2020
DOI: 10.4258/hir.2020.26.2.119
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Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Definitions of e-Health and m-Health

Abstract: The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) promote a sustainable future for all by leaving no one behind. This includes improving the access to information and communication technology (ICT) and using it to increase access to health services in all parts of a nation [1]. Electronic services that are used in healthcare are often referred to as electronic health (e-health) or mobile health (m-health). The difference between e-health and m-health is that m-health refers to services that are mobile and… Show more

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“…A range of definitions of e-health have been proffered [ 4 6 ]. However, there is seeming convergence of the definitions that e-health is 'the use of ICT or other digital technology to capture medical records, administer treatment, manage health and improve healthcare delivery’ [ 5 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A range of definitions of e-health have been proffered [ 4 6 ]. However, there is seeming convergence of the definitions that e-health is 'the use of ICT or other digital technology to capture medical records, administer treatment, manage health and improve healthcare delivery’ [ 5 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In contrast, respondents reported being more knowledgeable regarding the terms digital learning and e-learning . This is not surprising given that the term e-learning emerged in the 1990s and has since even spread to outside academic contexts, whereas the definition of the term eHealth has been debated since the early 2000s, and the debate continues today [ 61 - 64 ]. Although the terms digital health and eHealth have often been used interchangeably, the World Health Organization has suggested that digital health refers to the general use of technologies for health and can encompass eHealth, which refers to the application of health care information technologies (eg, e-billing or e-prescriptions) [ 65 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Am häufigsten werden auch im deutschen Sprachraum die Begriffe eHealth und mHealth verwendet, für die es keine einheitlichen Definitionen gibt. Teilweise werden in der Literatur die Begriffe auch synonym genutzt 51 . Die Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) jedoch definiert sie wie folgt: MHealth (mobile health) beschreibt den Einsatz von tragbaren Geräten zu Überwachung oder Verbesserung von Gesundheit.…”
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