Digital Health

Harry Wang to discuss wearables and connected health on Wednesday, April 15, at HIMSS15 in Chicago

Harry Wang, Director, Health & Mobile Product Research, Parks Associates, will share his expertise on consumer applications for health IT at the 2015 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition in Chicago, April 12-16, 2015.Wang will present “Healthy Living, Connected Devices and Wearables” on April 15 from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. More than 38,000 healthcare industry professionals will atten ...read more

Research firm announces new connected home health data in support of World Health Care Congress

Parks Associates estimates global revenues from connected fitness trackers will increase from over $2 billion in 2014 to $5.4 billion by 2019. The research firm, which has analyzed the connected health markets for nearly 10 years, announced this new connected health data today as part of its support of the World Health Care Congress this week in Washington, D.C.

“Our latest da ...read more

Parks Associates Announces Wearables Data before Mobile World Congress

Research firm Parks Associates announced today that 5% of U.S. broadband households use a smart watch with health and fitness tracking functions, while 8% use a digital pedometer or fitness/activity tracker. Tejas Mehta, Parks Associates’ research analyst covering the mobile and wearable markets, is attending Mobile World Congress next week in Barcelona to support the event and share the firm’s insights i ...read more

Firm recommends text-based health, weight management, and prescription authentication programs for mobile carriers to create new revenue streams

Newly released Parks Associates research in Mobile Carriers and Wireless Healthcare Opportunities reports more than 40 million smartphone owners are active users of at least one wellness or fitness app. About one in four heads of household in broadband households use a mobile app to track their fitness progress or calorie intake, an ...read more

Connected devices, wearables, and digital health services a key focus at 2015 International CES

Parks Associates finds 41% of caregivers in U.S. broadband households currently use a digital health device as part of their caregiving routine, including 8% who use online tools to coordinate their efforts. The research firm's 360 View: Health Devices and Services for Connected Consumers 2014 analyzes multiple consumer surveys, including a 2Q 2014 survey of 10,000 U.S. broadband ...read more

Jennifer Kent of Parks Associates presents consumer engagement research at mHealth + Telehealth World

In the last 12 months, 38% of consumers in U.S. broadband households looked up health information online, and 27% used the website of their care provider or insurer, according to research from Parks Associates.

Jennifer Kent, Senior Analyst at Parks Associates, will discuss the implications of current consumer attitudes and behaviors in connected health during the sessio ...read more

Digital Health Analysts to Present New Wearables Research in Webcast Thursday

Parks Associates, ahead of its upcoming digital health webcast, announced that 2% of U.S. broadband households purchased a smart watch in 2013, with another 4% very likely to purchase a smart watch in the next 12 months.

The research, including a 1Q 2014 survey of 10,000 U.S. broadband households, found Samsung as the leading smart watch brand. Among smart watch buyers, 20% purchased directly f ...read more

Parks Associates To Present New Digital Health Research on Remote Care Programs and Telehealth Strategies in Webinar with Care Innovations, HIMSS

Parks Associates digital health research finds 28% of U.S. broadband households have used some type of virtual care communication tool. The firm estimates this figure will increase to 65% by 2018 and virtual care doctor-patient video consultation revenues will grow to $13.7 billion.

“All types of healthcare providers, from hospitals ...read more