The Journal of mHealth Vol 3 Issue 1 (Feb/Mar 2016) | Page 3

Editor's Comments Welcome Firstly, a belated Happy New Year to all our readers! If your year has gotten off to the same start as the digital health industry’s then you will have been busy. Already, we have seen some fantastic news stories, launches and successes from around the world of digital, mobile and connected healthcare and it seems that 2016 will prove to be another leap forward for the digital health revolution! 2016 also marks the start of our third volume, and with it comes some exciting developments for us here at the Journal. Building on the fantastic growth of our audience around the world we will be introducing a number of new initiatives for this year. February already saw the first of our new series of Digital Health Innovation Labs which will be taking place at different events throughout the year. We were pleased to host a range of digital health start-ups as part of the IoT Tech Expo Europe in London, where there was significant interest in the opportunities that the Internet of Medical Things is bringing to the industry. You can read more about this event, inside, in our article ‘The Potential for the Medical Internet of Things’. Published by Simedics Limited www.simedics.org We also continue to grow our Digital Health Crowd - online research community - that we launched at the end of last year and if you haven’t yet joined we would love for you to become part of this community. Just go to thejournalofmhealth. com and sign up. There are no obligations and it is a great way to test and find out about the latest digital products. For editorial, research and paper submissions, and advertising opportunities please contact: Matthew Driver [email protected] [phone] 2016 will also see the launch of our new publication titled ‘Cybersecurity in Healthcare Briefing’ which will feature content from leading cybersecurity experts and solution providers working in the medical and healthcare sectors. This will be a valuable resource for anyone developing digital, connected, or mobile health solutions, as well as healthcare managers and professionals tasked with keeping patient and organisation data secure. The first briefing will be publishing at the end of March so for further subscription details or to pre-order contact us at [email protected] In this issue we explore the background to what makes a truly effective digital health experience. We consider what it takes to deliver solutions that can turn the traditional physical touch points in healthcare into engaging digital experiences. Whether this is ensuring that a clinical solution integrates easily and intuitively into the work flows of the healthcare professionals that will be using it, or, transforming the conventions of face-to-face patient journeys into digital pathways the design of effective user interfaces and experiences is crucial to success. In a packed issue, we also propose our digital predictions for 2016 in our feature, ‘7 Digital Trends for Healthcare, 2016’ where we look at some of technologies and issues that are likely to have the most impact on the industry this year. We are really pleased to be able to bring expert commentary from Thierry Zylberberg, Executive Vice President, Orange and Director of Orange Healthcare as he considers the changing landscape of mHealth and eHealth, as well as the results of the largest infectious disease survey ever undertaken using smartphones, which has identified 100 million people worldwide at risk of blindness from trachoma. Editor: Matthew Driver Design: Jennifer Edwards Subscribe at www.thejournalofmhealth.com The editor welcomes contributions for The Journal of mHealth. Submissions can be sent to the editor by email, images and graphics should be submitted in high resolution format. The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily shared by the e ditors nor publishers. Although the highest level of care has been taken to ensure accuracy the publishers do not accept any liability for omissions or errors or claims made by contributors or advertisers, neither do we accept liability for damage or loss of unsolicited contributions. The publishers exercise the right to alter and edit any material supplied. This publication is protected by copyright and may not be reproduced in part or in full without specific written permission of the publishers. ISSN 2055-270X © 2016 Simedics Limited Matthew Driver Editor The Journal of mHealth 1