There has been a push worldwide to use mobile technology for money transfers, but I haven't seen too much adoption here in the U.S. market. Security is a top concern for consumers, so if we want to see a wide scale adoption we'll need a large increase in security and fraud protection. There has to be an assurance that our money will be safe once we hit the 'Send' key on our mobile devices.
Aside from that top pick, Gartner's list reads like a "hot" topics list today in mobile technology. Location-based services, mobile search, and mobile browsing come in the next three spots. Rounding out the top 5 is an interesting pick... mobile health monitoring.
"Mobile health monitoring is the use of IT and mobile telecommunications to monitor patients remotely, and could help governments, care delivery organizations (CDOs) and healthcare payers reduce costs related to chronic diseases and improve the quality of life of their patients."
I think we'll definitely see a rise of activity in this market as the health care industry seeks reform. Technology will play a critical role in increasing doctor/patient communication, transferring patient information across different providers, and lowering overall care costs. I tweeted the other day about an article in the WSJ with Bruce Goodman, CIO of Humana Inc. In the article, Goodman talks about the role of technology in health care and reform. He hints at some aspects of mobile health monitoring, so it sounds like the industry is taking some steps in that general direction. I guess we'll have to wait and see if this truly becomes a top 5 mobile application in 2012.
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