Mobile phones were introduced to rural midwives in tsunami-affected Indonesia, allowing
them to contact medical experts and communicate with patients. Ninety-two interviews were …

There is a growing interest in the effect of mobile phones in health care (mHealth) service
delivery, but more research is needed to determine whether short message service (SMS) …

The paper classifies mobile phone based solutions for Health Information System (HIS) in
low-resource contexts into four types: interactive voice response (IVR); plain-text SMS; …

Background The maternal mortality ratio in Nigeria is estimated to be about 814 per 100,000
live births, and deliveries taken outside a health facility have been implicated as a major …

When a disaster occurs, timely actions in response to urgent requests conveyed by critical
messages (known as alerts) constitute a vital key to effectiveness. These actions include …

Methods: The hypothesized model is tested through an empirical research of a 489-
respondent sample in China. PLS is used for data analysis. Key findings:(1) Personalization …

Monitoring patients who have noncommunicable diseases is a big challenge. These
illnesses require a continuous monitoring that leads to high cost for patients' healthcare …

The penetration of mobile phones and mobile technologies in developing countries has led
to innovative developments of various m-Health applications. These applications have …

Urgent requests and critical messages in healthcare applications must be delivered and
handled timely instead of in an ad-hoc manner for most current systems. Therefore, we …

This study examines factors related to the adoption of mobile phones by healthcare workers
in Indonesia. A total of 122 rural midwives participated in the study where each was given a …