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Transforming healthcare with 5G

MEF is an official partner of the HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Conference 2019 which aims to bring together the entirety of the digital healthcare ecosystem: from hospital C-level decision makers to clinicians, nurses, payers, life science, and technology innovators. Two of the key mobile ecosystem topics at the events…

MEFApril 25, 2019

Get involved: mHealth App Developer Economics Study

Research2Guidance, the leading mHealth market research company, has launched its 7th annual mHealth App Developer Economics Study for 2017. As as official partner, MEF is inviting members of the global app ecosystem to get involved in shaping the future of the mHealth industry. Research2Guidance Business Analyst David Ireland explains… Research2Guidance…

MEFMarch 22, 2017

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Digital health tech is disrupting how care is delivered [infographic]

Wearables and smartphones are changing the delivery of healthcare, offering more patient centric solutions, both in care delivery and diagnosis, and the possibility of saving significant expenditure. A Gartner, Inc. report forecasts that 274.6 million wearable electronic devices will be sold worldwide in 2016, an increase of 18.4 percent from…

MEFApril 11, 2016

mhealth focus – Google and Apple strategies

Can Apple and Google make an impact on healthcare? The two mobile big-hitters have already trained their sights beyond the core phone-based functions of voice, messaging and maps to explore new areas like payments, smart home and automotive. Health is a logical next step for them. And there’s one crucial…

Tim BanksJanuary 6, 2016

[infographic] How healthcare professionals are planning in mobile transformation

As the mobile ecosystem continues to expand to capture more and more vertical sectors healthcare perhaps stands to benefit the most. Interest in areas like remote patient monitoring with wearable devices through to managing appointments and sending out reminders can all deliver the kind of operational efficiencies that will save…

Tim BanksAugust 13, 2015

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14 stats that show why consumer trust and wearables go hand-in-hand

The wearables ecosystem continues to grow rapidly with all manner of connected devices from fitness trackers in trainers and connected eyewear and is of course buoyed by the recent launches of smartwatches from the likes of Apple and Samsung. What remains consistent is the inevitability of connected devices’ need to…

Tim BanksJuly 27, 2015

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16 reasons why FinTech, health and education are key drivers of innovation in mobile

Now in their 12th year, MEF’s annual awards, the Meffys is an industry benchmark for the evolution of our ecosystem. In 2005 the first dedicated Innovation Award was introduced to the Meffys and marked "an industry coming of age" according to the ceremony host, UK newsreader Krishnan Guru-Murthy. Fast-forward 10…

Tim BanksJuly 22, 2015

Five Digital Health Trends That Are Reshaping Healthcare

Back in February at Mobile World Congress, much of the buzz was focussed on the Internet of Things, data, wearables and smart devices with so much of the exhibition and discussion noticeably shifted to capture the array of things that mobile now enables. Connected cars, health bands, smartwatches – even bow-ties and…

MEFJuly 16, 2015

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16 stats that show how mHealth is taking shape globally

MEF’s recently published mHealth and Wearables Report 2015 which revealed the usage trends and attitudes of 15,000 mobile consumers in 15 countries indicated that the adoption of health and fitness apps globally has grown year on year by more than a third, from 11 to 15 per cent. Similarly, the use…

Tim BanksMay 1, 2015