9 mHealth Facts to Watch in 2015

2015 will be an exciting year for mobile health (mHealth). According to Research and Markets, the mHealthindustryis growing at 61% annually. To watch how this mHealth market grows, here are 9 mHealth facts that you should watch.

1. Physicians are becoming more tech-savvy...

2. and believe that widespread adoption of mHealth is unavoidable.

3. In fact, 64% of physicians use medical apps monthly...

4. and 2 out of 5 have already prescribed an app to patients.

5. On the patient side, smartphone penetration will increase to over 80% by the end of 2015...

6. and for those 65+, smartphone penetration will pass 50% this year.

7. While only 29% use apps to track and manage their health,

8. 4 out of 5 US consumers are interested in mHealth solutions...

9. and, by 2017, 50% of mobile users are expected to download a health app.

--What do you think are the best trends to watch in mHealth? Leave any suggestions in the comments below.This post was written by Philip Chen, co-founder and COO at SeamlessMD.