Dublin, March 02, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of SNS Research's new report "The mHealth (Mobile Healthcare) Ecosystem: 2017 - 2030 - Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies & Forecasts" to their offering.
Driven by the thriving ecosystem, the mHealth market will account for over $23 Billion in 2017 alone. Despite barriers relating to regulation, patient acceptance and privacy concerns, the author estimates further growth at a CAGR of more than 35% over the next three years.
With more than 7 Billion mobile network subscriptions worldwide, the mobile communications sector is rapidly gaining traction from a diverse range of vertical sectors. Healthcare is no exception to this trend.
As healthcare service providers seek to maximize their patient outreach while minimizing costs, many view mobile healthcare (or mHealth) as the solution to improve healthcare cost-efficiency. mHealth refers to the usage of mobile communications technology and devices to enhance access to healthcare information, improve distribution of routine and emergency health services, and provide diagnostic services.
Mobile operators also view mHealth as a lucrative opportunity for the monetization of their mobile connectivity services as a growing proportion of their subscribers adopt healthcare centric wearables. Given that most operators have established themselves as reputable consumer brands, they are also eyeing at opportunities to offer services beyond simple connectivity. Many operators already offer branded or co-branded end-to-end mHealth solutions to their customer bases.
In addition, mHealth offers a multitude to opportunities to the pharmaceutical industry ranging from enhanced R&D activities and medication adherence to securing the supply chain and combating counterfeit drugs.
The report comes with an associated Excel datasheet suite covering quantitative data from all numeric forecasts presented in the report.
Key Questions Answered
- What are the key market drivers and challenges for mHealth?
- What are the key applications of mHealth?
- How is the mHealth value chain structured and how will it evolve overtime?
- How big is the mHealth market, and how much revenue will it generate in 2020?
- What will be the installed base of IoT connections for mHealth applications in 2020?
- How many mHealth centric wearable devices will be shipped in 2020?
- Which regions, countries and submarkets will see the highest percentage of growth?
- Who are the key market players and what are their strategies?
- What level of cost savings can mHealth facilitate for healthcare service providers in each region?
- What are the key applications of LTE and 5G networks in the mHealth market?
- What considerations should be taken into account to devise a successful mHealth strategy for a hospital?
- What strategies should mobile operators, enabling technology providers, mHealth device OEMs, healthcare service providers, pharmaceutical companies and application developers adopt to capitalize on the mHealth opportunity?
Key Findings
- Driven by the thriving ecosystem, the author estimates that the mHealth market will account for over $23 Billion in 2017 alone. Despite barriers relating to regulation, patient acceptance and privacy concerns, the author estimates further growth at a CAGR of more than 35% over the next three years.
- While the use of mHealth devices and apps is already widespread in clinical trials, pharmaceutical giants are now setting their sights on connected drug delivery platforms that will automatically detect and log patients' medication use to improve adherence.
- The author estimates that mHealth centric wearable devices will account for over 60 Million unit shipments by the end of 2017. In order to gain valuable insights from the data generated by these devices, healthcare service providers and other stakeholders are increasingly investing in Big Data and analytics technology.
- mHealth has the potential to dramatically reduce the costs of healthcare operations, while improving the quality of healthcare. The author estimates that by the end of 2017, mHealth could represent up to $370 Billion in annual healthcare cost savings worldwide.
Key Topics Covered:
1: Introduction
1.1 Executive Summary
1.2 Topics Covered
1.3 Forecast Segmentation
1.4 Key Questions Answered
1.5 Key Findings
1.6 Methodology
1.7 Target Audience
1.8 Companies & Organizations Mentioned
2: An Overview of mHealth
2.1 What is mHealth?
2.2 The Evolution from eHealth to mHealth
2.3 Telemedicine
2.4 Health Informatics
2.5 The mHealth Business Case
2.6 Key Market Drivers
2.6.1 Increasing Penetration of Smartphones, Tablets & Wearables
2.6.2 Proliferation of Mobile Broadband Networks
2.6.3 The Rise of Chronic Diseases
2.6.4 Growing Adoption of mHealth Apps: Reduction in Lead Time
2.6.5 Government & Regulatory Initiatives
2.6.6 Physicians at Forefront of Mobility Adoption
2.6.7 The Cost Saving Potential of mHealth
2.6.8 Increasing Adoption of Open Source Software
2.6.9 The Role of Developed Economies
2.6.10 The Role of Emerging Economies
2.7 Barriers to Growth
2.7.1 Security/Privacy Concerns & Absence of Legal Guidelines
2.7.2 Regulation & Efficacy of Applications
2.7.3 Operational Maintenance & Control
2.7.4 Human Behavior: Disbelief Among Patients
2.7.5 Lack of Clear mHealth Strategies
2.7.6 Funding Challenges
2.8 Key Enabling Technologies for mHealth
2.8.1 Smartphones & Tablets
2.8.2 Mobile Apps
2.8.3 Mobile Broadband: The LTE & 5G Era
2.8.4 Wearable Devices & Sensor Technologies
2.8.5 IoT & M2M Connectivity
2.8.6 Mobile Video Calling & Multimedia Capabilities
2.9 mHealth Use Case Categories
2.9.1 Pharmaceutical Applications
2.9.2 Medical Information & Healthcare Management
2.9.3 Healthcare & Fitness
2.9.4 Remote Consultation/Diagnostic Services
2.9.5 IoT, Wearable Technology, Sensor & Monitoring Applications
3: mHealth Value Chain and Industry Roadmap
3.1 The mHealth Value Chain
3.1.1 Enabling Technology Providers and mHealth Device OEMs
3.1.2 Mobile Operators
3.1.3 Healthcare Professionals & Providers
3.1.4 Insurers and Government Health Systems
3.1.5 The Pharmaceutical Industry
3.1.6 Application Developers & Integrators
3.1.7 Patients
3.2 The mHealth Industry Roadmap: 2017 - 2030
3.2.1 2017 - 2020: Commercialization of Consumer Centric mHealth Apps & Devices
3.2.2 2020 - 2025: Growing Adoption of Connected Drug Delivery & Prescribable Medical Apps
3.2.3 2025 - 2030: The Era of mHealth Analytics
4: mHealth Use Cases
4.1 Pharmaceutical Applications
4.1.1 Safety Data Collection
4.1.2 Consumer Education
4.1.3 Medical Education
4.1.4 Post-Market Monitoring
4.1.5 Drug Authentication
4.1.6 Social Media
4.1.7 Patient Compliance & Retention: Clinical Trials
4.2 Medical Information & Healthcare Management
4.2.1 EHRs (Electronic Health Records) & Tracking Tools
4.2.2 Diagnostic Tools & Medical Reference
4.2.3 Continuing Medical Education
4.2.4 Awareness through Alerts
4.2.5 Logistical & Payment Support
4.3 Healthcare & Fitness
4.3.1 Medical Compliance
4.3.2 Fitness & Nutrition Apps
4.3.3 Clinical Decision Support Systems
4.3.4 Prescribable Mobile Apps
4.4 Remote Consultation & Diagnostics Services
4.4.1 Mobile Video Consultations, Collaboration & Surgery
4.4.2 Non-Video Consultations & Collaboration
4.4.3 Remote Collaboration in Emergency Situations
4.5 IoT, Wearable Technology, Sensor & Monitoring Applications
4.5.1 Health & Wellness Monitoring
4.5.2 Disease Surveillance/Remote Monitoring
4.5.3 Diagnostic Tools
4.5.4 Technical Logistics
5: mHealth Case Studies
5.1 Apollo Hospitals Group: Enabling mHealth for the Masses
5.2 Appirio: Cutting Health Insurance Costs with Wearable Activity Trackers
5.3 AT&T: Connected Healthcare Monitoring for the Elderly
5.4 London Air Ambulance: Saving Lives with mHealth Apps and 4G Connectivity
5.5 Novartis: Connected Drug Delivery for COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
5.6 Orange Healthcare: Fighting Counterfeit Drugs with Text Messaging
5.7 Praekelt Foundation: Raising HIV/AIDS Awareness with mHealth
5.8 Qualcomm Life: Extending Healthcare Beyond Hospital Walls
5.9 Roche: Enhancing Clinical Trials with mHealth Apps
5.10 WellDoc: Managing Chronic Diseases with mHealth Apps
6: mHealth Solution Provider Profiles
6.1 270 Vision
6.2 3L Labs
6.3 3M
6.4 4DForce
6.5 4iii Innovations
6.6 Abbott Laboratories
6.7 Accenture
6.8 AdhereTech
6.9 Adherium
6.10 Adidas
6.11 Aerotel Medical Systems
6.12 Aetna
6.13 Agfa Healthcare
6.14 AiRISTA
6.15 AirStrip Technologies
6.16 Alego Health
6.17 AliveCor
6.18 AllScripts Healthcare
6.19 AMD Global Telemedicine
6.20 Amiigo
6.21 Apple
6.22 ASICS Corporation
6.23 AstraZeneca
6.24 AT&T
6.25 Athenahealth
6.26 Atlas Wearables
6.27 Augmendix
6.28 BettrLife
6.29 Big Cloud Analytics
6.30 Biosensics
6.31 BioTelemetry Technology
6.32 Biotricity
6.33 BlackBerry
6.34 Boehringer Ingelheim
6.35 Boston Scientific Corporation
6.36 Breakthrough Technologies
6.37 BSX Athletics
6.38 BTS Bioengineering
6.39 Cambridge Consultants
6.40 CardioComm Solutions
6.41 CardioNet
6.42 Carre Technologies
6.43 Catapult Sports
6.44 CEEK VR
6.45 CellTrust Corporation
6.46 CenTrak
6.47 Cerner Corporation
6.48 Chetu
6.49 CirrusMD
6.50 Cisco Systems
6.51 Cityzen Sciences
6.52 Codoon
6.53 Cohero Health
6.54 Companion Medical
6.55 Comtech Telecommunications Corporation
6.56 Conversa Health
6.57 CRF Health
6.58 CTC (Cambridge Temperature Concepts)
6.59 Cupris Health
6.60 Cyberdyne
6.61 Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
6.62 Diversinet
6.63 DocbookMD
6.64 dorsaVi
6.65 Dreamtrap Commercials
6.66 DT (Deutsche Telekom)
6.67 Ducere Technologies
6.68 EB Sport Group
6.69 eClinicalWorks
6.70 EE
6.71 Ekso Bionics
6.72 EMN (European Medical Network)
6.73 Emotiv Systems
6.74 Epic Systems Corporation
6.75 Epion Health
6.76 Ericsson
6.77 Evena Medical
6.78 Extension Healthcare
6.79 Fatigue Science
6.80 Finis
6.81 Fitbit
6.82 Flyfit
6.83 FRUCT MD
6.84 Fujitsu
6.85 Gait Up
6.86 Garmin
6.87 GE Healthcare
6.88 Gemalto
6.89 Genesis Health Technologies
6.90 Ginger.io
6.91 Google
6.92 GOQii
6.93 Grameen Foundation
6.94 GSK (GlaxoSmithKline)
6.95 Guandong Biolight Meditech
6.96 HealBe
6.97 Honeywell Life Care Solutions
6.98 Hövding
6.99 HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise)
6.100 Huawei
6.101 Human API
6.102 i4C Innovations
6.103 IBM Corporation
6.104 ICEdot
6.105 Ideal Life
6.106 iHealth Labs
6.107 Imec
6.108 ImPACT Applications
6.109 Imprivata
6.110 Instabeat
6.111 Integron Corporation
6.112 Intel Corporation
6.113 InteraXon
6.114 Intermountain Healthcare
6.115 InTouch Health
6.116 InvenSense
6.117 Invision Heart
6.118 IQMax
6.119 iRhythm Technologies
6.120 Jawbone
6.121 Jaybird
6.122 Johnson & Johnson
6.123 KDDI Corporation
6.124 Ki Performance
6.125 KORE Wireless Group
6.126 Kreyos
6.127 Lark Technologies
6.128 Lenovo
6.129 LG Electronics
6.130 LMD (Leman Micro Devices)
6.131 Lumo BodyTech
6.132 Magellan (MiTAC Digital Corporation)
6.133 McKinsey & Company
6.134 MDLIVE
6.135 Medecin Direct
6.136 Medella Health
6.137 Medisafe
6.138 MedM
6.139 MedSignals/VitalSignals
6.140 Medtronic
6.141 MedWeb
6.142 Melon
6.143 mHealthAlert
6.144 Microsoft
6.145 Mio Global
6.146 Misfit
6.147 Moov
6.148 Moticon
6.149 Motion Fitness
6.150 mQure
6.151 Myontec
6.152 Neurometrix
6.153 NeuroPro
6.154 Nike
6.155 No Isolation
6.156 Nokia
6.157 Nonin Medical
6.158 Notch Interfaces
6.159 Novartis
6.160 Novo Nordisk
6.161 NTT DoCoMo
6.162 Nuubo
6.163 NXP Semiconductors
6.164 NZN Labs
6.165 Omron Corporation
6.166 OMsignal
6.167 OPKO Health
6.168 Optalert
6.169 Orange
6.170 Orpyx Medical Technologies
6.171 O - Synce
6.172 Owlet Baby Care
6.173 Panasonic Corporation
6.174 Pharmica Consulting
6.175 Phyode
6.176 Polar Electro
6.177 Pragmasystems
6.178 Preventice
6.179 Propeller Health
6.180 Proteus Digital Health
6.181 PUSH
6.182 Qardio
6.183 Qloudlab
6.184 Qualcomm Life
6.185 Reflexion Health
6.186 Rest Devices
6.187 Roche Holding (F. Hoffmann-La Roche)
6.188 Royal Philips
6.189 RSL Steeper Group
6.190 S3 Group
6.191 Samsung Group
6.192 Sanofi
6.193 Santech
6.194 SAP
6.195 SCOTTY Group
6.196 Sensible Baby
6.197 Senso Solutions
6.198 Sentimoto
6.199 Seraphim Sense
6.200 Siemens Healthcare
6.201 SK Telecom
6.202 SmartCap Technologies
6.203 Snaptracs
6.204 SoftBank Corporation
6.205 SoftServe
6.206 Somaxis
6.207 Sonitus Medical
6.208 Sony Corporation
6.209 Sotera Wireless
6.210 Stanley Healthcare
6.211 STMicroelectronics
6.212 Swisscom
6.213 Tactio Health Group
6.214 Telcare
6.215 Tele2
6.216 Telecom Italia
6.217 Telenor
6.218 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
6.219 TI (Texas Instruments)
6.220 Toshiba Corporation
6.221 Tricella
6.222 Tunstall Group
6.223 U-blox
6.224 Valencell
6.225 Validic (Motivation Science)
6.226 Vancive Medical Technologies
6.227 Verizon Communications
6.228 Vitaphone
6.229 Vodafone Group
6.230 Voxiva
6.231 Wearable Intelligence
6.232 WellDoc
6.233 Wellograph
6.234 Xiaomi
6.235 Xplore Technologies
6.236 Xsensio
6.237 Zinc Software
6.238 Zoll Medical Corporation
7: Standardization, Regulation & Development Initiatives
7.1 Standardization Bodies & Alliances
7.1.1 ECHAlliance (European Connected Health Alliance)
7.1.2 Global Digital Health Network
7.1.3 GSMA's Mobile for Development mHealth Program
7.1.4 HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society)
7.1.5 HL7 (Health Level Seven International)
7.1.6 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
7.1.7 ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
7.1.8 ITU (International Telecommunications Union)
7.1.9 JHU-GmI (Johns Hopkins University Global mHealth Initiative)
7.1.10 PCHA (Personal Connected Health Alliance)
7.1.11 United Nations Foundation
7.1.12 WHO (World Health Organization)
7.1.13 WLSA (Wireless - Life Services Alliance)
7.2 Key Standards & Legislation
7.2.1 ISO/IEEE 11073 PHD (Personal Health Device) Standards
7.2.2 HL7's PHMR (Personal Health Monitoring Report)
7.2.3 Continua Design Guidelines
7.2.4 ITU's E-Health Standards
7.2.5 HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
7.2.6 HITECH (Heath Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health)
8: Market Analysis & Forecasts
8.1 Global Outlook of mHealth Revenue: 2017 - 2030
8.2 Submarket Segmentation
8.3 Pharmaceutical Applications Submarket Revenue: 2017 - 2030
8.3.1 Safety Data Collection Use Case
8.3.2 Consumer Education Use Case
8.3.3 Medical Education Use Case
8.3.4 Post - Market Monitoring Use Case
8.3.5 Drug Authentication Use Case
8.3.6 Social Media Use Case
8.3.7 Patient Compliance & Retention (Clinical Trials) Use Case
8.4 Medical Information & Healthcare Management Submarket Revenue: 2017 - 2030
8.4.1 Electronic Health/Medical Records & Tracking Tools Use Case
8.4.2 Diagnostic Tools & Medical Reference Use Case
8.4.3 Continuing Medical Education Use Case
8.4.4 Awareness through Alerts Use Case
8.4.5 Logistical & Payment Support Use Case
8.5 Healthcare & Fitness Submarket Revenue: 2017 - 2030
8.5.1 Medical Compliance Use Case
8.5.2 Fitness & Nutrition Apps Use Case
8.5.3 Clinical Decision Support Systems Use Case
8.5.4 Prescribable Mobile Apps Use Case
8.6 Remote Consultation/Diagnostic Services Submarket Revenue: 2017 - 2030
8.6.1 Mobile Video Consultations, Collaboration & Surgery Use Case
8.6.2 Non - Video Consultations & Collaboration Use Case
8.6.3 Remote Collaboration in Emergency Situations Use Case
8.7 IoT, Wearable Technology, Sensor & Monitoring Applications Submarket Revenue: 2017 - 2030
8.7.1 Health and Wellness Monitoring Use Case
8.7.2 Disease Surveillance/Remote Monitoring Use Case
8.7.3 Diagnostic Tools Use Case
8.7.4 Technical Logistics Use Case
8.8 Segmentation by Ecosystem Player
8.8.1 Mobile Operators & Connectivity Providers
8.8.2 Mobile & mHealth Device OEMs
8.8.3 Content & Application Providers
8.8.4 Healthcare Service Providers
8.8.5 Pharmaceutical Industry
8.9 Regional Outlook
9: Conclusion & Strategic Recommendations
9.1 Moving Towards Connected Drug Delivery Platforms
9.2 Are Prescribable mHealth Apps a Threat to the Pharmaceutical Industry?
9.3 Will mHealth Requirements Drive HD Mobile Video Deployments?
9.4 Is mHealth Security an All-or-Nothing Decision?
9.5 Healthcare Industry Approval & Accreditation: Key to Success
9.6 Improving Operational Efficiency and Reducing Costs
9.7 Collaborations Help in Promoting mHealth
9.8 The Importance of End User Belief
9.9 Wearable Technology: Prospects in the mHealth Ecosystem
9.10 Are Mobile Operators Simply Connectivity Providers for mHealth?
9.11 Driving Investments in Big Data & Analytics
9.12 Implementing Successful mHealth Strategies in Hospitals
9.13 Strategic Recommendations
9.13.1 Recommendations for Mobile Operators
9.13.2 Recommendations for Enabling Technology Providers and mHealth Device OEMs
9.13.3 Recommendations for Application Developers
9.13.4 Recommendations for Healthcare Professionals and Providers
9.13.5 Recommendations for the Pharmaceutical Industry
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