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Here are a few thoughts on two leading technologies: mHealth and video. mHealth , clearly the hottest topic in telemedicine technology for 2010, has become a trendy term used for a perplexing array of activities. But, market watchers have reported that the mHealth industry is evolving into a more concentrated market.
The rise of virtual medical centers In October 2011, Mercy Hospitals announced that it would build a $90 million virtual care center near its headquarters in Chesterfield, MO. In June 2010 I wrote that we were at the top of the hype cycle for mHealth. The Ontario Telehealth Network is a classic model of his approach.
The Ontario Telehealth Network manages over 100,000 live physician-patient video consults a year for a variety of specialty and primary care services. For example, Epocrates, an online and mhealth drug interaction application is used by 1.3 physicians and reported a first quarter profit for 2011 of $3.7
For example, in Singapore, the National Electronic Health Record (NEHR) system was rolled out in 2011. CHITS is managed by the UP Manila – National Telehealth Centre. For best outcomes, other healthcare innovations such as telemedicine, mHealth applications and e-prescriptions will be built around the digitised health information.
2011 left many old timers in telemedicine enjoying the newfound enthusiasm about telemedicine, telehealth and all the other related expressions (mHealth, e-health, etc.) Nevertheless, I believe we stand in December 2011 at a significantly different place than last December. It’s been a great year. Bells were pealing.
Increasingly, “mobile health,” “mHealth,” “telehealth” and “eHealth” are just part of normal health/care workflows and personal life flows that complement face-to-face, synchronous health care delivery. 2011 – Meeker & Murphy on Mobile – Through the Lens of Health.
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