Deck 15: Mhealththe Intersection of Mobile Technology and Health

Question 1

In the most recent study by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, approximately what percent of the healthcare apps tested included an ability to link the mobile device to a sensor or other healthcare device?

A) 10%
B) 30%
C) None, 0%
D) 50%

Answer 1

10%

Question 2

According to the text, which example of the use of mHealth can be facilitated by SMS, the simplest core mobile phone function?

A) Point-of-care diagnostics
B) Treatment algorithms
C) Connecting patients to providers
D) Maintaining healthcare facility electronic records

Answer 2

Connecting patients to providers

Question 3

Point-of-care decision support tools contained within a mobile device all rely on:

A) accurate algorithms and protocols.
B) the presence of WiFi.
C) some level of real-time link to a healthcare facility.
D) user credentials.

Answer 3

accurate algorithms and protocols.

Question 4

Which is not a major driving force fueling the mHealth movement?

A) An aging society
B) Cost savings and earning potential
C) Consumer/patient engagement movement
D) Technology functionality

Question 5

Which is most available throughout Africa?

A) Grid-based electricity
B) Piped clean water
C) Mobile phone service
D) Sewerage service

Question 6

Which statement is true?

A) In the U.S., blacks and Hispanics are three times as likely as whites to rely on their cellphone for access to the internet.
B) By 2014, 90% of Americans had smartphones.
C) Only 37% of people worldwide have access to a cellphone.
D) As of June 2015, a majority of all U.S. adults no longer had a land-line telephone.

Question 7

The FDA has announced that it will require premarket approval for mHealth apps that:

A) monitor and track blood pressure.
B) act as ECG machines.
C) transfer data to healthcare providers.
D) generate health advice from patient-specific information.

Question 8

Current research shows the lowest quality, or most limited, evidence for the usefulness of mHealth in:

A) supporting smoking cessation.
B) adherence to childhood immunization schedules.
C) managing asthma outcomes.
D) adherence to retroviral therapy.

Question 9

All of the following are among the three biggest mHealth challenges identified by experts in the U.S. except:

A) people misinterpreting their own data.
B) making poor health decisions.
C) data privacy risks and legal risks.
D) interoperability.

Question 10

The MARS mHealth app rating scale measures: (Select all that apply.)

A) price.
B) engagement.
C) information.
D) aesthetics.
E) YPD (years-of-productive-life) added.