Even legislation will be on our side

What’s more, mHealth’s ubiquitous, real-time quality enables self-tracking which keeps consumers focused on their health and allows them to more easily access their physicians to report and share important health information. These features not only help to reduce routine doctor visits, but also head off health emergencies, eliminate trips to the ER and limit the number of hospital admissions and the readmissions for which hospitals will be penalized come October under the Patient Affordability Act.