Defining the "Black Bag" for the 21st Century: The Evolution of Mobile eHealth Applications

Published by: The Diffusion Group (TDG Research)

Published: Oct. 1, 2007 - 41 Pages

Table of Contents

1.0 Introduction

1.1 Understanding the eHealth Sector and the Role of Mobile Technology

1.2 The Challenges Facing Mobile eHealth

2.0 Methodology & Definitions

2.1 Methodology

2.2 So Just What is a "Smartphone"?

3.0 Overview of the eHealth Space

3.1 Mobile Technology & Healthcare - A Perfect Fit

3.2 Mobile Technology and the "Worried Well" - An Interesting Fit

3.3 It's All About the Applications

3.3.1 Reference Applications

3.3.2 Workflow and Communications Applications

3.3.3 Electronic Health Records (EHR) Applications

3.3.4 The Bottom Line

4.0 The Carrier Perspective on Mobile eHealth

4.1 The Emergence of High-Speed Wireless Wide Area Networks

4.2 The Wi-Fi/Cellular Chasm

4.3 Partnership Potential

4.4 Future for Mobile Carriers

4.4.1 Expanding Rollout of Advanced Mobile Networks & Services

5.0 Device Manufacturers Stake Healthcare Turf

5.1 Palm

5.2 Research-in-Motion (RIM)

5.3 Motorola

6.0 Key Opportunities

6.1 Understanding the Four Pillars of Healthcare Applications

6.2 Explicating the Four Pillars

6.2.1 Reference Applications

6.2.2 Contextual Knowledge

6.2.3 Workflow

6.2.4 Charge Capture as Area of Workflow Opportunity

6.2.5 Global Integrated Communications

6.2.6 Customized Workflow/Communication Applications

7.0 Key Obstacles

7.1 Enterprise IT Challenges

7.2 Mobile Device Use at the Point of Care - A Danger to the Patient?

8.0 Emerging Trends

8.1 Multimedia Applications

8.2 Consumer Monitoring Applications

9.0 Forecasting Smartphone Adoption Among Physicians

10.0 Final Thoughts and Key Takeaways

10.1 The Evolution to Mobile Workflow Tools

10.2 Factors Driving the Mobile Health Ecosystem

10.3 The Real Opportunity - Unified Management

10.4 Key Takeaways

Appendix A. Key Companies Mentioned in this Report

List of Figures

Figure 1 The eHealth Ecosystem

Figure 2 Challenges Driving eHealth Applications

Figure 3 The Four Pillars of the Healthcare Smartphone Application Space

Figure 4 Active Physicians in the U.S. (2006 thru 2011)

Figure 5 U.S. Physicians with Smartphones (2006 thru 2011)

Figure 6 Smartphone Penetration among Active U.S. Physicians(2006-2011)

Abstract

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