mhealth

mHealth Market Predicted to Hit $26 Billion by 2017

A new report predicts that the market for mHealth apps will hit $26 billion by 2017. The report, published by research2guidance, a Berlin-based consultancy, says that more than 3 million…

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Lower Income Patients Express Interest in eHealth Tools

In a recent study of lower-income patients at six clinics operated by the San Francisco Department of Public Health, 71% of respondents indicated they were interested in communicating electronically with…

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Three Top Challenges for mHealth

An editorial in PLOS Medicine argues that the wide adoption of mobile health technologies face three major obstacles.
The first is interoperability, that is, the ability of an app…

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What is mHealth? Where Cheap Technology, Payment Reform, and Big Data Meet

A few weeks back I had a cold. When I called the doctor’s office, they scheduled a time for the doctor to call me on the phone rather than scheduling…

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Evidence to Support Scale up of mHealth Initiatives is Lacking

The World Bank reports that there have been more than 500 pilot studies of mHealth initiatives, but none of them have established a foundation for an evidence-based scale-up according to…

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Top Five Soundbites From the Burrill Digital Health Meeting

I have attended the Burrill Digital Health Meeting every year since it started four years ago, and I found this year’s event to include the usual mix of practical advice…

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Venture Capital Investment in mHealth for 2012 Totaled $907.7 Million

Venture capital investment in the mHealth sector totaled $907.7 million for 2012 according to data compiled by Mobile Health Market News. Investment during the fourth quarter of 2012 came to…

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Deloitte Report Highlights Issues Facing mHealth Industry

A new report from Deloitte summarizes the scope and growth of the mHealth industry and identifies the top three challenges facing the sector. The first (with which we wholeheartedly agree)…

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CDC’s Flu App Receives Mixed Reviews

As flu season is peaking in the US, a quick search of the iTunes Store reveals 177 flu apps. The one with the best pedigree is from the Centers for…

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At CES it’s Chips not Gadgets That Hold the Most Promise for mHealth

Health and wellness sensors and apps are well represented at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week. According to show organizers, more than 220 companies are demonstrating health…

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