PWC Health Research Institute (HRI) leader Sethi Connolly (CeciConnolly) said: "this is the first time we found, doctors expressed DIY devices to open attitude, they are also willing to consider using the data from these devices."
Connolly also made special mention to patient vital signs, monitoring and analysis of blood and urine, urge patients to adhere to treatment equipment and application. She said, as the technology matures, patients with active use of these applications and devices, and the doctor also is willing to learn from these devices and the application of the data collected. According to the results of the survey, consumers are willing to use 1/3 analysis equipment family urine, and more than 50% of the doctors said, willing to acquire the data collected by these devices, prescribe medicine for patients or decide whether they should see a doctor for further.
This report presents second major health-care trend is, medical application and equipment manufacturers will continue to struggle, whether from the USA food and Drug Administration (FDA) obtained before the listing notice (510k).
Connolly said: "in some cases, regulatory approval can provide competitive advantages for specific manufacturers to enter the market, especially in the current the market already crowded situation. But on the other hand, the lengthy approval process may reduce the product innovation speed."
Therefore, Connolly think, medical Venture Company may choose the traditional large enterprises and the market cooperation, because they have rich experience in product approval.
Third medical health trend about privacy. When asked about the privacy and which is more important for convenience, consumers have the degree of attention to different data privacy. According to the results of the survey, 73% said that the convenience of the medical record privacy is more important than the data acquisition. But for weight loss and fitness data, 60% said that the convenience is more important than privacy.
Ben Isku of dean of PWC Health Research Institute (BenIsgur) added, is not only the internal security threats in 2015 the hospital to worry about, such as notebook computer lost in the bus, and the external threats from hackers.
The report lists fourth major health-care trend is, along with the USA medical insurance burden aggravating, the medical service management model in some lower cost will appear. Islam is ancient say, mobile health and telemedicine will be reduced two ways of medical cost.
Another way to reduce medical costs, it is also the report lists eighth health care trends, namely the doctor outside of the medical staff will have more space. PWC is expected, more and more medical work will be accomplished by nurses and physician assistants. Not only is in the hospital, so it is in urgent care center and convenience clinic.
Finally, PWC says, "millennials" (born 1984~1995) will force the healthcare industry transformation. As the economy recovers, the baby boomers (1946 to 1964 birth climax) fever, employers and insurers are seeking to attract this generation in the new way of healthy industrial consumption.
PWC also "consumer driven by investigated" which factors in the purchase of health products or services, the cost in the first place, 82% of consumers said that the most important price. The platoon is in the second factor is the other consumer evaluation of products or services (64%), and government agencies in third place (47%).
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