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Mobile phones key role in a fully engaged healthcare scenario
According to a report just published by the Cambridge based consultancy Wireless Healthcare, mobile operators could play a key role in providing public healthcare services, reports Medical News Today. "Wireless Healthcare believes that when subscribers gain access to mobile phones that can interact with other wireless devices mobile operators could become key players in a fully engaged healthcare scenario. Existing mobile services, such as video and text messaging are heavily marketed to people in their late teens and early twenties - the report notes that while mobile operators have access to the youth market healthcare providers find it difficult to reach this particular demographic group. The report. 'Mobile Operators - Fully Engaged,' identifies three areas where mobile healthcare services are applicable within a fully engaged healthcare scenario:- -- Supplying Dietary Information -- Fitness and Training -- Health Monitoring |
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