Mhealth apps are not always tremendously popular

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Although the category is enjoyed by millions, more than half of its apps are barely noticed. A new report has now been released by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics that has revealed that as much as mhealth apps are very popular and the categories at app stores are rapidly growing, more than 50 percent of those available are downloaded only 500 times or fewer. There were a number of different types of insight that were revealed by this research. Within this research, all of the apps from the iTunes…

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Mhealth to be a Pfizer priority

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The pharmaceutical industry giant is now calling for a focus on the mobile health sector. The mhealth sector of the industry has been growing at a tremendous rate on many different levels and now Pfizer has announced that it is throwing its hat in the ring because it will help to provide for the aging populations in developing countries. The company has declared that this will be the most powerful tool for assisting these people around the world. The announcement from Pfizer is that it believes that mhealth can become…

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Mhealth wanted by one in three patients

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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,…

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Mhealth report predicts 70 percent annual growth of sensor market

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That said, while there is massive potential there, adoption is currently at a slow rate. A recent report has revealed that the sensor market for mhealth will experience an annual increase of 70 percent, but at the same time, the results of a physician survey are revealing that there aren’t many people who are actually using these apps. Though there is a tremendous amount of potential for growth in mobile health, consumers aren’t biting yet. Though some in the industry believe that the Pew physician survey may underestimate the amount…

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QR code used in mhealth program can help save lives

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The barcodes are bridging the gap between the real world and digital information for medical personnel. Though there are some critics who still won’t accept that a QR code offer some value to the mobile world, the barcodes have been showing tremendous potential in the Stop Afib program, which is working to save lives. Stop Afib is a program designed to help those with an irregular heartbeat condition. Atrial fibrillation (afib) is the most common among the various forms of irregular heartbeat medical conditions. It places sufferers at a notably…

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