Role of mHealth in 2014. Key Points from Survey Conducted by PWC on trends in mHealth Source: www.informationweek.com PWC

1. 59% of emerging-market patients use at least one
mobile health application or service, compared with 35%
in the developed world
Half of consumers expect mobile health will change
the way they manage their health
48%
Chronic Conditions
48%
Medication
49%
Overall health
59% expect mobile health to change the way they seek
information on health issues
48% expect it to change the way they
communicate with physicians.
Source: http://www.informationweek.com/ , PWC

2. Top
46%
more convenient
access to their doctor
or healthcare provider
43%
reduce out-of-pocket
healthcare costs
32%
to take greater control
over their health
3
Reasons
consumers
want to use
mHealth
Source: http://www.informationweek.com/ , PWC

3. Public sector doctors and payers cited lack of
existing technology as the biggest barrier
63%
40%
of physicians in the
private sector have
access to wireless
connectivity at work
of physicians in the
Public sector have
access to wireless
connectivity at work
Source: http://www.informationweek.com/ , PWC

4. 45%
27%
of doctors and payers
of doctors and payers-said that the application
cite an inherently
of inappropriate
conservative culture as a
regulations originally
leading barrier to the
developed for earlier
adoption of mHealth
technologies is slowing
the adoption of mobile
health.
Source: http://www.informationweek.com/ , PWC

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