Mobile Healthcare Applications

The development of mobile applications dedicated to healthcare has brought about a significant change in the once traditional healthcare industry. What used to involve spending a lot of money, waiting in long queues or consulting many professionals is now often reduced to using a mobile application. By using it, we will make an appointment, consult […]

The development of mobile applications dedicated to healthcare has brought about a significant change in the once traditional healthcare industry. What used to involve spending a lot of money, waiting in long queues or consulting many professionals is now often reduced to using a mobile application. By using it, we will make an appointment, consult worrisome symptoms, while knowing that the doctor has access to our medical records and can help us immediately. Of course, this is not the only scenario in which m-Health applications are helpful.

Mobile applications in the healthcare sector

Nowadays, when you’re starting to feel bad, dedicated healthcare applications for smartphone users, created for private or public healthcare organizations, are becoming the first line of support. Once the symptoms are known, they will help you to get in touch with your doctor, examine your basic vital signs and, if necessary, issue a referral to a specialist, thus saving you from having to go to the hospital.

Mobile applications for the healthcare sector, therefore radically improve the lives of both doctors and patients. They reduce long waiting periods for consultations, provide almost immediate contact with the doctor, make it easier to make appointments or consult worrying symptoms. Doctors, on the other hand, using mobile applications, have constant contact with patients and their medical records, can make a proper diagnosis and implement necessary treatment faster.

No wonder that the sector of mobile applications dedicated to the medical market is booming. According to the data published by Statista, in 2017, the total global market of medical apps was valued at about USD 2.4 billion. It is estimated that by 2025 the value of this market will increase to over 11 billion dollars. In contrast, the latest data published by the Apple App Store shows that there were as many as 45,478 iOS healthcare apps available in the last quarter of 2019, an increase of one per cent from the previous quarter.

Further forecasts are equally optimistic. When you compare this data with the ongoing development of mobile and smartphone technologies, you can see that m-Health and telemedicine have a bright future ahead of them.

Do mobile healthcare apps are useful?

Did you know that 52% of smartphone users collect health-related information on their devices, and 42% of patients say they prefer digital appointments to phone calls? Besides, 15% of 18-29-year-olds already have health apps installed on their mobile phones. In contrast, 40% of doctors trust that these mobile tools can reduce the number of hospital visits, and 93% of physicians say that mobile apps can improve patients’ health. Research also shows that over 70% of hospitals using mobile applications to collect patient data are more efficient than those that do not. These are very fundamental data that confirm the growing interest in mobile solutions in the healthcare sector. With the further development of technology and almost universal access to smartphones, these trends will become even more apparent.

How mobile healthcare apps support medical facilities?

Mobile health apps can be used in many ways. First of all, they are suitable for:

1. Keeping your health data in one place and tracking it – in the app, we can store contact details, key information about our diseases, current medications or allergies, which can be crucial in an emergency. More and more people are also using mobile applications to monitor their fitness, sleep patterns, heart rate or other vital signs.
   
2. Real-time communication with the doctor – m-Health apps allow doctors to analyze physical symptoms with a camera remotely. E-consultation based on chat applications is also very popular. Thanks to this, the patient can receive advice without leaving home and quickly implement treatment. For medical institutions, this, in turn, means shorter queues and lower operating costs.
   
3. Quick access to medical records – medical software applications dedicated to private institutions and hospitals provide access to patients’ medical records to all authorized personnel. Thanks to this, there is no need to transfer information between specialists, which facilitates making a diagnosis and accelerates treatment.

New m-Health applications create a completely different way of providing care ‒ from the remote body temperature sensor, which monitors the baby’s fever, to the digital pill, which controls the use of medicines. Mobile applications in the health sector can also act as personal emergency response systems that provide, for example, fall detection, emergency assistance and even navigation to the home, which is particularly important in the elderly care sector.

Healthtech development – make the right choice!

Applications developed correctly with the help of a healthcare software company not only help patients to manage their health, but also reduce the crowd in the lounge and shorten the waiting time for visits. This makes it all the more important to learn more about their capabilities!

If you are interested in creating a dedicated application for your medical facility or hospital, please contact us. You can count on professional advice and support from our experienced consultants at every stage of the project!