How Mobile Apps Are Disrupting Healthcare - and how to build for your business

How Mobile Apps Are Disrupting

Healthcare And Fitness Industries

find value having a mobile health app

connected to EHRs.

93% of physicians

* source: eClinicalWorks’ survey

are likely to recommend a health app

to a patient.

89% of physicians

* source: eClinicalWorks’ survey

Apple launches HealthkitFueling an integrated and native

ecosystem of health and fitness apps

Google launches FitBuilding an open platform to let users

control their fitness data.

Laying The Foundation

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* source: eClinicalWorks’ survey

4 Ways To Leverage This EcosystemUse the foundation laid by Apple and

Google to launch successful mobile apps

1 Wearables

People Love Data

* Image source: Slendher

About themselves and their

surroundings

Educate and EmpowerUsers can monitor and control their

health and fitness levels and share

data with their doctor.

* Image source: Runkeeper

2 Notifications

Relevant and timely notifications build engagement

and keep users hooked.

Relevant and timely notifications build engagement

and keep users hooked.

Push notifications have 50% higher open rates and

twice the click-throughs of email.

Relevant and timely notifications build engagement

and keep users hooked.

Push notifications have 50% higher open rates and

twice the click-throughs of email.

Apple and Google have made push notifications

interactive, adding to the user engagement.

Some Examples

A user can have their doctor’s prescription uploaded

to the app, which then creates reminders for taking

the medicines.

A Couple of Examples

A Couple of Examples

A user can have their doctor’s prescription uploaded

to the app, which then creates reminders for taking

the medicines.

Based on workout for the day, the user gets a

notification on the number of calories they should

consume for the day.

3 Streamlining Workflow

Doctors and nurses across departments collaborate

with each other most of the times based on the

criticality of the patient’s case.

Doctors and nurses across departments collaborate

with each other most of the times based on the

criticality of the patient’s case.

Since all the patient information is stored in a

centralized database, mobile apps allow the doctors

to check and extract patient history quickly and

efficiently.

Doctors and nurses across departments collaborate

with each other most of the times based on the

criticality of the patient’s case.

Since all the patient information is stored in a

centralized database, mobile apps allow the doctors

to check and extract patient history quickly and

efficiently.

Hospitals such as Mount Sinai Hospital are using

mobile apps to store all patient information in an

electric storehouse that are quickly accessed by the

concerned medical professionals.

4 Reduced Costs

Accenture’s trial data showed, on average, a 15%-20%

reduction in hospital days and 30% fewer ER visits with

the use of mobile monitoring technology.

Accenture’s trial data showed, on average, a 15%-20%

reduction in hospital days and 30% fewer ER visits with

the use of mobile monitoring technology.

People can avoid the non-urgent use of ERs (a

potential cost saving of $300-$3,000 per visit) if an app

offered instant symptom checker along with the list of

nearby ERs with a price comparison tool.

This Is Only The Beginning

Be An Early AdopterYour business will grow with the

market, albeit at a fast pace.

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