The Mobile Healthcare (mHealth) Bible:2014-2020

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 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 & devices to enhance access to healthcare information, improve distribution of routine and emergency health services and provide diagnostic services.
Mobile network operators also view mHealth as a lucrative opportunity for the monetization of their mobile connectivity services. Given that most operators have established themselves as reputable consumer brands, they are also eyeing on 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 R&D activities to securing the supply chain and, in the battle against counterfeit drugs.
Driven by the thriving ecosystem, SNS Research estimates that the mHealth market will account for nearly $9 Billion in 2014 alone. Despite barriers relating to regulation, patient acceptance and privacy concerns, SNS Research estimates further growth at a CAGR of nearly 40% over the next 6 years.
This report presents an in-depth assessment of the global mHealth market. In addition to covering key market drivers, challenges, future roadmap, value chain analysis, deployment case studies, service/product strategies and strategic recommendations, the report also presents comprehensive forecasts for the mHealth market from 2013 till 2020. Historical revenue figures for 2010 – 2012 are also presented. The forecasts and historical revenue figures are individually segmented for 5 individual submarkets, 29 use case categories, 5 ecosystem player categories, 6 geographical regions and 34 countries.

Key Findings:

The report has the following key findings:

•	Driven by the thriving ecosystem, SNS Research estimates that mHealth market will account for nearly $9 Billion in 2014 alone
•	Despite barriers relating to regulation, patient acceptance and privacy concerns, SNS Research estimates further growth at a CAGR of nearly 40% over the next 6 years
•	The widespread availability of high speed connectivity has opened up considerable opportunities for advanced mHealth applications such as remote video consultation
•	Besides video applications, mobile network operators are also eyeing on other latency & bandwidth sensitive mHealth applications to capitalize on their recent LTE infrastructure upgrades. For example London’s Air Ambulance uses EE’s LTE network for navigational support
•	mHealth offers a multitude to opportunities to the pharmaceutical industry ranging from R&D activities to securing the supply chain and, in the battle against counterfeit drugs
•	mHealth has the potential to dramatically reduce the costs of healthcare operations, while improving the quality of healthcare. SNS Research estimates that by the end of 2014, mHealth could represent up to $250 Billion in annual healthcare cost savings worldwide

Topics Covered:

The report covers the following topics:

•	The scope and  implementation of mHealth across the globe
•	mHealth technology
•	Market drivers and key benefits of mHealth
•	Challenges and inhibitors to the mHealth ecosystem
•	mHealth standardization and regulatory initiatives
•	mHealth opportunities, use cases and applications
•	mHealth deployment case studies
•	Value chain analysis of the mHealth ecosystem and the recognition of key players in each segment of the value chain
•	mHealth industry roadmap: 2010 – 2020
•	Key trends in the mHealth ecosystem; mHealth regulation & security,  adoption of cloud based mHealth services, alliances for ecosystem fortification, and the impact of LTE deployments
•	The role of M2M technology in the mHealth ecosystem
•	Profiles and strategies of key players in the mHealth market
•	Strategic recommendations for mobile network operators, wireless infrastructure/device OEMs, application developers, healthcare service providers & pharmaceutical companies to capitalize on the mHealth opportunity
•	In-depth analysis for 5 individual submarkets and their associated mHealth application use cases:
•	Pharmaceutical Applications
•	Medical Information & Healthcare Management
•	Healthcare & Fitness
•	Remote Consultation/Diagnostic Services
•	M2M, Sensor & Monitoring Applications
•	Historical revenue figures and forecasts till 2020

Historical Revenue & Forecast Segmentation:

Market forecasts and historical revenue figures are provided for each of the following 5 submarkets and their 23 use case categories: 

Pharmaceutical Applications

•	Safety Data Collection
•	Consumer Education
•	Medical Education
•	Post-Market Monitoring
•	Drug Authentication
•	Social Media
•	Patient Compliance & Retention: Clinical Trial

Information & Healthcare Management

•	Electronic Health/Medical Records & Tracking Tools
•	Diagnostic Tools & Medical Reference
•	Continuing Medical Education
•	Awareness Through Alerts
•	Logistical & Payment Support

Healthcare & Fitness

•	Medical Compliance
•	Fitness & Nutrition Apps
•	Clinical Decision Support Systems
•	Prescribable Mobile Apps

Remote Consultation/Diagnostic Services

•	Mobile Video Consultations, Collaboration & Surgery
•	Non-Video Consultations & Collaboration
•	Remote Collaboration in Emergency Situations

M2M, Sensor & Monitoring Applications

•	Health and Wellness Monitoring
•	Disease Surveillance/Remote Monitoring
•	Diagnostic Tools
•	Technical Logistics

Revenue is also split by ecosystem player:

Ecosystem Player

•	Mobile Network Operators/Connectivity Providers
•	Mobile & mHealth Device OEMs
•	Content & Application Providers
•	Healthcare Service Providers
•	Pharmaceutical Industry

The following regional and country markets are also covered:

Regional Markets

•	Asia Pacific
•	Eastern Europe
•	Latin & Central America
•	Middle East & Africa
•	North America
•	Western Europe

Country Markets

Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,  India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, UAE, UK,  USA

Additional forecasts are provided for the following:

•	Wireless M2M connections for the mHealth vertical
•	Mobile video calling users
•	Annual throughput of mobile network data traffic
•	Smartphone, feature phone, tablet, desktop PC and notebook shipments
•	Mobile network subscriptions by region
•	Cost saving potential of mHealth by region

Key Questions Answered:.

The report provides answers to the following key questions:

•	What are the key market drivers and challenges for the mHealth ecosystem?
•	What are the key applications of mHealth?
•	How is the mHealth value chain structured and how will it evolve overtime?
•	What opportunities does mHealth offer to mobile network operators,
•	healthcare service providers, pharmaceutical companies and other players in the value chain?
•	What strategies should mobile network operators, wireless infrastructure & device OEMs, healthcare service providers, pharmaceutical companies and application developers adopt to capitalize on the mHealth opportunity?
•	How big is the mHealth market, and how much revenue will it generate in 2020?
•	What will be the installed base of mHealth M2M connections in 2020?
•	What particular submarkets does the mHealth ecosystem constitute?
•	What geographical regions, countries and submarkets offer the greatest growth potential for mHealth?
•	Who are the key players in the mHealth market?

List of Companies Mentioned:

The following companies and organizations have been reviewed, discussed or mentioned in the report:

•	Aetna
•	Affinity Networks
•	Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
•	Agfa HealthCare
•	Agile Health
•	Agilent Technologies
•	Ain Pharmaciez Inc
•	AirStrip Technologies
•	AirWatch
•	Alcatel-Lucent
•	Alego Health
•	Alere
•	Alivecor
•	Allergan
•	Allied Telesis, Inc.
•	Allscripts
•	Amara Health Analytics
•	Ambir Technology Inc.
•	AMC Health
•	America Movil
•	American Specialty Health (ASH)
•	American Well
•	Amerigroup
•	Amgen
•	AMIA
•	Angels Health (MediAngels)
•	ANT+
•	API Healthcare
•	Apollo Hospitals Group
•	Apple
•	Applied Biosystems
•	Apprio, Inc.
•	Arcadia Solutions
•	Aricent
•	Ascension Health
•	Ascom Wireless Solutions
•	Astellas
•	AstraZeneca
•	AT&T
•	AtenaHealth, Inc.
•	Attachmate
•	Avago Technologies
•	Availity
•	Aventura
•	Aventyn
•	Aviva
•	Avnet, Inc.
•	Awarepoint
•	Axeda
•	Axial Exchange
•	Axis Technology, LLC
•	Baxter
•	Bayer
•	Beacon Partners, Inc.
•	Belimed
•	Benefitfocus
•	BettrLife
•	Beyond Lucid Technologies
•	Bharti Airtel
•	Biogen Idec
•	Blue Shield of CA
•	BMJ
•	BodyMedia
•	Boehringer Ingelheim
•	Bosch Healthcare
•	BrainLAB AG
•	Breakthrough Technologies LLC
•	Brightstar Corp
•	Bristol-Myers Squibb
•	Broadcom
•	Brocade Communications
•	BUPA
•	CACI International Inc
•	Calgary Scientific
•	California HealthCare Foundation
•	Calit2
•	CallDR
•	Cambridge Consultants Ltd.
•	Cambridge Temperature Concepts Limited (CTC)
•	Capsa Solutions
•	Capsule Tech, Inc
•	Caradigm
•	Cardiocom
•	Cardionet
•	Care Team Connect
•	Care Vision
•	CareFusion
•	Carestream
•	Case Western Reserve University
•	Catalyze.io
•	CDW Healthcare
•	Celgene
•	Cell Podium
•	CellTrak
•	Center for Connected Health (CCH)
•	Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC)
•	Cerner Corporation
•	CGI Technologies & Solutions, Inc.
•	Chetu
•	China Mobile
•	China Unicom
•	Ciena Corporation
•	Cigna
•	CIRRUS LOGIC
•	Cisco Systems
•	Citigroup, Inc.
•	Citrix Systems, Inc.
•	Clearbridge Biomedics
•	Clinical Works
•	CliniComp, Intl.
•	CollabRx
•	Comcast Business Services
•	Comlink-Medisphere
•	CommVault Americas
•	ComQi
•	Comunicano
•	Constitutional Medical Investors
•	Continua Health Alliance
•	COOLEY LLP
•	CORE Group
•	Corepoint Health
•	Cornell NYC Tech
•	Coventry Corp.
•	Covisint Corporation
•	CRG Medical
•	CSC
•	CSL
•	CTG Health Solutions
•	dacadoo
•	Daiichi Sankyo
•	Dainippon Sumitomo
•	DataDyne
•	DataMotion
•	Datuit
•	dbMotion
•	Dell
•	Deloitte
•	Department of Health and Human Services
•	Dexcom
•	Diagnotes
•	Dialog Semiconductor GmbH
•	Diebold, Incorporated
•	Digitalmill
•	Dimagi
•	Dimensional Insight, Inc.
•	Diversinet Corporation
•	DiversityRx
•	DockbookMD
•	DoctorBase.com
•	DPS Health
•	DSS, Inc.
•	Ebix
•	ecGroup
•	EcoLabs
•	e-Cycle LLC
•	Egnyte
•	EHTEL
•	Eisai
•	Elekta
•	Eli Lilly and Company
•	Elsevier
•	EMC Corporation
•	Emdeon
•	Encore Health Resources
•	Endo
•	Enovate Medical
•	Entra Health Systems
•	Epic Systems Corporation
•	Epion Health
•	Epocrates Inc.
•	EPOS Development
•	Epson America, Inc.
•	Ericsson
•	Ernst & Young
•	ESD
•	Esri
•	ETIAM CORP.
•	Etisalat
•	European Connected Health Campus (ECHCampus)
•	European mHealth Alliance (EuMHA)
•	Everything Everywhere (EE)
•	Execusys, Inc.
•	Extension Inc.
•	EY
•	Faberge
•	FiberUtilities Group
•	Fifth Third Bank
•	FireHost, Inc.
•	FitLinxx
•	FitnessKeeper
•	Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
•	FoodCare
•	Ford
•	Forest
•	FormFast, Inc.
•	Fresenius
•	Frog Design
•	FUJIFILM Medical Systems
•	Fujitsu
•	Futura Mobility
•	Futures Group
•	Futuretech
•	Galderma
•	Garmin
•	GCX Corporation
•	GE Healthcare
•	Gemalto
•	General Devices
•	GenoMed
•	GeoMed
•	Gilead Sciences
•	Ginger.io
•	GlaxSmithKline (GSK)
•	Google
•	Great Call
•	GreenDot Diabetes
•	Greenway Medical Technologies
•	Grifols
•	GSM Association (GSMA)
•	Halfpenny Technologies, Inc.
•	Happtique
•	Harris Corporation
•	HCPro, Inc.
•	HCSC
•	Health Care DataWorks
•	Health Catalyst
•	Healthagen
•	Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
•	HealthCAWS
•	HealthInterlink
•	Healthport, Inc
•	HealthSpot
•	Healthtech Holdings, Inc.
•	HealthTechHatch
•	Heritage Provider Network
•	Hewlett-Packard (HP)
•	Highmark
•	Hill-Rom
•	HIMSS Analytics
•	Hologic
•	Hospira
•	HTC
•	Huawei
•	Hubble Telemedical
•	Humana
•	Hutchison 3
•	Hyland Software, Inc.
•	Iatric Systems, Inc.
•	IBM
•	ICA
•	Ideal Life Inc.
•	Ihealth Lab
•	Imec
•	IMO-Intelligent Medical Objects Inc.
•	Imprivata, Inc.
•	IMRIS
•	Independence Blue Cross
•	Infineon Technologies AG
•	Infor
•	Information Builders
•	Ingenious Med
•	InnerWireless/Black Box Network Services
•	Inovalon
•	Insight Genetics
•	Integron Corporation
•	Intel Corporation
•	InteliChart
•	Intelomed
•	InterDigital
•	Intermountain Healthcare
•	International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
•	InterSystems Corporation
•	Intuit
•	Inveneo
•	iPatientCare
•	iSirona
•	iTEACH
•	Jembi Health Systems
•	Jeron Electronic Systems
•	Johns Hopkins University
•	Johnson & Johnson
•	Juniper Networks
•	Kaiser Foundation
•	Kaiser Permanente
•	KDDI
•	KLAS
•	Konica Minolta
•	KORE Telematics Inc.
•	KPN
•	Kronos, Inc.
•	KT
•	Kyowa Hakko Kirin
•	Layered Tech
•	Leica Microsystems
•	Lenovo
•	LexisNexis
•	LG
•	LG U+
•	Liaison Healthcare
•	Lifeline South Africa
•	Lifewatch
•	LipoScience
•	Lockheed Martin
•	London's Air Ambulance
•	Lumeris
•	Lundbeck
•	M*Modal
•	MacPractice, Inc
•	Managed Health Network (MHN)
•	MAQUET
•	Marvell Semiconductor
•	Masimo
•	Mavro
•	MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS
•	maxIT-VCS, an SAIC company
•	McAfee
•	McCANN Health
•	McKesson
•	McKinsey & Company
•	mCure
•	MD Revolution
•	MedAssets
•	Medecision, Inc.
•	MediaTek
•	Medic Mobile
•	MediQuant, Inc.
•	MediSafe Project
•	MEDITECH
•	Medrad
•	MEDSEEK
•	MedSignals
•	MedTech
•	Medtronic
•	MedTrustOnline
•	MedWeb
•	MegaFon
•	MEI Research
•	Menarini
•	Merck
•	Merge Healthcare
•	Meru Networks
•	Metro
•	Metropolitan Life
•	Mevion Medical Systems
•	mHealth Alliance
•	mHealth Regulatory Coalition (MRC)
•	mHealth Working Group
•	Microsoft
•	Midmark
•	MIM Software
•	MindMyMeds
•	Mitsubishi Tanabe
•	MobileActive.org
•	mobileStorm
•	Mobilink
•	Mobilitas
•	Mobinil
•	Mobisante
•	Modernizing Medicine
•	Motion Computing, Inc.
•	Motorola
•	Motorola Solutions
•	mPay Connect
•	mPedigree
•	mQure Health Private Ltd.
•	MStar Semiconductor
•	MTN
•	MTS
•	Multiple Choice Labs
•	Mylan
•	NASA Ames Research Center
•	National Broadband Network (NBN) Australia
•	National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
•	National Health Insurance Company (NHIC) of Qatar
•	National Institute of Health (NIH)
•	NEHI
•	Net Medical
•	NetApp
•	Netcare
•	NeuroTechnologies
•	NextGen Healthcare
•	NHS
•	Nike
•	Nokia (Microsoft)
•	Nokia Solutions & Networks (NSN)
•	Norad
•	Northrop Grumman Corp.
•	Novartis
•	Novatel Wireless
•	Novo Nordisk
•	NTT DATA
•	NTT DoCoMo
•	Nuance Communications
•	Nuance Healthcare
•	Numera
•	Ohmage
•	Omnicell
•	Omron Corp
•	OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd
•	OnePartner HIE (Health Information Exchange)
•	OnLine Tech
•	Open Health Tools
•	Open mHealth
•	OpenLMIS
•	OpenText
•	Optum
•	Oracle
•	Orange (France Telecom)
•	Orange Healthcare
•	ORCAS
•	Orchard Software
•	Orchestrate Healthcare
•	Orion Health
•	OSF HealthCare
•	Otsuka
•	Pacific Biosciences
•	PACSGEAR, INC
•	PageOne
•	Palomar Health
•	Parallon Business Solutions
•	PatientSafe Solutions
•	PC Connection
•	PDC Healthcare
•	PDR Network, LLC
•	PEPID, LLC
•	PepsiCo
•	Perceptive Software, LLC
•	PeriGen
•	Pfizer
•	Pharmica Consulting LLC.
•	Philips Healthcare
•	Phytel
•	PinnacleHealth
•	PLTD
•	PointCare
•	Polar
•	Polycom
•	Pop tech Innovation network
•	Praekelt Foundation
•	Presidio Networked Solutions
•	Prevea Health
•	Preventice
•	PricewaterhouseCoopers
•	PruHealth
•	Purdue
•	Ooredoo
•	QuadraMed
•	Qualcomm
•	Qualcomm Life
•	Quammen Health Care Consultants
•	Rady Children's Hospital
•	Ranbaxy
•	RDA MICROELECTRONICS
•	Recommind, Inc.
•	RelayHealth
•	Remedy Health Media
•	RemitDATA, Inc.
•	Remote Medical International
•	Renesas Electronics Corporation
•	ResMed
•	Resolute
•	RF Micro Devices
•	RICOH USA
•	RIM
•	RL Solutions
•	ROBAUTO
•	Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
•	Roche Diagnostics
•	Roche
•	Rockefeller Foundation
•	Roke Manor Research
•	Rubbermaid Healthcare
•	Safaricom
•	SageHagab GmBH
•	Sakura Finetek
•	Samsung
•	San Diego Beacon Community (SDBC)
•	Sanlam
•	Sanofi
•	Santa Rosa Consulting, Inc.
•	Santech
•	SAP
•	SAS Institute, Inc.
•	Satisloh
•	SCC Soft Computer
•	SecureCare Technologies
•	Sedona Learning Solutions
•	Sentry Data Systems, Inc.
•	Servier
•	Sharecare
•	Shionogi
•	Shire
•	Siemens Healthcare
•	Sierra Wireless
•	SIMcom Wireless Solutions
•	Sisoft Healthcare Information Systems
•	SK Telecom
•	Skyworks Solutions
•	SMART Communications
•	Smart Online
•	Smiths Medical
•	SnapMD
•	SoftBank
•	SoftServe Ltd.
•	Sonamba
•	Sony
•	Sony Mobile
•	SpaceLabs Healthcare (OSI Systems)
•	Spreadtrum Communications
•	Sprint
•	Sproxil
•	SSI Group, Inc., The
•	Stada
•	Stanley Healthcare
•	Startel Corporation
•	StartX
•	ST-Ericsson AB
•	Stoltenberg Consulting, Inc.
•	Stratos Genomics
•	Streamline Health, Inc
•	Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.
•	Surescripts
•	Surgical Information Systems, LLC
•	Suunto
•	SwiftMD
•	Swissray
•	Symantec Corporation
•	Sysmex
•	Tactio Health Group
•	tag-a-bag
•	Takeda
•	Tata Teleservices
•	TCS
•	TEKsystems
•	Teladoc
•	TelCel
•	Telecare Inc.
•	Telefonica
•	Telenor
•	TeliaSonera
•	Telit Communications
•	Telkom Kenya
•	Tely Labs
•	Terarecon
•	Teva
•	Teva Pharmaceuticals
•	Texas Instruments
•	TicSalut
•	TicTrac
•	Time Warner Cable Business Class
•	T-Mobile (Deutsche Telekom)
•	TORQ
•	Toshiba Medical
•	Toumaz Technology
•	Tracfone wireless
•	Traycer Diagnostic Systems
•	TripleTree
•	TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR
•	TruClinic
•	Trustmark
•	Truven Health Analytics
•	U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
•	u-blox
•	UCB
•	UN Foundation
•	UnitedHealth Group
•	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
•	University of Phoenix /Apollo Group
•	Valeant
•	Valley Presbyterian Hospital
•	Varian Medical Systems
•	Vensa Healths
•	Verizon Communication Inc.
•	Verizon Wireless
•	Vidyo
•	Vignet Corporation
•	VillageReach
•	VimpleCom
•	Vital (Toshiba)
•	Vital Art and Science
•	Vitera Healthcare Solutions
•	VMware, Inc.
•	VNG International
•	Vocera Communications, Inc.
•	Vodacom
•	Vodafone
•	Vodafone Americas Foundation
•	Vodafone Healthcare
•	VoiceFirst
•	Voxiva
•	vRad
•	VYZIN Electronics
•	Walgreens
•	Warner Chilcott
•	Waters Corporation
•	Wavefront
•	Welch Allyn
•	WellDoc Inc.
•	Wellness Layers
•	Wellpoint
•	WellTok
•	WelTel
•	Wind River
•	Wireless-Life Services Alliance (WLSA)
•	Withings
•	Wolters Kluwer Health
•	Wombat Security Technologies
•	World Health Organization (WHO)
•	Xerox
•	Yo-Fi Wellness
•	Zadom Apps
•	Zain
•	Zebra Technologies Corporation
•	Zephyr Technology Corporation
•	ZhenXin
•	Ziehm Imaging
•	ZMQ Software Systems
•	ZTE
•	Zynx Health, Inc.