With the advent
of smartphones, the mobile market has witnessed a surge in mobile apps for healthcare. According to a recent research by Pew Internet, 85% of adults in
the US have mobile phones of which 53% were smartphones. In addition, 19% of
adults in the US who have smartphones downloaded at least one health app on
their phone. It also states that 31% smartphone users were seeking health
information, especially those who have had some kind of medical problem.
According to a
new report by Research and Markets, mobile tools are transforming
healthcare as more Americans are adopting mobile devices and harnessing the
power of wireless connectivity. The
mobile health application market is destined for an explosive growth, which has
projected that the market will swell by 61 percent by 2017, reaching $26
billion.
The stupendous
growth and innovative uses of mobile digital health technology, has made
mHealth an integral part in physician
treatment plans. The following statistics show the current trends in mHealth
popularity.
- 247 million Americans have downloaded a health app
- 95 million Americans are using mobile phones as health tools
- Mobile health is a $1.3 billion industry and by 2018 is expected to reach $20 billion
- 42% of U.S. hospitals are using digital health technology to treat patients
- Remote mobile patient monitoring will save $36 billion in healthcare costs by 2018
- Wireless pill bottles helped increase medication compliance to over 95%
- 77% of U.S. seniors own a cell phone and smartphone ownership among U.S. seniors has increased up to 55% in the past year
“Mobile health technology
is helping to improve health outcomes for millions of Americans but we are
still very early in the digital health revolution,” Mobile Future Chair
Jonathan Spalter said. “With increasing smartphone adoption, faster wireless
networks and new technologies just around the corner, the opportunities are
endless and the mobile future is bright”, concludes Spalter.
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