Which innovations will drive the future of mHealth?

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Healthcare• For the last decade, compared to any other industry,

technological advancements in healthcare have substantially increased while there has also been an upward trend in associated cost

• For the last decade, compared to any other industry, technological advancements in healthcare have substantially increased while there has also been an upward trend in associated cost

• I hope that these trends will cause technology to improve care, something it has always done, and drive down cost

Mobile Health apps

• Firstly, a recent Information Week article highlighted that 70% of surveyed hospitals and healthcare organizations plan to deploy iPads by the end of this year

• Globally, it is expected that 500 million people will be using mobile health applications by the end of 2015

• These statistics point to the fact that a sea change is affecting not just the healthcare industry, but the entire world

Mobile Health apps

• Competition has driven down the overall costs of these powerful devices to the point where they are becoming universally acceptable just as smart phones

• But it is not just the potential of these devices to reduce costs; it is also the ability of mHealth to improve care and outcomes in developing nations

• Such countries neither have the time nor resources to build the healthcare infrastructure developed over the last 60 years in the developed world

mhealth• So what will our mHealth future look like? we can get

a hint from the current trend of products and services that include:– An interface which is visually interactive and engaging– The ability to access best-practice, evidence based and

neutral information which is based on sound science, and can be accessed anytime and anywhere

– The information being provided is personalized and adapts to the uniqueness of each person’s condition or situation.

– The ability to make real-time use of feedback loops– ‘Gamification’ of products and services is used

appropriately

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