, analytics, consultations and cytology. Some of these apps allow them to directly chat with doctors and nurses, among other advantages.

Other great apps are those related to pregnancy. These include lots of data related to pregnancy, as well as the expected changes that occur during this period, both in the baby and in the mother.

There are also many apps related to first aid. These applications offer basic knowledge that allows the user to know how to act in the event of a health emergency. They usually include simple information and explanatory videos with doctor advice, in order to teach citizens what to do in a critical situation.

Other apps are designed to help clinics improve their customer service. These apps seek to know the user's perception related to the care received in the hospital or health center. With these apps, patients can post comments about their experience related to different services in an anonymous way.

Some of the most successful apps are those that help patients quit smoking. These are intented to support those ones who decide to quit smoking, accompanying them in a difficult process, in order to promote a healthier life away from tobacco. These apps allow interaction between clinics and users. Particularly, clinics offer personalized information depending on each person's adherence to tobacco.

These apps can be downloaded through app stores. Some of them are free, some of them are freemium (free with premium services), and others require payment. These apps are regularly updated in order to include the constant changes in the field of health technology.

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