Open AccessPENGGUNAAN MOBILE HEALTH DALAM USAHA MONITORING HIPERTENSI (THE UTILIZATION OF MOBILE HEALTH IN MONITORING HYPERTENSION)
Author(s) -
Saras Anindya Nurhafid,
Tuti Afriyani
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
nursing current
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2621-3214
pISSN - 2089-922X
DOI - 10.19166/nc.v5i1.1098
Subject(s) - mhealth , health services , telemedicine , health records , service (business) , business , medicine , nursing , health care , environmental health , political science , marketing , population , psychological intervention , law
Hypertension is a health problem that is still widely encountered in Indonesia. A common problem is the lack of monitoring of health status by hypertensive patients. With the advancement of information technology, has designed mobile health information system known as mHealth which can be integrated with Electronic Health Record (EHR) in health service to improve hypertension monitoring. The author uses literature review non sistematic study writing method. Implementation of mHealth has benefits both for mHealth users and for health teams, especially community nurses who can improve the quality of health services. Therefore, the authors recommend the use of mHealth in health services in Indonesia. Keywords: Electronic Health Record, hypertension, mHealth