Cell Phones in Telehealth and Otolaryngology

Cell Phones in Telehealth and Otolaryngology

The worldwide prevalence of mobile phones makes them a powerful platform for providing individualized health care delivered at the patient's convenience. They have the potential to extend the health care interaction from a brief office visit to a continuous monitoring via body sensors of either...

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Published in:Otolaryngologic clinics of North America Vol. 44; no. 6; pp. 1351 - 1358
Main Authors: Kenyon, Jessica I., MA, Poropatich, Ronald, MD, Holtel, Michael R., MD
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01-12-2011
Subjects:
Cell Phone - utilization
Cell phone health applications
Female
Forecasting
Humans
Male
Mobile health technologies
Otolaryngology
Otolaryngology - methods
Otolaryngology - trends
Remote Consultation - methods
Remote Consultation - trends
Remote data collection
Remote monitoring
Surgery
Telemedicine
Telemedicine - methods
Telemedicine - trends
Remote data collection
Telemedicine
Mobile health technologies
Cell phone health applications
Remote monitoring
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Summary:The worldwide prevalence of mobile phones makes them a powerful platform for providing individualized health care delivered at the patient's convenience. They have the potential to extend the health care interaction from a brief office visit to a continuous monitoring via body sensors of either a specific healthcare parameter or with multiple sensors in wireless body area networks. Remote data collection by way of mobile phones in underserved areas allows for better management of public health and provides the opportunity for timely intervention. Published data showing benefits specific to otolaryngology are primarily in remote consultation, body sensors specific to balance, and appointment compliance.
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ISSN:0030-6665
1557-8259
DOI:10.1016/j.otc.2011.08.013