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Mobile health device market to grow 800 per cent to $US42bn

Mobile health device market to grow 800 per cent to $US42bn

The smartphone boom has spurred VC funding for mHealth devices that use mobile apps

Driven by adoption of vital-signs monitoring and in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) devices, the mobile health (mHealth) market will grow eight-fold from $US5.1 billion in 2013 to $US41.8 billion in 2023, according to a new report.

The report, from Lux Research, notes that after a slow start due to regulatory constraints and integration with physician workflows, clinical mHealth devices will overtake and far outpace their consumer counterparts, which include mHealth bracelets that measure physical activity and some vital signs.

The total mHealth device market is expected to skyrocket from $US5.1 billion last year to $US41.8 billion by 2023 (Source: Lux Research).

For example, last year, sales of clinical vital signs monitoring devices generated $US372 million in revenue. By 2023, they'll generate $US16 billion - a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 46 per cent. By comparison, consumer mHealth devices will grow from $US2.5 billion to $US7 billion, an 11 per cent CAGR, Lux said.

"Clinical markets will be able to pay much more for comparable services, especially if a device is able to reduce patient recovery times or readmission rates, which can lead to outsized cost savings for the health care provider," Nick Kurkjy, Lux Research associate and the report's lead author, stated in a news release.

The report, titled " mHealth Showdown: Consumer and Clinical Devices' Battle for Market Dominance," notes that in-vitro diagnostic and vital signs devices will make up 75 pe cent of the mHealth device market by 2023.

Clinical vital signs monitoring devices will outpace and pass consumer mHealth devices in sales (Source: Lux Research).

"We project that these two will combine to make a $US32.9 billion market by 2023," the report stated.

The smartphone boom has also spurred increased venture capital funding for mHeatlh device companies, the report stated.

Venture capital funding for mHealth devices has risen sharply since 2007, reaching $US480 million in 2013, driven by the launch of the iPhone and the growing popularity of smartphones.

This article, Mobile health device market to grow 8X to $42B, was originally published at Computerworld.com.

Lucas Mearian covers consumer data storage, consumerization of IT, mobile device management, renewable energy, telematics/car tech and entertainment tech for Computerworld. Follow Lucas on Twitter at @lucasmearian or subscribe to Lucas's RSS feed. His e-mail address is lmearian@computerworld.com.

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