This document discusses the use of mHealth apps to improve health and medicine. It notes that smart mobile devices, cloud computing, social networking, and big data analytics will transform global healthcare. Many fitness trackers and mHealth apps have been developed, and the mHealth app market is projected to reach $26 billion by 2017. Examples of exergames, location-based apps, and gamified wellness programs are provided. Several startups in the health and wellness sector that have received funding are also listed. The document concludes that mHealth apps have potential to motivate lifestyle changes through enjoyable and socially supportive experiences.

1. Mhealth
Apps
for
Improved
Health
in
Medicine
Stephen
P.
Yang,
Ph.D.
Maged
N.
Kamel
Boulos,
Ph.D

7. Solu%on
• “Smart
mobile
devices
and
applica3ons,
working
in
concert
with
cloud
compu3ng,
social
networking
and
big
data
analy3cs,
will
be
at
the
core
of
global
health
care
transforma3on.”
– Pat
Hyek
Global
Technology
Industry
Leader,
Ernst
&
Young

9. 95M
Mobile
for
Health

10. Fitness
Tracker
$3.8B
to
$5.6B

11. #Mhealth
Apps
&
Services
$26B
by
2017

12. Media Diet

14. Intro

16. Mobile Exergames
• Exer(tion + video) games played on a mobile phone,
smartphone, handheld computer or game console.
• Games requiring player exertion (Oh & Yang, 2010)
played on smartphones, tablets (iOS, Droid), portable
gaming devices, Nintendo DS, PSP/Vita, activity trackers,
or GPS enabled devices.

17. HealthSeeker*

18. Kilo-Beat

19. Monster
Manor*
(T1)

20. Location-based, Outdoor

21. Figurerunning

22. Geosocial Apps

23. Harvard
&
BWH
(NFC)

24. LifeFitness
(QR)

25. Oakley
GPS

26. Gamification features in
EpicMix at Vail Resorts

27. Run
An
Empire

28. Techno
Gym
(NFC)

29. • Running mobile game.
Runners listen to audio
narrative stories.
• GPS & accelerometer tracks
distance, time, pace, &
calories burned.
• +800K downloads
• Zombies Run! online
communitywww.zombiesrung
ame.com
Zombies Run!

30. Future Directions
• Greater
awareness
and
openness
to
using
new
technologies
to
discover
things
about
the
world
and
yourself

35. LynxFit, Nike+

36. Race Yourself

37. GOGOYU

38. Tappy
Fit

39. Zamzee

41. Firms
Using
Wellness
Strategies

42. Health
&
Wellness
–
Cleveland
Clinic

43. Health
&
Wellness
–
DigiFit

44. Health
&
Wellness
–
Euco*

45. Health
&
Wellness
–
FitBit
-­‐
$43M

46. Health
&
Wellness
–
FitLinxx

47. Health
&
Wellness
–
GetHealth

48. Health
&
Wellness
–
HeiaHeia
-­‐
€1.5M

49. Health
&
Wellness
–
Jiff
-­‐
$18M

50. Health
&
Wellness
–
Nudge
$2.8M

51. Health
&
Wellness
–
Keas
-­‐
$7.4M

52. Health
&
Wellness
–
Kinema
Fitness

53. Health
&
Wellness
–
League
$4M

54. Health
&
Wellness
–
Mango
Health
-­‐
$5.25M

55. Health
&
Wellness
–
Limemade
-­‐
$25M

56. Health
&
Wellness
–
ShapeUp
-­‐
$7.5M

57. Health
&
Wellness
–
Tac%o

58. Health
&
Wellness
–
U%liFit

59. Health
&
Wellness
–
Vida
-­‐
$5M

60. Health
&
Wellenss
-­‐
WebMD

62. To
Sensor
or
Not
to
Sensor

63. FitBit
Rules

64. Jawbone
+
BodyMedia
($100M)
=
??

65. Fitness & Exercise - Moov

66. Fitness
&
Exercise
–
Myontec
MBody

67. Fitness & Exercise - OM Signal

68. Fitness
&
Exercise
-­‐
Skulpt

69. Next?
Glympse

70. Device
&
Plajorms

71. Impact EHR (DrChrono)

73. What
Works?
SMS,
JMIR

74. Take
Away
1. Take
advantage
of
mo%va%on
2. Enjoyable,
rewarding,
socially
suppor%ve
3. Poten%al
for
Gateway
Effect
to
healthier
lifestyles
74

75. Discussions
• How
to
Systema%cally
Assess
Serious
Games
Applied
to
Health
Care
-­‐
JMIR
Serious
Games
2014
(Nov
11);
2(2):e11
HTML:
hpp://games.jmir.org/2014/2/e11/
– Framework
provides
game
manufacturers
with
standards
for
the
development
of
new,
valid
serious
games.

76. Mahalo!
76

78. Mhealth
Apps
for
Improved
Health
in
Medicine
Stephen
P.
Yang,
Ph.D
@syangman
Maged
N.
Kamel
Boulos,
Ph.D
@mnkboulos