Mobile Medical Apps Trends: Market Research Report

December 2013 | 30 pages | ID: M5895DB8BF9EN
Global Industry Analysts, Inc

Abstracts

A mobile medical app refers to software that is developed to run on mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones. Designed to assist the clinical community, these apps play an important role in modern medicine.

The report analyzes and presents an overview of Mobile Medical Apps market worldwide. The report also provides global market estimates and projections for Mobile Health Apps in US dollars and Units for years 2012 through 2017. Supported with 4 market data tables, the report highlights the ever increasing permanence of Mobile Medical Apps. The report highlights the recent M&A activities in the industry involving key players including Athenahealth, Jawbone, US HealthConnect Inc., Azumio and others. The report also discusses the launch of Mobile Medical Apps by leading manufacturers including Mayo Clinic, Happtique, Apple, mRemedy and others witnessed by the industry over the last few years. In addition, 68 companies operating in the Mobile Medical Apps arena worldwide including Apple, Google, iHealth Lab, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and Quest Diagnostics are profiled.

Contents

1. MOBILE MEDICAL APPS - EXTENDING HEALTHCARE BENEFITS

A Prelude
Mobile Medical Apps - Definition

2. MARKET OVERVIEW

Mobile Medical Apps - Market Scenario

Table 1. Global Mobile Health Apps Revenues (2012-2017) in US$ Million

Table 2. No. of Mobile Health Care Apps Downloads Worldwide (2012-2017) in Million

Mobile Medical Apps - Market Drivers
Regulatory Framework
Technological Advancements
Government Support
Strategic Partnerships
Remote Tele-services
Increasing Better Patient Care
Mobile Medical Apps - Market Challenges
Medical Apps Vs Health Apps
Major Mobile Health/Medical App Review Sites
Popular Mobile Medical Apps
Dr. Chrono App
EZ Derm
GU Path
General Radiology 3 Flashcards
PubMedster
Mobile Medical Applications - Top 10 Downloads by Order of Preference

Table 3. No. of Health Apps Downloads by Consumers Worldwide (2012) - By Category Percentage Market Share for Fitness Related, Healthcare Education, Weight Reduction/Weight Control, Sleep Related and Other Medical Conditions, Women's Health/Pregnancy Related, and Others

3. US MOBILE MEDICAL APPS MARKET

Mobile Medical Apps Market to Witness Exponential Growth
Market Drivers
Top 3 Medical App Categories Preferred by Healthcare Professionals
Four Major FDA Qualified Mobile Medical App Categories

Table 4. iPhone Consumers No. of Health App Downloads in the US (2012) - By Category Percentage Market Share for Exercise Related, Weight Control/Diet Related, Stress Relieving/Relaxation, Women's Health Related, Health Calculator, and Others

Regulatory Scenario
US Congress – Mobile Apps Regulations
Medical Apps - FDA Time Line
New Framework to Drive System Interoperability

4. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY

Athenahealth Takes Over Epocrates
Jawbone Takes Over Massive Health to Refine UP Health Device
Rock Health Introduces Online Guide on Medical App Regulations
US HealthConnect to Take Over Healthcare Assets of Complemedia
Zenetek Inks Joint Venture Agreement with Health Sciences Group
Azumio Takes Over SkyHealth
HIMSS Releases Guide for Medical Apps Evaluation
MHRA Classifies Mersey Burns App as Class I Medical Device
Aetna Acquires Healthagen
Doro Takes Over Prylo
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong Takes Over Vitality
Healthagen Acquires AppointmentCity Service
Humana Takes Over Interest in Discovery Holdings
Peaksware Acquires Fitness Apps from Screenmedia
USA Mobility Takes Over Amcom Software
Vocera Acquires Wallace Wireless
WellDoc Acquires Oncology Care Home Health Specialists
Wolters Kluwer Health Acquires Lexi-Comp

5. PRODUCT LAUNCHES/INTRODUCTIONS

Mayo Clinic Develops Mayo Clinic Patient App
Samsung Unveils Galaxy S4 Mobile Handset with Fitness and Health Trackers
Happtique Launches Healthcare Mobile App mRx…
Apple Introduces Apps Hall
Epocrates Introduces New App Directory for Medical Professionals
mRemedy Introduces Custom Apps for Medical Community
The Cambridge Launches Sermo Mobile Application

6. MARKET PARTICIPANTS

Aetna, Inc. (USA)
AirStrip Technologies (USA)
AliveCor, Inc. (USA)
Apple, Inc. (USA)
Asthmapolis (USA)
athenahealth, Inc. (USA)
Axial Exchange (USA)
Azumio, Inc. (USA)
BinaryLabs, Inc. (USA)
Confidant Systems (USA)
Croí, the West of Ireland Cardiac Foundation (Ireland)
D Sharp Mobile Software Corporation (Canada)
Danike, Inc. (USA)
Dental Anywhere (USA)
Discovery Ltd. (South Africa)
DrChrono, Inc. (USA)
Endloop Mobile, Inc. (Canada)
EP Detect (UK)
Epocrates, Inc. (USA)
Fooducate Ltd. (Israel)
Glooko, Inc. (USA)
Google, Inc. (USA)
Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. (USA)
Happtique, Inc. (USA)
Healthagen (USA)
Humana, Inc. (USA)
Hyrax, Inc. - My Medical (USA)
iHealth Lab, Inc. (USA)
InternetArray, Inc. (USA)
Jawbone (USA)
Labstyle Innovations Corporation (USA)
Leading Edge Apps LLC (USA)
Lexicomp, Inc. (USA)
LifeMed Media, Inc. Dba dLife (USA)
Mayo Clinic (USA)
Med ART Studios (USA)
Medimetrix Solutions Exchange LLC (USA)
Microsoft Corporation (USA)
Mobisante, Inc. (USA)
MyFitnessPal LLC (USA)
MyNetDiary, Inc. (USA)
Orca Health, Inc. (USA)
Peaksware LLC (USA)
Physicians Interactive Holdings LLC (USA)
Planmeca Oy (Finland)
Plextek Ltd. (UK)
ProApps by (AM) Ventures, A Division of Antal Media, Inc. (USA)
Qualcomm Inc. (USA)
Qualcomm Life, Inc. (USA)
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (USA)
QxMD Medical (USA)
Remedy Health Media (USA)
Samsung Electronics Co. , Ltd. (Korea)
Skyhealth LLC (USA)
Skyscape. com, Inc. (USA)
Teladoc, Inc. (USA)
Telcare, Inc. (USA)
The Vitality Group (USA)
Unbound Medicine, Inc. (USA)
University Health Network and the Hospital for Sick Children (Canada)
US Healthconnect, Inc. (USA)
Vocera (USA)
WebMD LLC - Medscape (USA)
WellDoc, Inc. (USA)
Withings (France)
Wolters Kluwer (The Netherlands)
ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc. (USA)
Zenetek (Vietnam)

7. APPENDIX