Tag: mhealth study

Mhealth apps face heavy scrutiny by young adult users

Sam Lambert
mhealth apps mobile technology

This demographic appears to be picker about the applications that they will use for their health. According to an article that was published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, mhealth app developers should take several valued characteristics and features into consideration as they create their products, particularly when they want young adults to be willing to use them. The reason is that young adults are far more selective about the apps of this nature that they will use. The article explained that “There is increasing interest from academics and…

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Mhealth pilot programs have to show they’re valuable

Jorge Gonzalez
mhealth industry

A recent study showed that mobile health initiatives need to show their worth to stakeholders. The results of a study performed by a consulting firm based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, called Cutting Edge Information, has revealed that mhealth pilot programs can be highly beneficial to healthcare groups, as long as they have an endpoint that is clearly identified. When a pilot program is capable of showing the value of a program, stakeholders are far more interested. Though this should not come as much of a surprise, it does…

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Mhealth industry predicted to reach $23 billion in 5 years

Jennifer Goula
mhealth

The worldwide mobile health sphere is expected to explode by the year 2017. Mhealth has become a rapidly growing part of the mobile technology world, and its adoption has been continuing to rise as smartphones and tablets become an increasingly common part of our everyday lives. Now, a new industry study has predicted the worldwide value of the industry by 2017 to have skyrocketed. Mhealth is catching in particularly because of the convenience and accessibility it offers within the health and medical sphere. These are two factors that are notably…

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The power of mhealth technology for improving patient care

Stephanie Beck
mhealth

Bringing mobile technology and medical science together in an intelligent way. A number of mhealth tools are starting to slowly work their way into mainstream use for patients, such as a blood pressure cuff that connects to a smartphone, a blood glucose meter for iPod touch of iPhone devices, and an app that alerts people when it is time to take their next dose of their medications. The medical community is reminding patients to look for mobile tools that are supported by solid clinical research. It is, after all, one…

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