Mobile Phone Technology Adoption, Emerging Vendor Solutions, and Healthcare Payer Opportunities

Publication Date	July 2008
Publisher	IDC
Product Type	Report
Pages	9
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	IDC05618

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Summary

This Health Industry Insights report assesses recent adoption rates of cell phone technologies in various U.S. demographic segments, the development of cell phone technologies supporting healthcare information availability (e.g., personal health records), and care delivery or financing/payment, and it presents evolutionary models of application development and user adoption.

"The emergence and maturing of the cell phone as a healthcare management and communications tool presents new opportunities for healthcare payers," says Janice W. Young, program director, Health Industry Insights Healthcare Payer Research. "However, healthcare payers will need to customize mobile phone strategies depending on customer segment, mobile phone access, and privacy and security requirements."

Content

Health Industry Insights Opinion
In This Report
- Brief Description of the Solution
Situation Overview
- Factors Affecting Adoption
  - Study Demographics
  - Detailed Results
- Implications of Mobile Phone Adoption Trends on Healthcare Applications
Future Outlook
- Future Adoption Patterns
  - Stage 1: 2008 - 2010 Administrative Alerts and Text Messaging
  - Stage 2: 2010 - 2013 Home Health/Clinical Applications and Clinical Alerts
  - Stage 3: 2013 - 2016 Personal Health Record/Health and Wellness Management
  - Stage X: Financial Transactions
Essential Guidance
- Actions to Consider
Learn More
- Related Research
- Synopsis