Healthcare Magazine August 2014 | Page 35

6 Steps to m Health Success mHealth success chart
Step 1 : Identify a viable opportunity Is there a real problem or compelling event to address ? How much would an mHealth solution support a patient or HCP in the “ job they are trying to do ?” For example , there is no point in measuring someone ’ s weight if their real problem is simply getting their medicines delivered .
Step 2 : Identify all stakeholders and benefits for each of them This is probably the most important step of the process . Can we identify all stakeholders and users – not just the obvious ones like HCP or patient ? What about pharmacists , carers , and payers ? More importantly , do they all win with our solution ? If any one of them loses they will certainly discontinue use and your project will fail .
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