The Journal of mHealth Vol 1 Issue 6 (Dec 2014) | Page 3

Editor's Comments Welcome As we come to the final issue of the year, we reflect upon what has been an amazing first year for us here at The Journal of mHealth. From the launch of the inaugural issue in February to the announcement of our Global Digital Health 100 Award List in early December the year has been one of many firsts. This is a perfect time to thank all of our subscribers and readers who have joined us during the course of the year. We really appreciate your support and we hope that you have found our publication to be useful and informative. As we go into 2015 we will be looking to continue to bring you full coverage of the complete connected health industry, with news, research, event reporting, insight and articles from around the world. 2014 has been an eventful year for connected healthcare with some amazing breakthroughs in innovation, and, from what we have seen, a significant uptake in the deployment and adoption of digital and mobile solutions in healthcare environments around the globe. We hear more and more from actual healthcare professionals, rather than ‘technologists’ about the merits of digital solutions, and the practical benefits which are already being delivered. Although we will look to the New Year to provide additional clarification on the regulatory landscape surrounding mHealth, many of the announcements made during 2014 have helped to clarify some of the issues in this developing sector. We also expect the practicalities around reimbursement, interoperability, privacy & security, and methods of deploying solutions at scale to continue to be major development priorities for the industry, in 2015. We were delighted to be able to announce our Global Digital Health 100 Award List, earlier this month, at this year’s mHealth Summit, and in this issue we officially publish the full 2014 list. The list is the result of extensive research and evaluation by our editorial team, which we undertook with the aim of trying to identify and recognise some of the most innovative companies working in the mobile and digital health industry, from around the world. We have received an amazing response to the Award announcement, so much so that we have already begun to prepare for next year’s list. For 2015, we will be supplementing the selection methodology by introducing a submission process, which will begin early in the New Year. So if you are interested in being considered, please do get in touch. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our advertisers, partners, and sponsors who have helped make all of this possible. The Journal of mHealth is dedicated to providing open access, and we rely upon industry support to allow us to continue to be the international voice of the mobile and digital health community. We look forward to developing these relationships through 2015 and hope to have the opportunity to work with more exciting and innovative organisations in the future. Finally, let us wish all of our readers a very Happy Christmas and all the best for the New Year! Matthew Driver Editor Published by Simedics Limited www.simedics.org Editor: Matthew Driver Design: Jennifer Edwards For editorial, research and paper submissions, and advertising opportunities please contact: Matthew Driver [email protected] [phone] 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 editors 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 © 2014 Simedics Limited The Journal of mHealth 1