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A spirited session at Tuesday's summit questions whether the doctor or the patient should be the catalyst for driving emerging mHealth technologies into the mainstream.

The U.S. Surgeon general was one of two keynote speakers Tuesday at the mHealth Summit. The other, Verizon Wireless COO John Stratton, outlined an ambitious home health platform that the company will launch next year.

The competition seeks innovative wireless ideas to solve pressing global concerns in such areas as healthcare and the environment.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and West Wireless Health Institute Vice Chairman Eric Topol took to the stage for opening keynotes Monday at the mHealth Summit, and each said the future of healthcare remains tied to mobile technology.

HIMSS' 1st Annual Mobile Technology Survey indicates everyone is using mobile devices like smartphones and tablets, but management is lagging behind in developing policies for device management.