Executives across healthcare fields largely believe that greater patient access to medical information could dramatically improve health outcomes.

1. 13%
18% 9% 6% 18%21%
9% 13% 3% 7% 13%
18% 7% 9%23% 18% 13% 28% 14%13%
18% 38%18% 25% 22% 30% 45%21%
18% 26%18% 9% 13% 19% 36%29%
45% 45%27% 44%38% 41% 38% 14% 36%
27% 32% 64% 25% 22% 14%13% 27%30%
55% 82% 55% 50% 66% 59% 63% 57% 55%
82% 68% 73% 75% 66% 56% 50% 64% 45%
Biotechnology Pharmaceutical Medical devices
and diagnostics
Healthcare
provider –
hospital system
Healthcare
provider –
non-hospital
Healthcare payer
(eg insurance)
Healthcare
technology
Government body
or NGO working
in health sector
Service provider
(eg contract research
organisation, care
delivery organisation)
Global executive survey: Mobile health technologies
Executives across healthcare fields largely believe that greater patient access to medical information could dramatically improve health outcomes,
according to a global EIU survey. Notably, government bodies and NGOs in the health sector are the most sceptical of this effect.
What do you think will be the most positive outcome of mobile health technologies?
Greater patient access to medical information could dramatically improve health outcomes
Greater patient access to their personal data will allow people to make better decisions about their health
Patients’ day-to-day lives will be improved
Operational stresses on healthcare organisations will decrease
Pandemic and epidemic prevention will be more effective
Medical costs for individuals will fall
Costs for institutions will fall
Revenue for institutions will rise
Other, please specify
I do not think mobile health technology will have a positive effect on consumer health
Source: The Economist Intelligence Unit, "How mobile is transforming the healthcare industry". For this study, sponsored by SAP, the EIU conducted a global survey of 144 healthcare executives from various fields in June 2014.