mHealth devices projected to grow 7% in 2010

Donna Cusano

What would our week be without a forecast?  A new research report from Kalorama Information projects a 7% global growth from 2009 in handheld healthcare devices to $8.8 billion in 2010. The report looks at all handheld devices and makes forecasts for specific categories within healthcare. For example, patient monitoring products account for the largest share of sales and generated about $5.3 billion for 2009 with a market share of 64%.  Information Week