Introducing tablet computers into medical practice: design of mobile apps for consultation services
Regular patients consultations are important elements of intervention programs that try to reduce incidence of chronic diseases and lower related healthcare expenses. Tablet computer offer novel approaches for design and delivery of services like intervention consultations. In case of the INVADE intervention program, a shared tablet computer is introduced to promote consultations between patients and assistant nurses. Following a Design Science approach, three iterations of building the application prototype have been completed and are described along with results from prototype evaluation. The paper at hand is focused on the implementation of the desired IT-artifact and we reflect on the application development process. We contribute to the understanding of building mobile applications for co-located service delivery that are designed to foster interaction and support communication.
tablet computer mobile app patient consultation co-located collaboration