mHealth - A mammoth just born!

I have been quoted in ehealth_april_2013/45

"I think we are at an inflection point where the large HIS/EMR/RIS/PACS client-server products could just die out and be replaced by Apps on the Cloud. We are entering an era of Apps capturing Small Data which collectively becomes Big Data on the cloud! Lot of Apps are being offered on the mobile/tablet for - Appointments, EMR, CDM etc. For now mHealth is a fledgling with maybe under 10% share of the total Healthcare-IT market in India [~ USD 500M per year]. However it is a mammoth just born. New technology is heading towards a connected healthcare ecosystem where all stakeholders can monitor each other based on published key performance indicators and dashboards. Soon there will be a rating engine for doctors and patients will have options to go to 3 star or 5 star rated doctor! Old guard has to adapt to new technology or quit the bastion. Only providers who adopt cloud technology will survive this onslought. We are entering an era of connected healthcare ecosystem that will be connected by Apps and Cloud."