Miguel López-Coronado

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors study the existing applications for mobile devices exclusively dedicated to the eight most prevalent health conditions by the latest update (2004) of the Global Burden of Disease of the World Health Organization (WHO): iron-deficiency anemia, hearing loss, migraine, low vision, asthma, diabetes mellitus, osteoarthritis (OA), and unipolar depressive disorders.

TL;DR: A comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art on mobile health services and applications is presented in this paper, where the authors present a deep analysis of the top and novel m-Health services and application proposed by industry.

TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive review of the state of the art on mobile health services and applications is presented, and a discussion considering the European Union and United States approaches addressing the m-Health paradigm and directives already published is also considered.

TL;DR: There are few cost-utility and cost-effectiveness studies for e-health and m-health systems in the literature and some cost-Effectiveness studies demonstrate that telemedicine can reduce the costs, but not all.

TL;DR: A study of the existing laws regulating these aspects in the European Union and the United States, a review of the academic literature related to this topic, and a proposal of some recommendations for designers in order to create mobile health applications that satisfy the current security and privacy legislation are presented.