Healthcare Mobile App Development
We Build Custom iOS, WatchOS, & Android Apps for Healthcare Organizations
At Medical Web Experts, we specialize in designing and developing industry-leading custom healthcare apps for companies ranging from startups to medium- and large-sized healthcare enterprises. No matter the size or type of your organization, we’re committed to the success of your project, and it shows in everything we create.
Why a Healthcare Mobile App?
The healthcare app development market is experiencing rapid growth, driven by the increasing adoption of mobile applications in the healthcare industry. The COVID-19 pandemic only highlighted the need for efficient and personalized healthcare solutions, accessible by patients on their mobile devices. However, the trend toward greater mobile adoption started before the pandemic and has continued to grow since then.
Why Build A Healthcare Mobile App: The Numbers
- 90% of Americans own a smartphone
- 15% are “smartphone-only” internet users
- 60% use health and fitness apps
- 40% use patient portal apps
- 34% use wearable health devices
Source: Pew Research Centre, Morning Consult, Insider Intelligence
A custom mobile app can:
- Encourage better patient outcomes
- Improve communication
- Offer greater convenience for patients
- Simplify your internal workflows.
With the global digital health market expected to reach $660 billion by 2025, but with 8 out of 10 healthcare apps failing to satisfy patients, there are significant opportunities for innovation and improvement in patient care, especially regarding mobile apps.
For a mobile healthcare app that exceeds patient expectations, complies with all applicable regulations, and aligns with your business goals, you can trust Medical Web Experts.
We’re Experts in Custom Medical Mobile App Development
Our custom health app developers use the latest healthcare software development technologies to create innovative, custom solutions to our clients’ most difficult challenges. We understand the unique needs and challenges that healthcare organizations face, and we offer solutions that address pain points and help your organization meet its goals.
Medical Web Experts services include:
- iOS healthcare app development (for iPhones and iPads)
- WatchOS healthcare app development (for Apple Watches)
- Android healthcare app development (for other mobile devices)
- Cross-platform healthcare app development (for both Apple and Android devices)
- Healthcare web application development (for mobile-responsive web services)
- Medical device software development (for specialist devices, e.g., heart monitors, smart prosthetics, scanners)
We work with each client to provide a solution that’s strategically aligned at all levels of the organization. This means improved usability, as well as improved availability of data across the broader organizational health IT ecosystem.
Who We Build Healthcare Mobile Apps For
We’re Experts in Custom Medical Mobile App Development
Baylor Heart and Vascular Center
Baylor’s award-winning app provides educational resources for patients like videos, podcasts, and blog content, as well as guided meditations and useful features like navigation. The app also integrates with Apple Watch in order to provide heart rate data.
Westmed Medical Group
Westmed Medical Group’s custom-branded app, built on the Universe platform by Medical Web Experts, offers patients a variety of digital health services such as provider search, urgent care wait times, and news access. The app enhances patient control with features like prescription refills, multilingual support, appointment scheduling, online bill pay, and integration with Bridge Patient Portal, earning it multiple eHealthcare Leadership Awards in 2018 and 2019.
SUFU
The MyBladder app, developed for the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine, and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU), is available on iOS and Android. It assists patients with overactive bladder treatments by allowing them to log daily bladder activities, monitor progress, manage medications, and access educational resources to improve bladder health.
Mobile vs. Web Apps: Why Build a Mobile App?
Even if you already offer online services through your website, a mobile app can make or break your healthcare business. Mobile apps, downloaded from app stores, leverage unique smartphone features like location tracking, Bluetooth connectivity, and biometrics, offering personalized and offline functionalities. Conversely, web apps run in browsers, are cheaper, faster to develop, and can be easily converted to mobile apps using versatile coding languages. Web apps are also more commonly used for accessing patient portals, though mobile device usage is on the rise.
Choosing between a healthcare mobile app and a web app involves considering various factors such as development time, cost, patient accessibility, and feature performance.
Healthcare organizations must assess their specific needs, such as the importance of certain features and long-term goals, before deciding. A phased approach can be practical, starting with a web app and expanding to a mobile app as needed to balance initial costs with future adaptability. For optimal results, consult an experienced healthcare app developer to discuss which approach best suits your needs.
Comparison Table: Healthcare Mobile Apps vs. Web Apps
Key Advantages of a Mobile Healthcare App
A mobile medical app offers several benefits over a healthcare web application (which is accessed via the user’s browser and does not require the user to download the app).
Benefits of Healthcare Apps for Patients
Healthcare apps offer numerous benefits for patients, including:
Benefits of Healthcare Apps for Providers
Healthcare apps also provide significant advantages for healthcare providers:
Medical Mobile Apps with Rich Features and Functionality
As an industry-leading healthcare app development company, Medical Web Experts has extensive experience in custom, HIPAA-compliant healthcare app development. Our medical app developers build apps with features and functionality that address your organization’s key needs.
- Bill pay
- Rx refill requests
- Physician search
- Location search
- Urgent care wait times
- Telehealth solutions
- Integration with wearable devices, including Apple Watch
- Secure messaging
- Appointment scheduling
- Patient notifications/reminders
- Navigation solutions
- CCDA-based health summaries
- Lab results
- Symptom checker
- News and events
- Video library
Integrate with Your Existing Systems
We build custom interfaces and integrations that allow your app to integrate seamlessly with the systems your organization is already using.
- Electronic health record (EHR) or electronic medical record (EMR) software
- Revenue cycle management (RCM) software
- Practice management (PM) systems
- Laboratory information system (LIS) or lab information management systems (LIMS)
- Radiology information system (RIS)
- Pharmacy information system (PIS)
- Health Information Exchange (HIE)
- Pharmacy benefit manager software
- Patient portals
- Patient scheduling software
- Customer relationship management (CRM) software
- Custom databases
We Have Health App Development Down to a Science
With experience in medical app development dating back to 2003 , we know what it takes to make your project successful. Our deep experience allows us to work with clients in any of the following project stages:
Goals
Knowing what business objectives a project aligns with and how the success and value of a custom health application will be measured is vital to creating a high-value solution.Discovery
Outlining a clear set of features and functionalities aligns our team with yours and places a set direction and scope on project implementation.Planning
Establishing a roadmap and order in the design, development, testing and deployment allows clear milestones to be defined and checkpoints to be established between our team and yours.Design
Ensuring ease of access to and usability of features and functionalities increases the effectiveness of any custom health application.Development
Our health app developers bring your custom health application concept to life.Testing
First impressions are everything. Testing allows you to make a quality first impression with your application’s end users.Deployment
Now that your application has gone from concept to reality, it’s time to start using it.Tracking, measuring and analyzing usage helps your organization increase the overall value of its health application. Choosing a long-term software development partner allows you to iteratively improve and enhance the functionality and performance of your custom medical app.