Markets & Trends

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…

---

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…

---

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…

---

Happtique Releases Final Standards for mHealth App Certification

Today Happtique has published its final standards for the certification of mobile health apps under the Happtique Health App Certification Program (HACP). As we reported in the Fall Happtique has…

---

Three Telemedicine Programs Demonstrate Value in a New Study

A recent study by the Commonwealth Fund highlights three telemedicine programs that have delivered proven value by improving the quality of care and reducing costs.
The Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA)…

---

New Report Cites Lack of Standardization in Wireless Monitor Market

The lack of standards for wireless sensors and technologies used in mHealth devices and wireless patient monitors may threaten the growth of the sector according to a new report from…

---

Study Supports Potential of Kinect in Health Care Delivery

A study by a team of researchers at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock found that the Microsoft Kinect device has the potential to become an important platform for…

---

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…

---

Patients Dislike Digital Diagnosis According to New Study

Clinical decision support tools used by medical professionals to diagnose patients are seen by mHealth enthusiasts as a way to free-up physician time and improve outcomes. But they also lead…

---

Topol Cites Need for Validation of mHealth Technologies

In a rapid-fire interview on Forbes.com Dr. Eric Topol of the Scripps Clinic gives his perspective on the evolution of digital health. He notes that heart rhythm disorders, diabetes, hypertension…

---