mHealth..why it's important

"Why are you participating in the mHealth Summit?
The growth in this sector has been extraordinary in the last that two or three years. From a patient perspective, the power of having mobile technology always on, always networked, in the palm of your hand and very personal just really does open up a whole new opportunity for the delivery of health care that we just have never thought about.
What do you hope to get out of it?
I think safe to say in this space the mHealth Summit is one of the biggest meetings, so there is going to be great content, and there are going to be great networking opportunities. I hope to get insights into the field, to take the pulse of what’s happening and to with colleagues working in the same area to inspire new concepts and business relationships.
Could you please share a few thoughts on the potential of mHealth to improve health?
I have been at it seventeen years and we just couldn’t conceive of the opportunity that today’s smart phones, as an example, give us in terms of just-in-time care delivery and just-in-time messaging and the opportunity to educate people when they needed the most and on and on. So I do think there is something here, I do think it’s a — it’s really profound and it is going to have an enormous effect on not just the health care industry, but all industries.
Mobile technology is with you and we are always connected so that we can use it as a tool to sense all kinds of things about you and collect them and aggregate them and then give you insight into your lifestyle which will be important for health care."