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The Use of Mobile Technology to Improve Health Care and Reduce Costs in China and the United States

The Brookings Institution held an event on March 13 to explore ways mobile technology can reduce healthcare costs in the United States and China. Mobile solutions can increase administrative efficiency, efficiently monitor and guide patient health, and help policy makers gather useful data on what work.

In his opening remarks, Darrell West, VP and Director of Governance Studies at Center for Technology Innovation said that mobile technology has really taken off in the healthcare sector the last few years. There are an estimated 40,000 mobile medical apps available and in use. Remote monitoring devices are becoming very popular and we are seeing more and more doctors use tablets.

Mobile health apps will help in administrative processing as well as actual treatment of patients. There are obstacles that are impeding growth in both the United States and China, namely clarity surrounding regulations governing mobile health applications, the general lack of support from the government, and reimbursement from federal agencies and customers.

Event Website:
http://www.brookings.edu/events/2014/03/13-mobile-technology-health-care-costs-china-us-mhealth

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