IDC Q3 wearables report: The market grew 197.6% YoY, Fitbit is still the king
Overall, 21 million wearable devices have been shipped in Q3, compared to 7.1 million units shipped in the same quarter last year.
90% of family physicians would use telehealth if appropriately paid
Those relying on telehealth used it for diagnoses or treatment (55%), chronic disease management (26%), second opinion (20%) and follow-up (21%).
mHealth app market to reach $31B by 2020
However, the vast majority of mHealth app publishers have not yet been able to generate significant revenues with their apps.
Study: A majority of healthcare institutions don’t use HIPAA-compliant apps
On contrary, employees in the healthcare industry say their employers allow using consumer messaging apps for communication with colleagues.
Survey: Users expect better experience from mHealth apps
More than one-third of respondents said the apps were confusing to use and 30 percent said they did not like that the apps shared their data with friends.
Survey: 58% of smartphone users have downloaded a fitness/health app
The study has also found that 41% of respondents would not pay for a health app, while 20% would pay a maximum of $1.99, and 22% would pay $2.00 - $5.99.
Study: Weight loss app doesn’t work better than printed materials
The 365-participant two-year study was comparing a specially designed mobile app with a traditional method of distributing fliers at a doctor's office.
Survey: A majority of Americans don’t use digital health technologies
9% of respondents receive reminders by text, 3% are able to send a photo of a medical condition over email, and just 2% have access to video visits.
Accenture: Virtual health solutions in primary care could save $10B per year
If primary care physician's (PCP) time is reduced by only 5 minutes, that could free up the equivalent of 37,000 PCPs, without the need to hire more doctors.
Survey: 80% of internet-connected adults use digital health tools
Respondents were most likely to search for physician (44%) and hospital (33%) reviews, followed by nursing homes (10%) and professional caregivers (7%).