Mobile health care can help improve the problem of seeing a doctor, since the start of the new health care reform, China's health care industry informatization needs and development potential is huge. Accelerating healthcare informatization business and plowing into the healthcare industry has become the focus of the industry.
The popularity of low-cost cell phones and global mobile communication networks clearly provides a viable technological foundation for this healthcare concept. Over the past few decades, mobile communication technology has been moving in the direction of miniaturization, faster speeds and lower costs. These characteristics are reflected in the application of hardware and software, network access, standards and services, and will continue in this direction in the future. A large number of services can be realized through more uniform, fast and cheap bandwidth access; the network also has a strong ability to cover a wider range. These are all conditions for advancing the continued development of mHealth applications and moving beyond the simple one-way data service model.
According to organizations such as the ITU (International Telecommunication Union), about 64% of all cell phone subscriptions are located in developing countries. Moreover, it is expected that by 2012, half of all inhabitants of remote areas will have mobile communication devices. The popularity of cell phones provides a critical foundation for the use of mobile technology to support medical services.
According to industry forecasts, the market size driven by mobile healthcare in China, for example, is estimated to be in the billions of RMB, and involves a wide range of peripheral industries and a wide variety of equipment and products. The real start of this market, its impact will not be limited to the medical services industry itself, but also will directly touch the network providers, system integrators, wireless equipment suppliers, telecommunications operators, including the chain of interests, thereby affecting the existing layout of the communications industry.
ChinaReport.com's mobile healthcare industry analysts point out that within five years, global mobile healthcare service applications will bring $11.5 billion in revenue to mobile operators, while medical device vendors, content and application providers, and healthcare service providers will receive $6.6 billion, $2.6 billion, and $2.4 billion in revenue, respectively. The market for sports and health mobile applications will grow from $120 million in 2010 to $400 million in 2016. The market for wireless networked healthcare services will reach $1.34 billion by 2016, when 30 million mobile devices will be connected to "healthcare LANs" in wireless networks and 100 million wireless healthcare sensors will be on people's bodies. Analysts of mobile medical industry of China Report Network pointed out that mobile medical has a huge blue ocean market. First of all, there is a huge increase in the number of subhealthy people. The survey of China Report found that people between 35 and 65 years old are becoming the army of chronic diseases, in which overweight and obesity, dyslipidemia and fatty liver, high blood pressure are obviously on the rise, and the age of onset is becoming younger and younger. Diseases are usually preceded by "physiological abnormalities", and the measurement of sub-health indicators through mobile medical devices can detect chronic diseases early, which is conducive to treatment. Secondly, aging is intensifying and the proportion of empty nesters is increasing. According to a study by ChinaReport.com, China is expected to enter a stage of accelerated aging from 2020-2050. The 60s and 70s of the last century were the peak of births, with an annual increase of 6.2 million people during this period, and by 2050, the total number of elderly people will exceed 400 million, and the aging level will reach 30%. China's increasing aging trend is the foundation for healthcare growth. The trend of empty nesting and the increase in the number of elderly living alone will increase the demand for wearable smart medical devices that enable remote real-time monitoring. In particular, rising labor costs will be an important factor in increasing demand for wearable smart medical devices that enable remote real-time monitoring. The third is the rejuvenation of chronic diseases, the long duration of illness, and the high demand for services .