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Seven Mobile App Statistics to Know in 2023
In 2023, mobile apps will generate $543 billion in revenue. That’s impressive. Have you ever wondered what drives someone to use (or not use) a mobile app? Or what type of mobile app they’re likely to use the most? Or how much time they’re spending in the mobile apps they download? In this post, we’ve… Read More
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Moving Digital Health, Episode 20: Patricia Bradley from MindMaze
Our guest this episode was Patricia Bradley, CEO of MindMaze. Patricia is an innovative commercial executive leader with over 25 years of healthcare experience. Previously, she held senior leadership positions as a vice president of sales and marketing at Nova Nordisk, where she built a successful clinical education business unit from the ground up with… Read more
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Moving Digital Health, Episode 19: Bill Winkenwerder from CitiusTech
Our guest this episode was Bill Winkenwerder, M.D.. Dr. Winkenwerder is a nationally known health care strategist with extensive leadership experience in the US Department of Defense and the private health sector. He is Chairman at CitiusTech and Chairman and CEO of Winkenwerder Strategies, LLC, a health care advisory and investment firm. He is an… Read more
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Moving Digital Health, Episode 18: Derek Ritz from ecGroup Inc.
Our guest this week was Derek Ritz, Principal Consultant of ecGroup Inc, discussing his digital health work in low and middle income countries, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and Asia Pacific regions. This was a fantastic and eye-opening discussion highlighting how Derek’s work overseas has influenced his work in the North American digital health industry,… Read more
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Moving Digital Health, Episode 17: Carmen Branje from Maple
Our guest this week on Moving Digital Health was Carmen Branje, Director of Product Design for Maple, Canada’s leading online medical care platform, providing virtual access to reputable, Canadian-licensed healthcare providers. Listen to this podcast episode to hear Carmen discuss with Reuben Hall, CEO of MindSea Development, the challenges of designing for critical digital health… Read more
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Moving Digital Health, Episode 16: Kyle Kiser from Arrive Health
Our latest guest on Moving Digital Health was Kyle Kiser, CEO of Arrive Health, discussing how his company is empowering consumers with the information they need to make informed choices about where they purchase medications — and critically — how much they have to pay. “64% of patients were going to avoid taking their medication… Read more
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Moving Digital Health, Episode 15: Mike Lovas of Cancer Digital Intelligence on Design & Innovation
Our latest guest on Moving Digital Health was Mike Lovas, Director of Design and Innovation, Cancer Digital Intelligence at UHN. Mike joined MindSea CEO Reuben Hall to discuss the experience of cancer patients, as well as innovative tools and solutions driving cancer care forward into the future. In his work leading teams focused on healthcare… Read more
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Moving Digital Health, Episode 14: Ruby Gadelrab Tudor of MDisrupt on Knowledge Deficits in Healthcare Startups
Seasoned commercial health executive Ruby Gadelrab Tudor sat down with MindSea CEO Reuben Hall to discuss the working relationships between digital health companies and clinicians, as well as the knowledge deficits for healthcare startups in regulatory, legal, and clinical expertise. Ruby has over 20 years of experience in biotech, healthcare, and health tech industries, including… Read more
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Should You Build A Mobile App In 2023?
Mobile apps continue to become more and more essential to the daily lives of Canadians. Since 2019, according to data.ai’s annual “State of Mobile” report for 2023, average hours spent on mobile per day in Canada has risen from just over 3 hours a day to 4.6 hours a day – an almost 50% increase.… Read more
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The MindSea Approach to Design
At MindSea, we believe great design starts with understanding the needs of the people who will use the service or product, and begins with conducting intentional work to build that understanding. We combine and apply the thinking and techniques from Human-Centered Design (HCD), User-Centered Design (UCD), User Experience (UX), and Service Design to employ a… Read more
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How Mobile Health Apps Are Improving Healthcare: Saving Costs, Saving Lives
Chronic illnesses cost billions each year The rise of chronic illnesses is costing the Canadian economy billions of dollars each year. The Public Health Agency reports 44% of adults are living with at least one chronic illness and another 80% are at risk for developing one. The costs on the economy and for patients are… Read more
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Code vs. No-Code for App Development: Programming Pros and Cons
To code or not to code? That is the question. Entrepreneurs often wonder which approach will work best, but whether or not you should leverage no-code solutions for your product depends on your goals. When one of our partners asks which solution they should choose, our initial answer always derives from a thorough understanding of… Read more
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MindSea named Canada’s top React Native developer
We’re excited to announce that MindSea is currently ranked as the best React Native developer in Canada by Clutch, a market insight expert company that gathers data-driven performance feedback. Driven by our client reviews, our ability to deliver successful projects, and a five-star rating, this is a huge honour for our team and reflects our… Read more
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Moving Digital Health, Episode 13: Mohamad Kassem of Altera Digital Health
Digital health expert Mohamad Kassem joined MindSea CEO Rueben Hall on the latest episode of Moving Digital Health to discuss his unique perspective on digital health innovation. Mohamad, the current International Senior Solutions Manager at Altera Digital Health, has a clinical background that allows him to better analyze and implement digital solutions with both the… Read more
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Moving Digital Health, Episode 12: Amy West of Novo Nordisk
Amy West, Head of U.S. Digital Transformation and Innovation at Novo Nordisk, joined CEO Rueben Hall on the latest episode of MindSea’s Moving Digital Health podcast to discuss her work improving patient outcomes with innovative health technology. Amy has worked in pharma for over 25 years, but actually began her career in direct response marketing.… Read more
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Moving Digital Health, Episode 11: Helen Knight of Helen Knight Consulting
In the latest episode of MindSea’s Moving Digital Health podcast, CEO Reuben Hall speaks with Helen Knight of Helen Knight Consulting. “How come the tech isn’t doing what it’s supposed to?” It’s a question to which many in the healthcare field can relate. And in fact, many of the nonprofit organizations Helen advises often experience… Read more
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Ready to improve your digital health app? Here’s how.
The rise of digital health apps empowers patients, clinicians, and researchers alike. These apps bring the ability to monitor and manage health to the devices we use every day, with offerings ranging from virtual doctor visits to personal diet management. COVID-19 caused a sharp increase in the development of new digital health apps, with an… Read more
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Moving Digital Health, Episode 10: Dr. Adrienne Leussa of 54gene
In this tenth episode of MindSea’s Moving Digital Health podcast, CEO Reuben Hall talks with Dr. Adrienne Leussa. Dr. Leussa is the Director of Ecosystem Partnerships at 54gene, a health technology platform company working to expand precision medicine. She also has her own podcast where she shares stories of innovative African biotech entrepreneurs along with… Read more
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Doctors Need Apps Too: Designing Digital Health Experiences With Clinicians In Mind
We’ve written extensively on balancing patient/physician needs in app design. But what about specifically developing apps for doctors? Here, we’ll focus on key strategies for conceiving, designing, and prototyping digital health apps meant to serve clinicians. Read more
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Moving Digital Health, Episode 9: Dr. Raza Abidi of Dalhousie University
In this episode of Moving Digital Health, MindSea CEO Reuben Hall talks with Dr. Raza Abidi, Professor of Computer Science and Professor of Medicine at Dalhousie University. With decades of expertise working at the intersection of healthcare and knowledge management, Dr. Abidi has been applying his understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)… Read more
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Top Questions in Health App Development: Conversations from the Field on Moving Digital Health
At MindSea, we help to create meaningful mobile experiences for real people. Just as human-centered design must be based on real-life users, the ideal app development process requires many humans working together. Our Moving Digital Health podcast features guests who are working at the intersections of thoughtful design, strategic technology, and relationship-based collaboration. Check out… Read more
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