Currently submitted to: JMIR mHealth and uHealth
Date Submitted: Mar 18, 2024
Open Peer Review Period: Mar 24, 2024 - May 19, 2024
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Analysis on the construction status of mobile medical service platforms in China
ABSTRACT
Background:
In recent years, with the continuous development of mobile communication technology, the large-scale popularization of intelligent mobile devices such as cell phones and tablet computers has prompted the emergence of mobile medical service platforms.With the aging trend of chronic diseases in China becoming more and more obvious, the public's demand for health information and the degree of portability is getting higher and higher, making it a certain requirement for the development and updating of mobile medical service platforms.Therefore, it is crucial to analyze the advantages and shortcomings of the current Chinese mobile medical and provide constructive suggestions.
Objective:
To comprehend the development of mobile medical service platforms in domestic general hospitals, study and compare the characteristics of various platforms, and make constructive recommendations for enhancing the quality of mobile medical services.
Methods:
Taking the mobile medical service platforms such as the latest version of mobile APP or hospital WeChat public number currently applied by the top 50 hospitals in the Fudan University 2022 Comprehensive Ranking of Chinese Hospitals as the object of study. Adopting the network survey method and literature analysis method, we construct a preliminary evaluation indicator system of the user interface containing three first-level indicators, 13 second-level indicators, and 19 third-level indicators of visual design, interaction design, and technological development, as well as a service function evaluation index system consisting of four modules, namely, service items, information content, health education, and evaluation system, to evaluate the current status of the functions of the mHealth service platform.
Results:
China's general hospital mobile medical service platform meets the requirements for a basic user interface design and offers a basic booking function in its service function. At the same time, the majority of hospitals focus on expanding their basic services and implementing relevant innovation. Since China's smart hospital is still in its early stages of development, construction took comparatively little time, homogenization between platforms is more evident, and platform construction innovation still needs to be further enhanced.
Conclusions:
The construction of mobile medical service platform in domestic hospitals is still in the initial stage, and the key to the development of mobile medical service is to improve the user experience, perfect the functional modules, take into account the users of different age levels and focus on privacy protection.
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