Global Mobile Medical Apps Trends Industry

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Apr 16, 2014, 01:15 ET

NEW YORK, April 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Global Mobile Medical Apps Trends Industry

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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.

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