The global e-health market is expected to grow, according to a new Research and Markets report.
Here are six highlights:
1. Miniaturization and dropping costs of sensors and technological dispersion and innovations will drive the growth of the e-health market.
2. Increasing use of smart wearables, smart fabrics, smartphones, phablets and tablets will also contribute to the growth.
3. Fraud, privacy issues and usability challenges all pose obstacles to growth.
4. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14.56 percent between 2015 and 2020.
5. North America dominates the market, due to its mobile health market. Asia Pacific is set to experience the most growth.
6. IBM, GE Healthcare, Allscripts Healthcare, CompuMed, Apple, Boston Scientific and Cerner lead the market.
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