From your cellphone you can keep track of what you eat, the way you exercise, schedules of your medications and there are applications that help you “to be sure” about some symptoms … That useful it is “Health 2.0”!
The patient from the XXI century is increasingly used to search for valuable information on diagnoses, symptoms and possible medical complications of a disease or simply prevention information.
According to data from EY firm, only last year, there were 165 000 health mobile applications on iOS and Android platforms around the world.
According to Federico Guardia, director of Business Development and Communications Company, Costa Rica does not escape this trend: the concept of “Health 2.0” is becoming a reality within the local environment.
For example, most private hospitals have digital presence, as in social networks.
At the public level, he highlights the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), which has a large digital presence and it takes advantage of social contexts to generate positive impacts through medical messages.
Experts think that the concept represents a source of sustainability for health systems and they are committed in three key areas to be successful:
-Expanding access to services.
-Improving the service quality.
-Cost management.