mobile health adoption Archives

New research shows mobile health adoption is high in Hispanic communities

11/28/201511/26/2015 Jorge Gonzalez

A new PwC study has shown that this ethnic group contains a large number of pioneers in this form of care. The Health Research Institute (HRI) at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has now released the results of a recent study in which it determined that when it comes to mobile health adoption, the Hispanic community is highly involved. In fact, there are more people using mhealth in that ethnic group than in most others. The Hispanic community appears to be leading the way in mobile health, which is an area in which…

Mhealth potential identified by drug trials company

06/05/201406/03/2014 Jennifer Goula

A pharmaceutical testing firm has found that mobile health could greatly improve patient monitoring. Exco InTouch, a firm based in the United Kingdom that assists in the testing and clinical trials of new drugs made by pharmaceutical companies, has identified considerable potential from mhealth technology as it works on growth within its marketplace. That company is now using mobile health tech in order to monitor patients participating in clinical trials. Over the last six years, the company has reported an increase in its turnover from being a few hundred thousand…

Mhealth wanted by one in three patients

06/25/201306/24/2013 Stephanie Beck

According to the results of a recent study, one third of people would like to communicate with their doctors over mobile. A new poll conducted by HealthDay and Harris Interactive has shown that owners of smartphones and tablets are already keen to use mhealth services over those devices in order to help them to interact with their physicians. However, the demand for mobile health services is outpacing the number of providers ready to offer. Though many patients are already using their smartphones for sending messages and finding useful information online,…