Currently, mobile application solutions adopted in the global healthcare industry can be broadly summarized as follows: wireless ward rounds, mobile nursing, medication management and dispensing, the application of barcode patient identification tapes, wireless voice, network calling, video conferencing, and video surveillance. Essentially, every process a patient experiences in a hospital, from admission registration, medication dispensing, infusion, medication/dispensing center, specimen collection and processing, emergency room/operating room, to discharge settlement, can be optimized using mobile technology. This is because mobile applications can highly share existing hospital information systems and make the systems more mobile and flexible, thereby simplifying workflows and improving overall efficiency.
Another significant contribution of mobile applications is reducing medical errors. In patient care, errors can occur during handover between nursing staff and in the execution of procedures such as medication dispensing, medication expiration date management, and specimen collection. According to a survey by a reputable US institution, more than 15 million medication misuse incidents occur annually in US hospitals. To avoid these errors, healthcare professionals need to obtain and confirm patient medical information promptly to ensure the right treatment for the right patient at the right time.
