Implications of mHealth Service Deployments: A Comparison between Dissimilar European Countries

Vannieuwenborg, Frederic; Kirtava, Zviad Z.; Lambrinos, Lambros

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-30382-1_9

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Implications of mHealth Service Deployments: A Comparison between Dissimilar European Countries

Date Issued

2012

Author(s)

Vannieuwenborg, Frederic

Kirtava, Zviad Z.

Lambrinos, Lambros

DOI

10.1007/978-3-642-30382-1_9

Abstract

Despite several successful pilot studies, a general implementation and adoption of mobile health services is not often the case. The deployment of eHealth and in particular mHealth services is discussed for three non similar European countries: Cyprus, Georgia, and Belgium. Each country uses the same kind of mobile health services with a different emphasis. By comparing results of a reference case, tele-monitoring heart patients, major implications are identified for a general rollout of services and respective recommendations.