23-05-2014, 03:25 PM
Mobile Technology and Health Management Information Systems (HMIS)
ABSTRACT
Ophelia (2004) defines HMIS as an information system designed to assist in the
management and planning of health programmes, as opposed to delivery of care. Mobile
technology is a term used to describe handheld devices such as personal digital assistant(PDA), mobile phones a few to mention. Advance in mobile technology has changed the
devices from electronic address books to powerful tools with wireless network connectivity.
Chiarungi (2000) found out that mobile technology has the capacity of accessing Internet,
sending and receiving email/text messages and functioning as information repository and
this was related to healthcare industry. The technology in simple terms provides access to a
wealth of medical information. He further states that mobile technology immediate and
ubiquitous access to the patients integrated electronic health record.