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Operationalizing mHealth to improve patient care: a qualitative implementation science evaluation of the WelTel texting intervention in Canada and Kenya.

Kevin Louis BardoshMelanie MurrayAntony M KhaembaKirsten SmillieRichard Lester
Published in: Globalization and health (2017)
Our comparative case study, of a unique transnational mobile health research network, revealed that moving from mHealth pilots to scale is a difficult, context-specific process that couples social and technological innovation. Fostering new organizational partnerships and ways of learning are paramount, as mHealth platforms straddle the world of research, industry and public health. Partnerships need to avoid the perils of the technological fix, and engage the structural barriers that mediate people's health and access to services.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • global health
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • mental health
  • randomized controlled trial
  • single cell
  • quality improvement
  • risk assessment
  • affordable care act
  • climate change
  • health insurance