The Market for Mobile Medical Apps

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Use of mobile devices in the healthcare field has taken off in a way not surprising given the fast pace of healthcare work. Innovative companies have been well ahead of this trend and launched applications that are seeing revenues. Kalorama Information has studied the market over the past two years and found a growing market with room for new entrants. This Kalorama Information report, The Worldwide Market for Mobile Medical Apps detailsthe smartphone and other mobile applications or "apps" that are being utilized in many areas of healthcare: education, health management, data management, health information, and other workflow processes. and presents a picture of the market today and what it may look like over the next five years. The report provides revenue estimates and forecasts for apps by device used:

  • Apple
  • Android
  • Nokia
  • Palm
  • Windows
  • Others

and by application category:

  • Nursing Tools
  • Drug References
  • Study Tools (includes games and flashcards)
  • Medical Reference
  • Clinical Support Systems

The total mobile medical app market is also broken out by region including US, Europe, Asia and Rest of World markets. The report discusses some popular apps that are being used in the clinical setting and business models that have worked for their creators. Some popular apps included in this report include:

  • Epocrates
  • Critical Care ACLS
  • Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy
  • Skyscape Medical Resources
  • Nursing Central
  • The ECG Guide
  • Care360 Mobile
  • STAT ICD-9 LITE
  • Tarascon Pharmacopoeia
  • MyGlucoHealth Wireless
  • Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy
  • Allscripts Mobile Homecare EMR App
  • iChart

Healthcare has exhibited a particular need for these technologies. Not only is the medical community using smartphones and their applications for basic work at a higher rate than the general population, but they are reporting using smartphones in replacement for some of the work that would have previously been done on a desktop or laptop computer.

CHAPTER ONE: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  • Healthcare Industry
  • Methodology
  • Size and Growth of the Market
  • Issues Facing the IT Healthcare Market

CHAPTER TWO: INTRODUCTION

  • PDAs and Smartphones: Industry Overview
  • Smartphone/Tablet Applications
    • Defining Smartphones and PDAs
  • Growth of Smartphones and Tablet PCs
    • Smartphone Design
    • Mobile Media Device Profit Comparison
    • Smartphone-Specific Service Fees
    • Wireless Device Connection Speeds
  • Healthcare Efficiency
    • Are Electronic Healthcare Systems More Efficient?
    • Mobile Medical Record Apps
    • Healthcare Establishments
    • Hospitals
    • Physicians
    • Nursing Homes
    • Pharmacies
    • Handheld Device Technology Adoption by Physicians
  • Population Statistics
    • U.S. Demographics
    • World Demographics
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration Requirements for Mobile medical Applications

CHAPTER THREE: TECHNOLOGIES AND COMPETITORS

  • Medical Applications
    • Business Model for Device/Platform Developers
    • App Developer Business Strategy
  • Smartphones in Healthcare
    • Benefits of Healthcare Smartphones
    • Challenges in the Implementation of Smartphones in Healthcare Settings
    • EMR/EHR App Integration
    • Apps and Tablet PCs
    • Apple App Store's Top-Grossing Apps
  • Profit in Apps
  • Leading Apps and App Developers
    • Epocrates, Inc.
    • Critical Care ACLS and Nursing Essentials
    • Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy
    • Medscape Mobile
    • Skyscape Medical Resources
    • Nursing Central
    • Care360 Mobile
    • The ECG Guide
    • STAT ICD-9 LITE
    • Lexicomp Medical Apps
    • Tarascon Pharmacopoeia
    • Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy
    • Apps for Diabetes Management
    • Sunrise Health System and the iTrage App
    • Electronic Medical Records and Apps

CHAPTER FOUR: MARKET OVERVIEW

  • The Overall Mobile App Market
  • Reviewing the Market for Medical Apps
  • Analysis of Medical Apps by Type/Category
  • The Medical App Market Forecast 2016
  • Regional App Markets
    • Market Summary
  • Market Drivers and Inhibitors
    • Growth Drivers
    • Growth Inhibitors
  • Emerging Trends
    • Case Studies

APPENDIX: LIST OF COMPANIES

LIST OF EXHIBITS

CHAPTER ONE: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  • Figure 1-1: The Global Market for Medical Mobile Apps 2009-2016

CHAPTER TWO: INTRODUCTION

  • Table 2-1:Leading Smartphone Operating Systems
  • Table 2-2: Comparison of Early and Current Smartphone Technologies
  • Table 2-3: Income Comparison for Apple, HTC, and RIM for Fiscal Year 2011
  • Table 2-4: Smartphone Data and WiFi Download Connection Speed Comparison
  • Table 2-5: U.S. Registered Hospitals by Type, 2010
  • Figure 2-1: Number of Hospitals in the US, 1975-2005, Estimated 2015
  • Table 2-6: Select For-Profit U.S. Hospital Chains, 2010 Data
  • Figure 2-2: Number of Hospital Mergers in the US, 1998-2007
  • Figure 2-7: Number of Physician Offices, 2000-2009
  • Figure 2-3: Number of Nursing Homes, 2000-2009
  • Figure 2-4: Number of Pharmacies and Drug Stores, 2000-2009
  • Table 2-8: Medical Doctors per 1,000 Population by Country
  • Table 2-9: The U.S. Population, 1980-2050
  • Figure 2-5: The U.S. Population, 1980-2020
  • Table 2-10: Percent U.S. Population Over Age 65 by Year
  • Figure 2-6: Estimated Population by Age Group, 2000 and 2050
  • Table 2-11: The World Population, 1980-2050
  • Figure 2-7: The World Population, 1980-2020
  • Table 2-12: Percent World Population Over Age 65 by Year
  • Figure 2-8: Estimated Population by Age Group, 2000 and 2050

CHAPTER THREE: TECHNOLOGIES AND COMPETITORS

  • Table 3-1: Apple App Store's "Top Grossing iPhone Medical Apps"*
  • Table 3-2: Epocrates Purchase Plan
  • Table 3-3: Percent of Office-based Physicians Using EMRs, 2001-2010*
  • Figure 3-1: Percent of Office-based Physicians Using EMRs, by Level of EMR System, 2006-2010
  • Table 3-4: State Data: Percent of Office-based Physicians Using EMRs,Preliminary 2010

CHAPTER FOUR: MARKET OVERVIEW

  • Figure 4-1: Number of Available Apps* (Estimates; All Types), 2008-2011
  • Figure 4-2: Share of All Available Apps by Platform/Store 2009
  • Figure 4-3: Share of All Available Apps by Platform/Store 2010
  • Figure 4-4: Share of All Available Apps by Platform/Store 2011
  • Table 4-1: Market for Medical Apps by Platform, 2010 and 2011
  • Figure 4-5: Sales of Medical Apps by Platform, 2010 vs. 2011
  • Figure 4-6: Share of Medical Apps Sales by Platform 2010
  • Figure 4-7: Share of Medical Apps Sales by Platform 2011
  • Table 4-2: Estimated Sales of Medical Apps by Product Type, 2011
  • Figure 4-8: Sales of Medical Apps by Product Type, 2010 vs. 2011
  • Figure 4-9; Estimated Distribution of Sales by Product Type, 2011
  • Table 4-3: The Market for Medical Apps, 2011 vs. 2016 by Platform
  • Figure 4-10: Sales of Medical Apps by Platform, 2011 vs. 2016
  • Figure 4-11: Share of Medical Apps Sales by Platform 2016
  • Table 4-4: Cellular Phone Subscribers by Country
  • Table 4-5: Estimated Products Sales for Mobile Medical Apps by World Region, 2011
  • Figure 4-12: Estimated Products Sales for Mobile Medical Apps by World Region, 2011

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