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Today’s healthcare landscape is changing dramatically, and one of the driving forces behind that change is the mobile health industry. From smartphones to medical devices, consumer-facing portals to video-conferencing setups, and apps to attitudes, mHealth is a growing universe with plenty of participants and promise.

The mysteries of the human mind aren’t easily understood in phone calls, e-mails, text messages or the once-a-month visits to the therapist. For those with mental health issues, the preferred method of treatment is face-to-face communication.

For years, GetWellNetwork has been connecting patients with hospitals through an interactive network tied to the bedside television. But as the healthcare industry shifts gears toward accountable care and the patient-centered medical home, it’s become clear that a patient’s care plan doesn’t end at the hospital’s front door. That plan has to be as mobile as the patient.