Mobilising Healthcare through Mobile Phones A systematic review of the  m Health projects in India

Mrs. E. Indira; Dr. P.E.Thomas; Dr. M.Sri Hari

Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2017

Mobilising Healthcare through Mobile Phones A systematic review of the m Health projects in India

Mrs. E. Indira, Dr. P. E. Thomas, Dr. M. Sri Hari

Abstract :

With a vast and diversified population whose healthcare needs to be gratified, the Indian Healthcare system is faced with challenges of dearth in availability of qualified medical personnel and minimum infra structural facilities. Use of technology for delivery of quality and quicker healthcare will improve the health care system in India. A deeper analysis of the m Health projects carried out across Indian scenario provides better understanding of factors that affects the use of mobile phones for healthcare. This paper assesses the m health projects in India using the four key constructs of UTAUT theory – Performance Expectancy, Effort Expectancy, Social Influence and Facilitating conditions. The outcome of the assessment ings out the various factors that need to be addressed to, for successful deployment of mobile phones in the Indian healthcare system.