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1 Emerging mhealth: Paths for growth A global research study about the opportunities and challenges of mobile health from the perspective of patients, payers and providers
3 David Levy, MD Global Healthcare Leader We live in a world that s connected wirelessly with almost as many cellular phone subscriptions as there are people on the planet. According to the International Telecommunication Union, there were almost 6 billion mobile phones in use worldwide in late The ubiquity of mobile technology offers tremendous opportunities for the healthcare industry to address one of the most pressing global challenges: making healthcare more accessible, faster, better and cheaper. Unlike many other forms of communication, such as the Internet, mobile health (mhealth) will likely have a greater effect on how care is delivered for three reasons: Mobile devices are ubiquitous and personal; Competition will continue to drive lower pricing and increase functionality; and Mobility by its very nature implies that users are always part of a network, which radically increases the variety, velocity, volume and value of information they send and receive. Even before the advent of mobile connectivity the distinct lines between traditional health sectors were blurring and new business models were emerging. mhealth is dropping into a perfect storm, enabling and accelerating three major global trends already in play in healthcare. Regulatory reform driven by demographic changes, such as ageing and chronic illness, is redressing the balance between public and private sector participation in healthcare. More and more, the public sector, while seeking to optimise access and quality, is looking towards the private sector for innovation and efficiency. mhealth enables both sectors in this regard, helping to improve access and quality while at the same time providing dramatic innovation and cost reduction opportunities. Industrialisation of the healthcare sector, already in motion, and driven by technologies such as electronic medical records, remote monitoring and communication platforms, etc. is in many ways the prerequisite for the flourishing of mhealth. Patient-centric, care anywhere is becoming a reality. Healthcare is moving towards a precisionbased model or personalised medicine. As a result of greater understanding of the human genome, together with other personalised technologies, the industry will likely transform as have many other industries to one that is predictive, personalised, participatory, and preventive. 2 mhealth will be a major factor in providing personal toolkits that will ultimately help those manage predicted vulnerabilities, chronic illness, and episodic acute conditions. Enabled by technology, connectivity and data, mass customisation is on the horizon allowing mhealth solutions to flourish. In recognition of these accelerating factors, PwC commissioned the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) to examine the current state and potential of mhealth, barriers to adoption, and opportunities for companies seeking growth in the mhealth space. The result is the following report based on surveys and interviews with key subject matter experts conducted by the EIU. In addition to the EIU s analysis, PwC provided its own commentary on best practices and strategic considerations for companies active in the mhealth arena noted in the report as PwC Perspectives. We hope that these insights, coupled with the survey findings and interviews summarised in the pages to come, are useful in helping the stakeholders in the industry understand, plan and participate in this inevitable yet exciting new future. 1 Number of mobile phones end of 2011: 5.98bn. International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Key Global Telecom Indicators for the World Telecommunication Service Sector, Lee Hood, Vision for Systems Medicine: Predictive, Personalized, Preventive and Participatory (P4) SIS2007ConferenceHighlights-Hood/docs/ HoodLeroy.pdf
5 Table of contents List of interviewees Executive summary Sidebar: About the research Introduction: Not so fast? The current landscape Expectation versus reality Colliding interests, competing visions The centre of the battlefield Sidebar: Early adopters: driven or desperate? Healthcare innovation: A school of patience Emerging markets, emerging solutions Greater need and fewer options Emerging solutions Sidebar: A tale of two countries India and the UK From technology to solutions worth buying Finding and proving a need From incremental to disruptive change Picking up the tab Sidebar: Does it work? Does that matter? Conclusion
6 2 Emerging mhealth: Paths for growth List of interviewees Cláudio Giulliano Alves da Costa, President, Brazilian Health Informatics Association Peter Benjamin, Managing Director, Cell-Life Dan Brostek, Head of Member and Consumer Engagement, Aetna Misha Chellam, Chief Operating Officer, Scanadu Eric Dishman, Director of Health Innovation, Intel Jennifer Dixon, Director, Nuffield Trust Sunderrajan Jagannathan, Head of Strategy, Siemens Healthcare India Martin Kopp, Head of Healthcare, SAP Ian Leslie, Professor of Computer Science, Cambridge University Jason Mann, Head of China Healthcare, Barclays Capital Claudius Metze, Business Solutions Architect, Healthcare Unit, SAP Axel Nemetz, Head of Vodafone mhealth Solutions, Vodafone Bakul Patel, Policy Adviser, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Steinar Pedersen, Chief Executive Officer, Tromsø Telemedicine Consult George Poste, Regents Professor and Del E Webb Chair in Health Innovation, Arizona State University Sangita Reddy, Executive Director of Operations, Apollo Hospitals (India) Chris Taylor, Director of the mhealth Innovation Centre, University of Manchester Ozgur Turgay, Managing Director, Acibadem Mobile Thierry Zylberberg, Head of Orange Healthcare, Orange Patricia Mechael, Executive Director, mhealth Alliance
7 3 Executive summary Mobile healthcare (mhealth) is the biggest technology breakthrough of our time [being used] to address our greatest national challenge, said US Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius in her keynote address at the 2011 annual mhealth Summit in the Washington, DC area. Worldwide, the technology and its promise have moved up the healthcare agenda. The interest is understandable. Increasingly ubiquitous and powerful mobile technology holds the potential to address long-standing issues in healthcare provision. However, such effervescence in a field with few proven business models suggests that, yet again, technology-driven hype may lead to expensive failures. This Economist Intelligence Unit report, commissioned by PwC, examines the current state and potential of mhealth in developed and emerging markets, the ongoing barriers to its adoption and the implications for companies in the field. Based on the research, the key findings include: their interests. The challenge will be even greater for innovators because the improvements that mhealth can bring such as patient-centred care and a greater focus on prevention will involve disruption of how healthcare is provided. To succeed, innovators must manoeuvre through culturally conservative, highly regulated and fragmented yet often monopolistic systems that often provide contradictory incentives. The diversity of interests at play makes an evolving landscape even more complex. Patients want more convenient provision of healthcare, but they also want greater control. For doctors, mhealth can help provide better patient care and ease their administrative headaches, but they are likely to resist the loss of power implicit in greater patient control. Payers already display interest in mhealth, and the economic pressure for more patient-centred, preventive care is likely to drive them further towards the patient s viewpoint. Emerging markets are the trailblazers in mhealth. Patients in these markets are much more likely to use mhealth applications or services than those in developed countries. Similarly, more emerging-market doctors offer mhealth services than colleagues in developed countries, and more payers cover these costs. The ability of these countries to leap ahead lies in the paucity of existing healthcare: there is greater demand for change and, just as important, there are fewer entrenched interests to impede the adoption of new approaches. Solutions, not technology, are the key to success. Widespread mhealth adoption requires services and products that appeal to current payers because patients, highly sensitive to price, will provide little income. Consumers sense of entitlement with regard to healthcare aggravates this price sensitivity. Accordingly, vendors must concentrate on solving payers problems. Technology is an essential, but not sufficient, tool in this endeavour. Expectations are high for mhealth. Roughly one-half of patients surveyed for this report predict that mhealth will improve the convenience, cost and quality of their healthcare in the next three years (see About the research ). Meanwhile, six in ten doctors and payers believe that its widespread adoption in their countries is inevitable in the near future. Yet most experts interviewed for this study, while also convinced that mhealth will eventually become an important part of care provision, expect that adoption will take time. Healthcare s strong resistance to change will slow adoption of innovative mhealth. New technology is not enough. Widespread adoption of mhealth will require changes in behaviour of actors who are trying to protect About the research In developing this report, commissioned by PwC, the Economist Intelligence Unit conducted two surveys in ten countries: Brazil, China, Denmark, Germany, India, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, the UK and the US. The first survey asked 1,027 patients with a broad distribution of economic backgrounds, ages, levels of education and states of health about their opinions on various aspects of mhealth. The second survey queried 433 doctors and 345 executives from payer organisations. The respondents in the doctor group were drawn from the public sector (46%) and the private sector (49%) or were independent physicians (5%). The group is more urban (67%) than suburban (24%) or rural (10%), with 45% practicing in primary care, 45% in secondary care and 10% in tertiary care. The executives from payer organisations responding to the survey are roughly evenly divided between the public and the private sector, with 55% C-suite or above. In addition, the research included extensive desk research and 20 in-depth interviews of senior executives from healthcare providers and payers, technology and telecommunications companies and industry organisations, as well as leading experts from academia, think-tanks and non-governmental organisations. Finally, the EIU commissioned internal reports on mhealth for nine of the countries covered by the survey from its country experts.
8 4 Introduction: Not so fast?
9 5 Excitement surrounding mhealth is palpable. A burgeoning calendar of events and exponential growth in web content generated on the topic reflect the rising intensity of interest (see chart 1). Chart 1: New mhealth Google hits in year 2012: * 314,500 hits The nature of the discussion is also shifting. About four years ago [mhealth conferences] were just a few people in jeans meeting occasionally, says Peter Benjamin, Managing Director of Cell- Life, a South African non-governmental organisation (NGO) developing mhealth technology. Three years ago proper doctors started to show up; about two years ago we had reports on the first randomised controlled trials; and last year the suits got involved so that many mhealth conferences are now dominated by [corporate] executives [discussing return on investment]. This growing interest rests on the assumption that two phenomena the ubiquity of wireless technology and the imperative need to transform healthcare provision will inevitably intersect. The change will be profound. The current landscape By late 2011 the world s roughly seven billion people already had just shy of six billion mobile-phone subscriptions, more than one-sixth with mobile broadband, according to the International Telecommunication Union (see chart 2). Connections are likely to outnumber people by Omnipresent in the developed world, this technology is increasingly widespread in developing countries as well. Connectivity is just part of the story. Misha Chellam, Chief Operating Officer of Scanadu, an mhealth device company, explains the value of ubiquitous infrastructure for innovators: in 147,000 hits : : 48,800 hits 27,500 hits : : 14,800 hits 5,340 hits : : 2,750 hits *Estimate for all of 2012 taken by multiplying pre-march 27 figure by 5 Chart 2: Mobile subscribers for 10 countries 1 billion 800 million 600 million 400 million 200 million million 200 million 150 million 100 million 50 million China India Brazil Turkey South Africa 300 million United States Germany United Kingdom Spain Denmark Source: International Telecommunication Union, April 2012
10 6 Emerging mhealth: Paths for growth building attachments for the phone, they are riding on the back of an incredible amount of investment; there is a billing model, connectivity and a user interface people are trained on. So much communication and computing power in so many hands should drive provision of always-on, anywhere service in numerous fields. Meanwhile, the healthcare sector is illsuited for modern needs. In developed countries, hospital-centric systems focus largely on acute care even while chronic conditions dominate the disease load. Population ageing will only exacerbate the challenge. Moreover, healthcare services are frequently disjointed and locked into provider-defined silos that ignore wider patient needs. Economic problems have raised awareness of the high cost of these inadequate systems. Healthcare spending in the OECD has risen in the last decade from an average of 7.8% of the region s GDP to 9.7%. Of this, typically about 70% comes out of increasingly constrained government budgets. Jennifer Dixon, Director of the Nuffield Trust, a UK-based healthcare think-tank, notes that although areas such as telemedicine and ehealth are not new, the focus on such solutions has had a particular impetus in the last three years because of the economic downturn. More people are looking at change in a way that we haven t seen in the last 10 to 20 years. In emerging markets, the situation is both worse and more hopeful. Inadequate health infrastructure limits much of the rural population and urban poor to, at best, only the most basic care. However, rapid economic growth is driving citizens to demand more. India s government, for example, faces increasing pressure to raise healthcare spending. Jason Mann, Barclays Capital s Head of China healthcare, says that health is now a hot-button issue for that country s government too. Its legitimacy is somewhat tied up with its ability to provide broad and inexpensive healthcare across China, he explains. Expectation versus reality Expectations are high that mobile technology will help to increase access to care in emerging markets and transform the developed world s costly healthcare behemoths into less expensive, prevention-based and patient-focused systems. The surveys conducted for this research programme found that although patients see relatively modest change so far, large numbers expect that mhealth will have a significant impact on how care is delivered in the next three years (see chart 3). Roughly one-half predict that it will improve the convenience (52%), cost (46%) and quality (48%) of their healthcare (see chart 4). Similarly, 59% of doctors and payers believe that the widespread adoption of mhealth in their countries is inevitable in the near future. The impact of mhealth on relationships with patients will be about as big as that of the Internet, doctors say. Pilot projects around the world point to the plethora of possibilities. These range from the Patient Link programme in Tianjin, China, which gives rural patients access to medical professionals, to a host of programmes across Africa that educate the public about AIDS through SMS messages, to SmokefreeTXT in the US, which helps young Americans to give up smoking. Most experts interviewed for this study, however, are much more cautious. We all need to come back down to earth, says Patricia Mechael, Executive Director of the mhealth Alliance, a multi-stakeholder group dedicated to advancing mhealth. My forecast is that in the next year the hype cycle will reach its peak, we will then move into the trough of disillusionment, and then move back up to a happier place. Steinar Pedersen, Chief Executive Officer of Tromsø Telemedicine Consult, adds that currently you have a research environment that produces papers, a business environment that produces expectations, and a healthcare environment that creates healthcare. So far they have not met. This will happen, but how long it will take I m not sure. Such words of caution suggest that change, while certainly desirable The mhealth universe In this research programme, mhealth is defined as the provision of healthcare or health-related information through the use of mobile devices (typically mobile phones, but also other specialised medical mobile devices, like wireless monitors). Mobile applications and services can include, among other things, remote patient monitors, video conferencing, online consultations, personal healthcare devices, wireless access to patient records and prescriptions. A broad variety of stakeholders take part in mhealth. They include patients and patient advocacy groups; healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, and other professionals who patients see as part of normal healthcare); institutions where care is provided (hospitals, clinics and others); payers (government and private); medical device companies; biopharma companies; technology companies (devices, applications, software, infrastructure, data analytics and others); telecommunication services providers; pharmacies and other healthcare-related retail outlets; NGOs; regulators; policymakers; and a series of new entrants that include entrepreneurs and retailers.
11 Introduction: Not so fast? 7 Chart 3: Patients expect mhealth to change their healthcare experience % of respondents who say that, in the next three years, mhealth will significantly change: 59% 51% 49% 48% 48% 48% 47% 46% How I seek information on health issues How providers or services send general healthcare information How I manage my overall health How I manage my chronic conditions How my healthcare providers and I communicate How I manage my medication How I measure and share my vital health information How healthcare providers monitor condition and compliance Source: Economist Intelligence Unit, 2012 Chart 4: Patients say mhealth will improve convenience, quality and cost of healthcare In the next three years, patients agree that: 52% mhealth applications/ services will make healthcare substantially more convenient for me 48% mhealth applications/ services will improve the quality of healthcare I receive 46% mhealth applications/ services will substantially reduce my overall healthcare costs (including linked costs like travel to and from the doctor or time off to go to clinics) Source: Economist Intelligence Unit, % and likely, is not simple. As with any important new technology, mhealth can enable incremental innovation improvements to existing practices, or disruptive innovation fundamental changes that alter healthcare provision. Professor Chris Taylor, Director of the University of Manchester s mhealth Innovation Centre, sees some quick wins to be had, that will almost certainly come from the simpler, more boring things. For example, the increasingly common practice of texting appointment reminders to patients substantially reduces costs from missed attendance. These innovations have value, but they do not change the way medicine is delivered. To meet current and future challenges, healthcare systems need disruptive change. For mhealth to enable that, though, it will have to deliver in the teeth of an industry with a long history of effectively resisting disruption. Clayton Christensen, one of the leading scholars on innovation, once described healthcare as perhaps the most entrenched, change-averse industry in the US. 3 Analyses of other countries are similar. If mhealth succeeds in delivering such things as a greater focus on prevention, better monitoring of chronic conditions and patient-centred care, its impact will be dramatic. But the scope of the task and the resistance it engenders should not be underestimated. As Eric Dishman, Intel s Director of Health Innovation, puts it: mhealth is about fundamentally changing the social contract between patients and doctors. It will take time. 3 Clayton Christensen, Richard Bohmer and John Kenagy, Will disruptive innovations cure healthcare? Harvard Business Review, September-October 2000.
12 8 Colliding interests, competing visions
13 9 mhealth can be a powerful instrument, potentially altering relationships within the healthcare industry. But Sangita Reddy, Executive Director of Operations at Apollo Hospitals in India, says that mhealth s greatest uptake will be when it is just another methodology in the healthcare cycle. Mobile is thus a tool, not a new type of medicine, and its meaning will emerge from how it is applied within existing healthcare systems. This will be determined more by the interests of leading healthcare stakeholders than by the actual technology. That means that the tension among these interests, many of which are highlighted by our surveys, will shape the use of mhealth and the speed of its adoption. The patient perspective: Patients believe that mhealth offers them easier access to care and more control over their own health (see charts 5 and 6). But this would involve a substantial, disruptive move away from doctordirected care towards a patient-asconsumer model. Clinicians would remain important, but not always the patient s first option: already, among those who use mhealth services, 59% say these have replaced some visits to doctors or nurses. Chart 5: Patients define mhealth in terms of access and control How patients define mhealth 44% 43% 42% 29% 25% 18% 18% 14% 5% Use of mobile phone to learn about/monitor wellness (e.g., weight, diet, amount of exercise) Contact between patient and healthcare provider by mobile phone or other device Accessing health telephone call centres/advice lines/emergency services Automated contact with my healthcare provider (e.g., reminders about appointments or to take medication) Healthcare providers monitoring a specific patient condition (e.g., chronic disease) Community health promotion or information initiatives sending messages to mobile phone Medical professionals having remote access to electronic patient records Support for medical professionals making decisions remotely Collecting patient data for clinical trials Source: Economist Intelligence Unit, 2012
14 10 Emerging mhealth: Paths for growth Consumers are mobilised under the banner of convenience and, where they pay out of their own pockets, they begin to recognise cost, says George Poste, Regents Professor and Del E. Webb Chair in Health Innovation at Arizona State University. In this, patients simply expect healthcare to catch up with other service industries. Nevertheless, it would involve disruptive change. Ozgur Turgay, Managing Director of Acibadem Mobile Health, one of Turkey s largest providers of mhealth services, calls it a revolution. We are creating a new environment in healthcare, he says. The doctor perspective: While patients are pushing for change in healthcare, our survey reveals doctors resistance to disruption of their traditional roles. Only 27% encourage patients to use mhealth applications in order to become more active in managing their health; 13% actively discourage this. Indeed, doctors are averse to a fundamental change to the patient s role (and power): 42% of doctors surveyed worry that mhealth will make patients too independent. A generational divide exists, but it is not what conventional wisdom might predict. Among younger doctors those with less than five years experience 53% are worried about the potential for patient independence. Perhaps they are more aware of the depth of change technology has brought in other fields, or their more junior positions makes them more sensitive to how vulnerable they are to disruption. Twenty-four percent of these younger doctors actively discourage patients from using mhealth applications to manage their own health. Doctors are nevertheless embracing some aspects of mhealth. A 2012 survey of European doctors conducted by Manhattan Research, an organisation that researches medical personnel, found that 26% owned ipads and spent over one-quarter of their professional time using them. Its survey in the US showed that in % of surveyed doctors had an ipad, and 28% expected to buy one in the next six months. Uptake in emerging markets has also been strong. Cláudio Giulliano Alves da Costa, President of the Brazilian Health Informatics Association, notes that physicians often resist adopting new information technology but, surprisingly, they have accepted tablets. Chart 6: Patients will adopt mhealth if it improves access, lowers cost and increases control Top drivers for patients to consider beginning to use or increasing use of mhealth applications/services 46% 43% 32% 28% 25% Ability to access my healthcare providers more conveniently/effectively Ability to reduce my own healthcare costs Ability to take greater control over my own health Ability to obtain information that is difficult or impossible for me to obtain from other sources Ability to access better quality healthcare Source: Economist Intelligence Unit, 2012
15 Colliding interests, competing visions 11 Early adopters: driven or desperate? With most disruptive technologies, the early adopters tend to be those who are ill-served by existing provision or not served at all. mhealth is no exception. The two types of patients in the Economist Intelligence Unit s survey most attracted by its products and services are those with poorly managed chronic diseases and those who pay more than 30% of their household income towards healthcare. Both groups are better informed about mhealth, are much more likely to be using such applications and services already, and are noticeably more willing to pay for them (see chart 7). They are, however, also more likely to abandon these applications and services within the first six months. This suggests that greater attention to efficacy data for mhealth is urgently needed not just to improve return on investment but also to protect the potentially vulnerable from electronic quackery. Chart 7: Necessity is the mother of adoption in mhealth Patients with health issues are most likely to use mhealth products and services 49% 62% 74% Familiarity with term mhealth 64% 82% 79% Engage in mhealth 47% 72% 68% Currently use one or more apps Survey average Have poorly managed conditions Healthcare spending > 30% of income Source: Economist Intelligence Unit, 2012
16 12 Emerging mhealth: Paths for growth Doctors are buying into mobile technology because it can help meet some of their needs, such as monitoring patient compliance, accessing records and communicating with colleagues (see charts 8 and 9). One of the most popular medical apps, for example, is Medscape, a free service which provides the latest medical news and information about diseases and drugs. While improvement of care is a bigger driver than simple convenience, doctors hope that it will happen through streamlining, rather than re-inventing, existing systems. Chart 8: mhealth is about contact with patient, say doctors What doctors most associate with the term mobile healthcare (mhealth) 43% 38% 38% 32% 28% 25% Contact between patient and healthcare provider by mobile phone or other device Monitoring of a patient s condition or compliance with treatment regimen Medical professionals having remote access to electronic patient records Support for medical professionals making decisions remotely Automated contact between patient and healthcare provider Use of mobile phone to learn about/monitor wellness 22% 21% 15% Accessing health telephone call centres/advice lines/emergency services Community health promotion or information initiatives with messages to mobile phones Collecting patient data for clinical trials Source: Economist Intelligence Unit, 2012 Chart 9: Search for quality and efficiency are top incentives for doctors to adopt mhealth What would spur doctor adoption of mhealth 36% 32% 32% 29% 28% 26% 25% 17% 16% 14% 13% Improved quality of care/better health outcomes Easier access to care for existing patients Reduction in administrative time for medical personnel, allowing greater time for patients More efficient internal processes/communication Ability to reach previously unreachable patients Patient expectations/demand Lower overall cost of care for patients Opportunity to provide new services/tap into new markets Ubiquity of smartphones and applications in all areas of life Encouragement by regulators Expectation/demand of medical personnel or employees Source: Economist Intelligence Unit, 2012
17 Colliding interests, competing visions 13 PwC perspective Fighting chronic disease through mobile coaching A recent US trial demonstrated the impact mobile phone-based coaching and online decision support can have on diabetes patients. Chronic conditions are the leading causes of death and disability globally, putting an enormous and increasing burden on most healthcare systems. Prevention and early intervention are a big step towards the ultimate aim of making populations healthier through better lifestyles and increased compliance with their suggested care regimens. mhealth has the potential to specifically target chronic disease patients, with customised sensors, devices, services and tools to modify behaviour in an engaging and sustainable way. WellDoc Inc., a healthcare behavioural science and technology company, has created a system of instant and longitudinal feedback and coaching driven by clinical, evidence-based guidelines and behaviour science. A US trial of the WellDoc system sought to reduce blood glucose levels in 163 patients suffering from diabetes, with each participant receiving a glucose meter and supplies, along with a mobile phone application and access to a web-based portal. Patients can enter blood glucose levels and other self-care data into their phones both feature as well as smart and receive real-time responses from virtual patient coach (in the form of an expert mobile/web-client and cloudbased software system), providing assistance on managing the condition as well as more general tips on diet, exercise and other aspects of their lifestyle. The system can also produce ongoing, evidence-based reports of great use to the patients clinicians, helping them monitor their conditions more accurately. The results showed a mean decline in A1c (glycated haemoglobin the gold-standard measure for diabetes control) by 1.9% in the intervention group (against 0.7% in the usual care group). A clinically significant change in A1c was seen, regardless of whether patients began the trial with a high or low A1c. By comparison, the US Food and Drug Administration considers a new drug that is able to reduce A1c by 0.5% as clinically significant. WellDoc s application has been cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration, works on the vast majority of data-enabled mobile phones and can be integrated into the standard software and electronic health records used by doctors. 4 With an estimated $218 billion spent annually on diabetes in the US, 5 there is hope that this solution could enable annual cost savings per patient of as much as US$10,000 in reduced healthcare charges and increased worker productivity In addition, this approach could allow patients to gain more control over their condition and make better decisions on a daily basis, which should enhance the lives of millions of patients who suffer from diabetes. Remotebased coaching of this kind also has considerable potential for other chronic diseases. Diabetes, obesity and hypertension are seen as the three chronic diseases with the highest potential for mobile management through the application of phones and web-based solutions. 4 The impact of smartphone applications on the mobile health industry (vol. 2), Mobile health market, Report , research2guidance, 9 January Figures for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2010) and the American Diabetes Association, Milliman, Medication adherence leads to lower health care use and costs despite increased drug spending, Roebuck MC, et al. Health Affairs (Millwood) (1):91-9, Jan ; Hospital Stays for Patients with Diabetes, Fraze T, et al. 2008; Statistical Brief #93. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Statistical Briefs [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (US); Aug Testa MA, et al. Health Economic Benefits and Quality of Life During Improved Glycaemic Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. JAMA 280 (17):1490-6, Nov 1998.
18 14 Emerging mhealth: Paths for growth Payers are likely to shift even closer to the patient position because they will bear most of the economic consequences if healthcare systems fail to reform Payer perspectives: Payers which in our survey include private insurance companies and government entities which pay for healthcare services that they or others provide currently occupy a middle ground. They are not so much interested in pure cost reduction as value for money. This includes a reduction in administrative burdens for patients, as well as promoting better health through greater patient involvement in care (see charts 10 and 11). The ultimate aim of improved value for money may differ between private payers, who desire to reduce their spending, and public ones, who may have a fixed budget but seek to provide the best treatment possible within that envelope. mhealth-created efficiencies, however, can appeal to both. The potential, practical benefits for payers are numerous. Dan Brostek, Head of Member and Consumer Engagement at Aetna, a health insurer, notes that these range from the administrative savings from making commonly requested information easy to download, to improving outcomes through access to personalised information, to making customers especially those with high deductibles aware of the actual costs of their treatment choices. Payers are likely to shift even closer to the patient position because they will bear most of the economic consequences if healthcare systems fail to reform. Disruption is in their interest, and many are trying to redefine their roles within healthcare. This includes a greater emphasis on wellness and prevention areas where mhealth can help greatly. Many have launched their own mhealth services. Others have bought popular ones. Aetna, for example, has acquired itriage, an application with some five million downloads that allows customers to research medical symptoms, locate nearby healthcare providers and schedule appointments. Mr Brostek points out that consumers increasingly expect mhealth solutions. By providing patients with the mobile capabilities they want, insurers can differentiate themselves in a competitive marketplace.
19 Colliding interests, competing visions 15 Chart 10: Patient at centre of mhealth, according to payers What payers most associate with the term mobile healthcare (mhealth) 35% 31% 30% 28% 27% 26% 25% 24% 19% Contact between patient and healthcare provider by mobile phone or other device Use of mobile phone to learn about/monitor wellness Medical professionals having remote access to electronic patient records Monitoring of a patient s condition or compliance with treatment regimen Automated contact between patient and healthcare provider Support for medical professionals making decisions remotely Community health promotion or information initiatives with messages to mobile phones Accessing health telephone call centres/advice lines/emergency services Collecting patient data for clinical trials Source: Economist Intelligence Unit, 2012 Chart 11: Search for quality and efficiency are top incentives for payers to adopt mhealth What would spur payer adoption of mhealth 30% 29% 28% 26% 24% 23% 22% 21% Reduction in administrative time for medical personnel, allowing greater time for patients Improved quality of care/better health outcomes Lower overall cost of care for patients Ability to reach previously unreachable patients Easier access to care for existing patients Patient expectations/demand Opportunity to provide new services/tap into new markets More efficient internal processes/communication 19% Expectation/demand of medical personnel or employees 16% 16% Ubiquity of smartphones and applications in all areas of life Encouragement by regulators Source: Economist Intelligence Unit, 2012
20 16 Emerging mhealth: Paths for growth The centre of the battlefield The difference between doctors and patients, says Mr Pedersen, is the centre of the battlefield over mhealth. Mr Chellam adds that such technology changes the balance of power. It is not surprising that doctors would be concerned. Payers, on the other hand, are using their influence more actively to support mhealth: 40% encourage patients to let doctors monitor them through such services, compared with just 25% of doctors. Moreover, although physicians frequently cite existing payment structures as a barrier to their greater deployment of mhealth, in most cases payers are much more likely to cover mhealthrelated services than doctors are to provide them (see charts 12 and 13). Doctor resistance is likely to hold back some aspects of mhealth. This opposition is all the more problematic because mhealth will also have to overcome myriad barriers that typically delay change, especially disruptive innovation in healthcare. Still, most interviewees point to the appearance of the Internet and believe that doctors will be unable to resist especially as payers join patients in demanding change. Doctor resistance is likely to hold back some aspects of mhealth...still, most interviewees believe that doctors will be unable to resist especially as payers join patients in demanding change
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"At the Sweet Gum Bridge"
Jan. 12-28. This play is dedicated to the Choctaw nation and particularly to Choctaw chief Apushamatahahubih, shortened to Pushamataha in the list of characters and to Push in the play. That chief was a contemporary of Andrew Jackson, when he was a general fighting the early Indian wars. Jackson used a divisive strategy, giving some advantages to the peace seeking Choctaws and managing to have their support in his fight against other tribes and particularly against Tecumseh, the chief of the Shawnees, who nearly managed to bring all Indian tribes together and was stopped in this effort by Push himself. Showtime is Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
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The El Toro Freshman were in a battle yesterday afternoon defending their home turf. The Tesoro Titans were in town and after they took a 7-0 lead Dylan Reynolds hit Connor Kentros for a 43-strike to move the beloved Chargers within one after the two-point conversion failed. On the ensuing drive the Chargers defense stiffened and forced a three and out. Milo Pena partially blocked the Tesoro punt and ET was in business on the Tesoro 32-yard line. The Chargers offense who moved the ball very well all day was not able to convert the good field position into points. The Titans took a 14-6 lead and then El Toro went on an impressive march. Starting a drive on its on 28-yard line Steven Gutierrez connected with Kentros for a 32-yard gain to the Tesoro 40-yard line. Mike Brown had two impressive runs behind the downhill blocking of ET's O-Line that pushed the ball inside the redzone. As the second quarter started Gutierrez hit Logan Jolliffe on a swing pass that put the ball first and goal from the Tesoro 4-yard line. On fourth down the Chargers pass went incomplete and Tesoro took over on downs. Both defenses stiffened as they forced punts on the next four possessions. Tesoro then struck to take a 21-6 lead. The Chargers again got the ball back and marched right down into the Titans redzone but were unable to convert the drive into points as the half ended. Tesoro took the opening second half drive and scored to increase their lead to 28-6. The Chargers offense again marched right down the field mixing in some timely completions and impressive runs that put ET back into the Titans redzone. The Chargers turned the ball over on a fluky play that gave the Titans the ball back on their own 42-yard line. Tesoro was able to convert the turnover into point to make it 35-6. Each team added another score and final was 42-12. The score was certainly not indicative of how well the Chargers played and close the game was. The Chargers are definitely making big strides as they head into league play in the coming weeks.
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7 Night Alaska Sawyer Glacier (Seattle Roundtrip)
Sail Date: July 29, 2016
Ship: Explorer of the Seas
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Traveled As: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 2 years ago
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I enjoyed our cruise in Alaska. I went on a RC cruise last summer also on a different ship and it was like I was on the same boat. Piano player last year was not the best and this one was drunk nightly. He took frequent breaks and would stop and talk to us and it was awful the alcohol smell. He never played songs requested and didnt have good communication with crowd. I also do not like it that by 12 everything is over unless you are 18-25. have to go to the 630 show before dinner instead of after dinner and sometimes when on excursion we cant get back in time to see it. we had fun but after second RC cruise not impressed
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I have now test driven the Marvellous Peppermint Molly Mobile and it is certainly different. I finks it will take some getting used to but it wasn't too bad. Momma has forgotten how to drive these things though she says it it because her last baby is now nearly 14 and she fought her stroller pushing days were well behind her. I finks the only fing behind her is her butt…….bol.
Momma took pictures of me in my MPMM while we was on the rumbly coming home and she put them together and made a kinda movie type doohikky. This is it………………………………………………
So now it has had it's inaugural outing and more adventures await me, Momma and Poppa
OK now onto somefing serious, my sooper sweet Pip is Pawing it forward and making a donation to The Little Dog Rescue which is mega wonderful of him and very much appreciated. We appreciated it so much my Momma made a post on the forum about how kind we finks he is and his Mama too and you can see that post HERE we wanted all the peeps at LDR to see how wonderful Pip and his Mama are.
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It was with a heavy heart that I read in your paper that permission is being sought to build 1,100 houses in the village of Willingdon.
The 2011 census states the population as 7,440.
No doubt a few houses have increased this number in the intervening five years but to contemplate the population rising by one seventh is bleak.
No doubt each resident of these properties will own a car, probably two, and our already gridlocked roadways will be even more of a nightmare.
I understand the plan also includes a doctor's surgery and a school.
I cannot imagine the impact that this will make on our beautiful little village tucked under the Downs.
It seems that the authorities are determined to concrete the countryside from the coast through Willingdon, Polegate, and Stone Cross until we all meet up with Hailsham and beyond.
I have no idea where these people will work and with already overcrowded transport links on the A27 and A2200 as well as the present state of our railways, commuting to work outside the local area would not be a pleasant option.
I am fully aware that housing is at a premium but I wonder how many of these properties will be aimed at first time buyers and young people.
As per usual, the decisions are made by bureaucrats who do not have to live with the consequences.
Rosalyn Thirlwell, Coppice Avenue, Lower Willingdon.


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I'm looking to replace my existing lesson planner but not sure which to go for. When I first started I had Colourfile Professional which fell apart quickly so went to Smart Driving one which has lasted well but need something bit more up to date and modern.
Anyone any opinions?
DKL Driving School Belfast www.drivinglessonsbelfast.co.uk
I use an iPad these days. Use an app called "road board" most of the time. Quite a few useful apps out there for ADI's.
I still have a folder with all my old lesson plans in and stuff I used to use but rarely use it. It's there for back up if the iPad goes down.
I am very keen on technology and even started coding my own Android App a couple of years ago but never finished it as I still prefer a physical lesson planner. Having said that the main reason was the small screen, even with the 10.1 inch screen I felt too small. Yesterday I was looking at the iPad Pro with the 12 inch screen but the cost is silly. What screen size are you using on the iPad?
DKL Driving School Belfast www.drivinglessonsbelfast.co.uk
10 inch. Works fine. I can easily access maps/ HP clips/ theory questions. I can email "handouts" TM/SM questions etc all from the iPad. I can access google maps/ street view to help with certain road layouts/junctions etc. I can screen shot certain things so that if I'm not in WIFI I can still access them. I can show them the theory booking site so they don't get ripped off. I can mark a mock test using the iPad. No longer need mock marking pads.
So much easier than having files and folders.
I hope you are parked up with the engine stopped and the key out while you are doing that.
Every time....... modern technology is the future. Don't be scared of it. Move with the times or get left behind.
Hi Joe
Question that was prompted by the Key out issue.
How do you comply with that if you have a proximity key, ie one where you just need it to be in or even near the car for the Start button to be live?
Also i wonder how many people are aware that a stop/start system doeesn't comply with the phone laws?
Hi all.
Pegasus.... can you expand on your comment....."Also i wonder how many people are aware that a stop/start system doesn't comply with the phone laws?"
We all need to understand this so we can give our pupils correct information......Thanks
If you just stop the car and the pupil merely applies the handbrake and moves the gear selector to neutral, in some autos and possibly even some manuals you don't even need to do that; just holding on the footbrake can activate the stop/start.
The car can not be said to be parked in such circumstance so use of the mobile commujnication device is still happening when the car is being controlled by the driver. Actual movement of the vehicle is not necessary to prove the offence.
The comment about the proximity key was prompted by someone commenting at a meeting that it is better/safer from accusation, to remove the key and put it on the dash top to demonstrate that you are definitely parked with the engine off.
Cheers Pegasus
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Hello Bloggers...
It's been a while, but I'm back. I have been working on some cards for a holiday swap. I wanted to share a couple of the cards with you.
This first one is a Halloween card that I CASE'd from Stampin' Connection (a demonstrator only website). I altered it a little based off of a couple ideas from a few people. Thanks to those of you who inspired me!!
This next card is for Thanksgiving. I used the Magnificent Maple stamp from the Holiday catalog, and I think it may be my favorite stamp so far.
Lastly, a Christmas card utilizing the Merry Mini punch pack that was carried over from last year. I drew the white lines on the little bulbs with a white gel pen.
That's all for now. Stay tuned for a Not so Mundane Monday tomorrow...
Happy stamping!


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|My runs from Sunday to Sunday...
- So this is going to be a mostly picture post with a bullet point to explain the collages. This was my week. Above are my runs from Sunday to Sunday. Sixty five kilometers in total. I'm running exclusively again and loving it. My pace sucked this week, but I'm just rolling with it and enjoying running in this much cooler fall weather. My aches and pains are being dealt with at physio and bottom line is, I need to strengthen my core to be a more efficient runner. That is where the gym comes in. Once my neck and rotator cuff are sorted, I'm going to start taking yoga and pilates classes. Should be fun, and comical if nothing else.
|Sunroof selfies.
- Still in therapy. Going pretty well. Talking about your self image and how much you love yourself can be boring shit sometimes. I still heed the advice of my first therapist and take a lot of pictures. Once in a while I get negative comments via Twitter or my blog. Very few, but they always centre around me being in love with myself. Truth is, I'm trying real hard to love myself the way I should and unless you've been morbidly obese your entire adult life then lost a ton of weight, it's hard to understand. I don't take the comments too much to heart and I know that the people who leave them truly don't understand what the mind goes through when you lose the equivalent of an adult woman. I also need to take the pictures to keep myself in check. And as Sarah, loser of 200 pounds and maintainer of 10 years said, pictures help us maintain. The brain can better process a body it gets to see! One hundred percent truth! And I've mastered the selfie. An important skill to have.
- On Twitter I do a little feature called #winetime. It's something fun I started back in the spring. I don't do #winetime everyday because I don't drink everyday. Usually Friday to Sunday and maybe once or twice during the week. Usually once. Got an extra day in last week due to Thanksgiving. I get pictures back and #cheers from around the world. And I love my red wine. One of the extras I allow myself on Paleo because I still have to live. And wine comes from grapes...which are Paleo. Reaching? Nah:-)
|Food from the week
- This week in food was not great. I did make some awesome curried chicken and some delicious turkey soup. I also broke my rule of not eating in my car and got pepperoni sticks and cashews (which was my lunch) during a long driving day because I didn't plan ahead and pack healthy snacks. And I ate out for lunch when I wasn't with a client which is something I try to avoid as well. I have to eat out with clients as part of my job, but when I don't have client meetings, I should be bringing my lunch. And I'm not eating enough. I'm going long stretches of not eating and skipping meals which is counter productive. I need fuel to run and perhaps this is why I'm struggling a lot? I vow to have a better eating week and to eat more frequently throughout the day.
|Shopping and a party.
- Julien had his friend's party on the weekend. He was so excited. We did a halloween theme and four of his guests were from the neighborhood. I'm just so happy he has friends that he can play with on our street. Makes me know that even though my house is a decorator's nightmare right now, we definitely made the right choice by moving. And I found a pair of Tommy Hilfiger boots at Winners I love. But $145? Goes against all my thrifty shopping rules. It's all good, I have the photo to lust after.
- That's all I got for you right now. I have some correspondence I am behind in...again, and blog reading to catch up on as well. I leave you with my Transformation Tuesday post from last week. Have a blessed and safe week:-)
|Transformation Tuesday