Research

The factors driving this trend include rising healthcare costs, a growth in the number of people with chronic diseases, and aging population.

Denmark, Finland, The Netherlands, Sweden and UK proved to have the highest market readiness and most mature market conditions.

63% of survey respondents believe that wearable technologies will be adopted broadly by the insurance industry within the next two years.

At the same time, body sensor shipments will decrease from 3 million units in 2013 to 1.2 million by 2017, before rising again to 3.1 million units in 2020.

The two critical state policy reports identify gaps in coverage and reimbursement, and physician practice standards and licensure.

Expanded capabilities for medical monitoring, remote consultations, eldercare, and health and wellness applications will drive this growth.

As smartwatch penetration grows, it will close in on activity tracker which will begin to plateau by the end of 2016, peaking at 32 million units.

AstraZeneca wants to use patient-reported data from PatientsLikeMe to shape future medicine development and help improve outcomes across therapeutic areas.

Since launching in 2010, more than 126 million health and safety messages have been sent to over 860,000 pregnant women, new mothers and other users.

In 2019, global revenues from connected fitness trackers will exceed $5 billion, with smartwatch sales exceeding 100 million units.