Israel tech firms are taking the lead in mobile health

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Israel is constantly doing great when it comes to technology in the medical field.


Israel tech firms are taking the lead in mobile health
Through apps or the web, mHealth is providing more personalized healthcare without a visit to the doctor’s office
BY LUKE TRESS July 15, 2015, 6:27 pm


The mHealth Israel conference in Jerusalem, June 29 2015 (Courtesy)


Mobile health, or mHealth, is a fast-growing global industry that uses mobile technology to improve the practice of medicine. And Israel is at the cutting edge of that technology.

The industry in Israel has seen a growth spurt in recent years, with 28 digital health companies established in 2014, up from 17 the year before, according to mHealth Israel.

Mobile health is all about the apps – enabling people to interact while on the move with websites and online databases that help both with the maintenance of health, such as fitness apps that guide users to proper exercise and diet as well as apps that help individuals with health problems, including diabetics.

Levi Shapiro, lead organizer of the mHealth Israel Conference, said Israel is an ideal setting for mobile health technologies due to its start-up culture and healthcare system.

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