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The Economics of eHealth and mHealth
Abstract
While mHealth has the potential to overcome traditional obstacles to the delivery of health services to the poor in lower and middle-income countries--issues related to access, quality, time, and resources--there is little evidence as to whether the expected benefits and savings can be actualized on a large scale. As a first step to developing the investment case for mHealth, this article outlines some of the key economic and financial questions that need to be answered in developing in-country eHealth investments. The proposed questions focus on the costs of eHealth infrastructure; regulatory structures that provide incentives at different levels of the health delivery system to encourage investment in, and use of, eHealth; and measuring the outcomes of successful eHealth utilization, including anticipated return on investment.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Schweitzer, J., & Synowiec, C.
- Affiliations
- Results for Development Institute (US)
- Corresponding author
- Schweitzer, Julian
- Venue
- Journal of Health Communication
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2012-05-02
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- sup1
- Pages
- 73-81
- ISSN
- 1081-0730 (ISSN-L)
- 1087-0415
- OpenAlex
- W2152780082
- Cited by
- 109
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 17.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Health Communication (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Keywords
- mobile health, e-health, health technology investment, return on investment, health regulation, health care delivery, health care access, low- and middle-income countries, health economic evaluation
- MeSH terms
- Cost-Benefit Analysis, Humans, Investments, Health Care Costs, Telemedicine, Evidence-Based Medicine, Public-Private Sector Partnerships
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