Float: Mobile healthcare has huge potential

Float: Mobile healthcare has huge potential

There are 320 million mobile phone users and 1.7 million hospital beds in the United States, which means that there is one hospital bed for every 185 mobile phones. In China, this ratio is even higher. The long-standing problem of difficulty in seeing a doctor is expected to be alleviated by the emergence of mobile medical care. Let's take a look at the data:
Mobile healthcare allows users to answer their health-related questions through their mobile phones, eliminating the trouble of going to the hospital to consult a doctor. Data shows that in 2011, Americans went to the hospital 1 billion times, and 40% of doctors believe that mobile healthcare can reduce the number of times patients go to the hospital; 80% of doctors use smartphones and medical APP applications, 56% of doctors say it can help with decision-making, and 40% of doctors say it can; there are 10,000 medical and health-related applications in the Apple Store, and it is the third fastest growing in the iOS and Android app stores; 78% of American consumers are interested in mobile healthcare, and 88% of doctors hope that their patients can monitor their health status at home, such as weight, blood sugar, etc.;

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