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“We took a run at this five years ago and it fizzled out pretty quick,” explained Rob Mesirow, Vice President of CTIA, the international association for the wireless industry. “Quite frankly, it just wasn’t the time, the stars weren’t aligned, wireless data networks weren’t robust enough and medical data wasn’t there.”

“Now, the next generation of doctors, who are more comfortable with health IT technology along with stronger mandates from the federal level and robust carrier networks are coming together,” Mesirow explained during an interview at the Wireless Life-Sciences Alliance meeting in La Jolla, California. “Everyone agrees that healthcare industry is inefficient — and that’s putting it lightly.”

CTIA’s wireless health initiative really kicked off at its most recent event in Las Vegas last month, but the association plans on hosting events in Washington D.C. and bringing Gary West and Dr. Eric Topol from the West Wireless Health Institute to discuss wireless healthcare with policy makers on the Hill.

via CTIA: All wireless carriers want mHealth | mobihealthnews.