MindSea Digital Health Blog
News and insights on mobile app development, design, and digital healthcare
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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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Two Major Updates from Apple’s WWDC 2022
Apple made two announcements at their annual World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) that are potentially exciting for Mindsea’s customers and their customers: improvements to Sleep Analysis and the launch of Passkeys. The first announcement introduced advances in the Health Apps for iPhone and Apple watch. To start, sleep analysis will be a lot more detailed.… Read more
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Deep Dive on How to Prototype a Digital Health App
In this blog post, we’ll draw on our experience launching mobile apps to share the steps needed to create a digital health app prototype. We’ve previously detailed how to prototype an app, with an extra focus on how to spark interest from investors. While gaining funding is a very important part of the process for… Read more
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Moving Digital Health, Episode 8: Loreen Wales of My Viva Plan
For the eighth episode of MindSea’s Moving Digital Health podcast, CEO Reuben Hall speaks with Loreen Wales—a registered dietitian with dual degrees in nutrition and psychology. After managing her private clinical practice Revive Wellness for over 15 years, Loreen recently founded My Viva Plan to create a digital health platform her experience showed her that… Read more
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Moving Digital Health, Episode 7: Scarlet Batchelor
For the seventh episode of Moving Digital Health, the new podcast from MindSea, CEO Reuben Hall talks with Scarlet Batchelor. Scarlet is a brand strategist and consultant in the wellness industry. Her experiences as an athlete, a leader, and a founder combine to form a unique and enlightening perspective on connected fitness and digital healthcare.… Read more
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Moving Digital Health, Episode 6: Juhan Sonin of GoInvo
In the sixth episode of MindSea’s new Moving Digital Health podcast, CEO Reuben Hall is joined by Juhan Sonin, Creative Director at GoInvo, a design agency focused on user experience (UX) in the healthcare space. Listeners may be surprised to learn the extent to which Juhan’s work is informed by public policy. As an experienced… Read more
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An Overview of ISO Policy For Health and Wellness Apps
The Health and Wellness industry is growing at a rapid rate. We recently covered many of the interesting mobile health app statistics for 2022, but consider the following market figures: The global mHealth apps was valued at USD 38.2 billion in 2021 and is expected to expand to almost 12% more by 2030. The global… Read more
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Moving Digital Health, Episode 5: Daniel Baldwin of MARS VR Lab
In the fifth episode of MindSea’s Moving Digital Health podcast, CEO Reuben Hall talks with Daniel Baldwin, the founder of Halifax VR and MARS VR Lab. Daniel is an experienced software developer, project manager, and entrepreneur who fell hard for virtual reality (VR) technology. At Halifax VR, as Daniel spent thousands of hours guiding others… Read more
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