There are more than 200 million mobile health care applications currently in use, according to a recent Pyramid Research report, InformationWeek reports.
According to the report — titled “Health Check: Key Players in Mobile Healthcare” — the number of mobile health apps will increase threefold by next year.
The report stated that the growing popularity of mobile health apps will increase innovation in health care delivery but highlighted potential barriers to adoption among health care providers, including:
The report also found that about 70% of people worldwide are interested in at least one mobile health app and that the value proposition of mobile health is strong.
In addition, the report included information about how the growth of mobile health gives technology companies access to a large customer base (Lewis, InformationWeek, 1/5).
Separate Study Evaluates Mobile Health Market
A new report from health care market research company Kalorama Information estimates that the medical mobile health market was worth $84.1 million in 2010, up from about $41 million in 2009.
According to the report — titled “The Worldwide Market for Mobile Medical Apps” — more than 50% of physicians used PDAs or smart phones on a daily basis in their work.
The average price for most medical apps was $15, the study found (Merrill, Healthcare IT News, 1/6).
The report found that health care apps made up approximately 1.5% of the total mobile apps market in 2009 (Byers, CMIO, 1/4).
Source: iHealthBeat
Comments are closed.
Copyright 2015 - Pulse Practice Solutions | 615.425.2719