mHealth Solutions

mHealth is short for mobile health – a concept that describes mobile phones and other wireless devices used in healthcare. mhealth solutions have lately been associated with applications for smartphones, tablets, and wearable devices that offer some kind of healthcare services. Software solutions for mHealth are largely seen to be an effective means of extending healthcare services to people living in far-flung rural communities. Additionally, such mobile solutions for healthcare facilitate telehealth services where people can connect with their doctors virtually from their homes for clinical consultations.    

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Healthcare mobile app development is one of the most promising custom healthcare software development services. As digital health is paving its way to a patient and provider’s day-to-day process and workflows, a mhealth system platform’s development becomes essential. According to Gartner, a mhealth application platform requires a cross-platform front-end development system with supportive back-end systems. This back-end system should help the mobile health app integrate with open source and third-party systems. 

OSP has experts and experience to build the best mobile health apps that can address diverse use cases’ requirements. Our custom mobile health service includes mhealth apps that offer users convenient and highly organized access to essential health data with top-notch security measures. Healthcare mobile technology should ensure the data is well categorized on the creation and stored in pre-defined health data containers for better access for use cases like claims management systems. Native mobile app development for hybrid platforms is one of the major requirements in the healthcare industry. OSP has successfully delivered a wide variety of custom mobile health services using rapid mobile app development platforms (RMADs) or low-code development options. Many of our mhealth app development case studies offer an inside view of our mhealth expertise.

mHealth has revolutionized healthcare service delivery at all healthcare system levels in both the developing and developed worlds. Both at the patient and service provider levels, mHealth has become very useful in decision support, data storage, data processing into useful information, information flow, and information use, just to mention a few. Using multiple mhealth technologies on multiple phones or the same mobile device is complex and poses multiple management issues. Integrating mHealth applications under a single roof on one platform is the right solution. 

OSP has years of experience integrating mHealth solutions to multiple third-party systems, including e-prescribing, EHR, appointment scheduling, medical credentialing, remote patient monitoring, IoT wearables, and more. We ensure smart and smooth mhealth system integration to facilitate patient care continuity across the whole care continuum. Our mhealth application integration ensures optimum resource use, thereby redirecting additional resources to other needed care systems. We believe integrated healthcare solutions are the need for the future. So, through intensive verification, validation, and testing of the integrated health application, we ensure acceptable mobile health solutions that enhance people’s health care

With the COVID19 pandemic, the surge towards virtual care has increased, making it a new normal against the traditional in-person care model. Telemedicine apps are safe, convenient, and time-saving and save a huge hassle for a patient and healthcare providers. Combined with remote patient monitoring, EHR, and patient engagement solutions, these healthcare mobile solutions are simply the best health solutions. By customizing healthcare provider solutions, we can engineer interactive mhealth to help them communicate with their patients. 

We can program the mobile health system based on your requirements and functionalities. It is possible to bring mobile health management where providers can send daily surveys and medication reminders and help patients in physical rehabilitation, especially after surgery. Patients can regularly send their health and activity reports to assist their care teams in developing or modifying their care plans. Telemedicine solutions make healthcare services more convenient and accessible for patients, allowing them to receive medical care from healthcare providers via mobile devices. OSP has developed multiple telemedicine applications to streamline health access to remote areas by connecting the healthcare providers with the patients in need.

The healthcare industry deals with sensitive mobile health data, so mHealth apps must comply with HIPAA data protection laws’ security and privacy requirements for better mobile health security. Failure to adhere to HIPAA guidelines result in PHI breaches that affect a healthcare organization’s credibility. They also have to face heavy penalties for a data breach that compromises patient information. Apart from HIPAA, multiple regulations are needed to be complied with for seamless mhealth security. 

OSP can program medical application for your needs in compliance with multiple mandatory and required compliances like HIPAA, HITECH, 

FDA, SaMD risk categories (International Medical Device Regulators Forum), GDPR, HL7, and BYOD. Our team of experts specialized in implementing Mobile Device management strategies to help health organizations control PHI in real-time in a secure environment. We can assist healthcare companies in creating and designing HIPAA and HL7 compliant software and applications, which will ensure adherence to all the hospital management compliance guidelines and update the compliance practices based on any change in regulation.

MVP, also known as Minimum Viable Product is a basic and functional representation of a complete product. Before directly building a complete healthcare mobile application, creating a mHealth MVP is the smart choice. While engineering MVP, we need to focus only on the main features while keeping the control budget. It is the best way to collect the users’ feedback and know what they think about your project. As a business, you should be serious about working on those feedbacks and try to include them in your app to make it a grand success. Benefits of MVP Minimum development costs Time-to-market is quick to Collect real user feedback. It gives you a clear idea of whether your app will work or not before getting deep into app development completely. 

OSP can help you through MVP development for a mhealth solution. We have ample experience in building mhealth apps on multiple platforms, diverse user audiences, and various functionalities like health analytics and medical records management. We can walk you through multiple mobile health systems and ideas to offer a clear view and understanding required to bring your mhealth app’s dream to reality. Our MVP mhealth app development process includes ideation, feature identification, budgeting, resourcing, design, development, and iteration. Our team of experts strives to fulfill the needed requirements and functionalities in a mobile app MVP development through the process of customization.

As the US healthcare industry approaches Electronic Health Record system (EHR/EMR) critical mass and Meaningful Use 3 compliance, mHealth is the best and right solution for better patient engagement. Today, the Exchange of information between health systems flows faster than ever before. The new technology innovations like mHealth bring more usable digital health data to the bedside and beyond. The future of healthcare is convenience, smart integration, and connection with the best clinical evidence. Interoperability for mobile health apps can enable systems to interact with each other and provide access to clinical patient information in real-time. They also allow mhealth systems to diagnose patients from hospitals, their homes, etc. hence, improving its quality and efficacy.

Interoperability in mhealth improves patient care in multiple ways. With a seamless exchange of health data, interoperability increases care quality, leading to more cost savings and efficient mhealth system workflows especially for a revenue cycle management system. Medical error deaths can also be prevented by sharing data across systems and applications, not just within an organization, but also across organizations. We can design and customize these mhealth applications to delineate the set-up and configuration of data elements to enable communication between different clinical systems. These mhealth apps can:

  • Interchange administrative, clinical, and demographic health data.
  • Define a method to interconnect diagnostic images and data associated with Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM).
  • Enable global cataloging of illnesses, defining a set of diagnoses and measures for statistical purposes, billing, etc.

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OSP can deliver mobile health solutions to help providers develop lasting rapport with their patients. Patient engagement improves clinical outcomes since it empowers people to manage their care better. Our mobile health care solutions allow patients to reach out to their doctors after consultations to resolve any queries regarding medication or diet. This encourages them to adhere to the treatments better and follow a healthier lifestyle for better outcomes. 

Accessing medical care is not the same for everyone. People living in distant rural locations usually travel long distances to see a specialist. But we can build healthcare mobile solutions and enable people to search for and consult with doctors without leaving their houses. This is especially helpful for people who need mental healthcare services and can’t find a therapist near their location. In other words, our mhealth software can improve access to care.

Mobile solutions for healthcare facilitate effective remote patient monitoring for people who need home care or require extended clinical observation. The platform we can build makes it possible to transmit patient vitals like blood pressure, heart rate, blood glucose, weight, and so forth to providers in real time. This will enable doctors to make an accurate prognosis and recommend the appropriate course of action for the patients, like prescribing drugs or additional tests. 

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Clinical Management mHealth Solutions Development

  • A platform with comprehensive features for handling clinical management workflows.
  • A mhealth solution that lets the staff manage patient appointments and physician schedules.
  • An integrated dashboard that provides data on aspects like accounts receivables, claims status, reimbursements, etc.
  • Features to manage administrative activities like staff time sheets, payroll, among others.
  • Secure access to EHR software.
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Mobile Health Care Solutions For Telehealth

  • High quality video for effective video consultations
  • A mobile healthcare solution with integrated EHR to help providers serve patients better.
  • Appointment scheduling function to enable patients to book appointments online.
  • Medical billing and payment processing incorporated within the application.
  • Secure chatbot within the mhealth platform for effective patient engagement.
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mHealth System for Home Care Management

  • A home care applications with custom features to suit unique requirements.
  • Geo tracking of home caregivers to facilitate efficient dispatch to patient locations.
  • A feature to manage the roster and monitor their performance.
  • An integrated mhealth platform to accept payments and carry out billing.
  • A feature for patients to rate their experience with caregivers based on multiple parameters.

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Frequently Asked Questions

We can create tailored mHealth solutions to assist healthcare organizations in improving patient outcomes and engagement. OSP develops user-friendly mobile applications with customized features like RPM (remote patient monitoring), healthcare data tracking, medication adherence, and more. Our custom mHealth solutions seamlessly integrate with multiple third-party systems like EHRs, e-prescribing, medical credentialing, IoT wearables, RPM, and more. Our security measures ensure adherence to healthcare regulations. Through collaborative efforts, our mHealth solutions encourage patient care, optimize communication, and ultimately contribute to improved healthcare delivery.

Custom mHealth applications address the unique needs of different medical specialties by providing tailored features that align with specific healthcare practices. The mHealth software solutions are customized to encourage collaboration among healthcare professionals from each specialty, ensuring the accommodation of unique workflows and requirements. Specialized functionalities, like specialty-specific information resources or disease-specific monitoring tools, further provide relevance. Regular updates based on evolving medical guidelines ensure ongoing alignment.

Yes, OSP can develop custom mHealth applications tailored to healthcare organizations’ specific needs and branding. Our custom applications provide a seamless user experience, address unique healthcare challenges and workflows, integrate with existing systems, and ensure data security and compliance with regulatory guidelines.

Comprehensive mHealth solutions include real-time health tracking and monitoring, appointment scheduling and reminders, patient information database, medication reminders, secure data exchange, payment gateway, etc. Together, these features enhance healthcare delivery by minimizing physical barriers and enabling timely interventions. Patient empowerment is achieved through access to personalized health information, self-monitoring tools, and seamless communication with healthcare professionals.

Yes, mHealth solutions support integrating additional features such as telehealth services, patient education modules, and medication adherence tools. It allows patients to adhere to their prescription care plans and reach out to their healthcare providers to resolve any queries related to medication or diet. Medication adherence tools remind and track medication information and enhance treatment compliance. Patient education modules deliver crucial information, promoting health literacy.

mHealth applications contribute to preventive care by offering health tracking, real-time monitoring, and personalized wellness plans for patients. For chronic disease management, healthcare mobile solutions offer an integration facility with various wearable devices that allow tracking of symptoms, health issues, and lifestyle routines. Tools like wearable devices, data analytics, and AI-driven risk assessments enhance these aspects for patients and providers.

mHealth application ensures compatibility across various mobile platforms by adopting cross-platform development frameworks. These platforms allow developers to write code once and run it on other platforms like iOS, windows, and Android. Continuous testing on different devices and operating systems is performed. It addresses compatibility issues efficiently.

mHealth applications prioritize robust security measures to safeguard patient data and ensure compliance with data protection regulations. End-to-end encryption is employed for sharing data among different users. The use of secure communication protocols like HTTPS is encouraged to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of data during transmission. Strong authentication mechanisms like two-factor authentication (2FA) enhance access control. Regular security audits and adherence to HIPAA-compliant testing help identify and rectify vulnerabilities.

The mHealth app can seamlessly integrate with wearable devices and health sensors to gather additional patient data. Wearable devices, like smartwatches and fitness trackers, monitor various health and fitness metrics. It can measure heart rate, sleep quality, blood pressure, and physical activity. Such integration enhances RPM and provides real-time insights to providers, empowering users with a more comprehensive view of their health vitals.

mHealth solutions ensure interoperability by adhering to standardized data formats and communication protocols such as HL7 and FHIR. This integration allows mHealth solutions to communicate and transmit data effectively without compromising the content. It helps in sharing patient health information among healthcare organizations and professionals. Interoperability with other healthcare systems and technologies ensures efficient data exchange, promotes collaboration, and enhances the overall effectiveness of the healthcare ecosystem.

mHealth apps facilitate the exchange of health information between different healthcare entities through features like secure data exchange with EHR systems, interoperability with various health platforms, and enabling e-health or electronic health information exchange among unaffiliated parties. The healthcare mobile apps allow two-way data exchange between patients and providers, encouraging remote medical consultations and health information data sharing.

Virtual consultations and patient follow-ups in mHealth have various features that enhance healthcare delivery. The virtual consultations feature provides real-time, remote patient-doctor interactions through video calls or messaging. Sharing images, medical findings, and electronic prescriptions is also possible. It has features like RPM, appointment scheduling, easy registration, automated reminders, and more for patient follow-ups. The use of mHealth apps has relatively increased, indicating its growing acceptance in modern healthcare.

mHealth solution implements robust security measures and encryption protocols to comply with relevant regulations, such as HIPAA. HIPAA sets the standard for protecting sensitive patient health information. It is actively shaping the landscape for mHealth integration. Hence, the developers of mHealth app solutions should ensure that protected health information (PHI) is securely created, transmitted, received, and maintained per HIPAA regulations. Collectively, these measures ensure that the mHealth app prioritizes patient data protection and aligns with regulatory requirements like HIPAA.

mHealth solutions can integrate with existing health information systems, such as Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and laboratory information systems, through widely accepted interoperability standards like HL7 and FHIR. Such integration enables seamless data exchange with other applications and devices. It aligns and coordinates with protocols, workflows, and standards like referral, treatment, diagnosis, and follow-up. This integration enhances care coordination, minimizes data silos, and provides comprehensive patient insights to healthcare personnel.

mHealth apps employ multi-factor authentication (MFA) that requires users to verify their identity through PIN, pattern lock, biometrics, graphical passwords, etc. For apps used for “high-security level,” such as those for diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring, the recommended strategies may include two-step authentication, password, and session termination, say after 15 mins. The authorization levels are managed through role-based access control (RBAC). Here, specific permissions are assigned to the role-based user, like provider or patient, ensuring only authorized individuals can access sensitive data.

Yes, mHealth apps can integrate with health insurance systems for claims processing and eligibility verification. mHealth applications use interoperability standards to access and exchange relevant patient health data with insurance platforms. Such integration enhances organizational efficiency by automating claim submissions, providing real-time eligibility checks, and reducing errors and paperwork. It promotes a win-win situation for healthcare professionals and patients by boosting the reimbursement process and improving overall health outcomes.

mHealth apps ensure health data consistency and interoperability through adherence to standardized formats like HL7, FHIR, and SNOMED CT. These protocols help in seamless health data exchange and enable uniform representation across different systems. This standardization allows efficient sharing and utilization of health records, enhances interoperability, promotes data-driven insights, improves patient care, and fosters collaboration among healthcare stakeholders.

Data analytics and reporting features in mHealth leverage patient information, treatment trends, and outcomes to identify patterns and insights. It helps provide personalized treatment plans, predictive disease management, and preventive care modeling. Since it is a mobile health app, it allows prompt intervention and real-time monitoring and enhances operational efficiency. The received insights help providers in making evidence-based decisions. Ultimately, it improves healthcare outcomes, reduces costs, and enhances overall patient well-being.

OSP’s developers have years of experience in developing healthcare applications. They understand the needs and desires of our targeted audience and create a user-friendly interface that achieves scalability and flexibility for success. Our tailored apps are developed and updated regularly to meet the changing trends of the healthcare industry. We ensure that our mHealth solutions expand without hindering app performance or user experience. We are quick adaptors and believe in being future-proofed so that our custom mobile healthcare services remain valuable for users in the long run.

OSP provides ongoing support by implementing regular maintenance, addressing bug fixes, and ensuring compliance with evolving healthcare regulations. We provide timely updates to incorporate new features and enhance security and compatibility with emerging devices and platforms. Customer support, onboarding training, and scalability options are provided to accommodate growing user needs. We aim to develop mHealth solutions that help healthcare organizations experience improved performance and seamless integration of the latest advancements in digital health technology.

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