Evident from the growth in the size of exhibit hall and the number of participants attending the mHealth Summit this year is that the business and technology side of the field is growing fast. In fact, it's growing so fast that a group of panelists called it the "mHealth bubble" during a vibrant discussion about the value of mHealth.

The parts playing catch-up are research and evaluation. That's according to William T. Riley, Ph.D., chair of the NIH mHealth Interest Group, and program director at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Agencies such as the NIH are trying to figure out how best to streamline the research side of things to help with quicker deployment of mHealth products, and according to Dr. Riley, physicians play an important role in integrating mobile technologies in the health care system.

Here's more from Dr. Riley:

12/07/11