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 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.
US Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), West Coast Satellite Office, US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), 4640 Admiralty Way, Suite 1030, Marina del Rey, CA 90292, USA.
Jessica I
JI
Kenyon
Ronald
R
Poropatich
Michael R
MR
Holtel
D040421:Cell Phone / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends