Mobile Technology and Public Health Organisational System

• Main Authors: Massimo Franco, Aizhan Tursunbayeva
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Niccolò Cusano University-Rome 2014-12-01
• Series: Symphonya
• Subjects: information technology, mobile technology, global markets, public health, mhealth, organisation complexity, market-space management
• Online Access: https://symphonya.unicusano.it/article/view/11030

Information technology has a transformation power and it enables to conquer complexit. Public health system is very complex. Recently with a wide spread of mobile technology globally, public and private health systems have also seen its rapid growth and integration targeting to reduce the existing complexity, costs, human errors and as a result to simplify the processes, increase health professionals mobility and improve patient outcomes. The aim of this paper is to review the socio-economic impact, benefits and challenges of mobile technology integration into the public health system for all the stakeholders and to identify whether it simplifies their existing problems or “complexifies” them.