Mobile Health and Social Networking

ASSIGNMENT 3: Mobile Computing and Social Networking

Shaun Evan Wright

CIS 500: Information Systems in Decision Making

Dr. Lavent Koc

Strayer University

August 13, 2013

Introduction

Since the development of mobile devices, life has gotten easier tremendously. Technology has evolved so much that people are able to do a lot of things by the convenience of their mobile device at their leisure such as pay bills, download music, read the newspaper, and even read books all at the same time. Mobile devices have particularly played a huge role in the way people interact with the world especially social networking. Social networking has played a huge role in our interaction today. Social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, are all mediums for accessing news and keeping up with the world. With Social networking so vital, it has also allowed people with health issues keep up with health care information. In this paper, comparison and contrasting will take place of patient monitoring using mobile devices versus in patient visits, analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of using mobile technology for patients, assessing the security concerns associated with personal medical information over the internet, and lastly the use of social networks in regards to support groups.

Comparing and Contrasting In patient versus Mobile Computing

In regards to having health issues or simply monitoring your health, some are turning towards using mobile devices to do so. Keeping up with your health is very important but there are individuals who have a fear or a phobia of going to see a doctor or going to a hospital for treatment or just a simple check-up. Software developers have been developing different applications for mobile devices that will allow you to track your health and monitor it. Applications to help people monitor their health may be great, but there may some benefits of...