News and insights on mobile app development, design, and digital healthcare
About 15 years ago, the Harvard Business Review wrote an article titled “Why Innovation in Health Care Is So Hard.” A lot of its argument was based on the existence of poor technology, insufficient funding, consumer doubt, and general policy issues. Fortunately, most of these are no longer major barriers to creating meaningfully designed digital Read more
Regardless of the impact COVID-19 has had on how patients communicate with their healthcare providers, the rising trend of self-service healthcare is here to stay. You may have noticed many of your own doctors’ offices have continued to offer automated, patient-driven services like chatbot-mediated registration, online portal enhancements, or mHealth apps. This increased trend of self-participation, where patients control more aspects of Read more
We’ve debated this question before in broader terms, but what considerations change if we focus on digital health and wellness? Whether you’re a start-up or an established health tech company that realizes the importance of utilizing an innovative app offering, you have an important decision to make – outsource app development or try to build it Read more
In many ways, the opportunity to start a business is easier than ever before – especially in digital health, where new technology solutions are needed to meet growing demand, aging populations, and expanding healthcare systems. In addition to the impact resulting from the global pandemic, markets for digital healthcare and mHealth apps will continue to Read more
As we’ve long predicted, trends indicate a shift to a digitally-focused future. For many businesses, this means finding digital solutions to scale. Since these trends are not slowing down, industries like healthcare are adapting by increasing their innovation within new digital healthcare markets. Given these trends, the time is now to develop a mobile app. Read more
Mobile apps are being used more than ever. In fact, since Q3 in 2019, mobile app usage has grown 25% year over year, with 180 billion total hours spent worldwide during each month of July, August, and September of 2020. Industries have been forced to adapt, but with the shift comes the opportunity for organizations Read more
When it comes to app development, coming up with the idea is the easy part. The difficult part is looking for qualified talent to partner with to bring your vision to life. For the build to be successful, the collaboration between the visionaries and the builders needs to be cohesive and streamlined. There’s a lot Read more
We probably don’t have to tell you that this year brought tremendous growth in remote working. In light of the pandemic, 88% of office workers worked from home on a regular basis, according to the Work-from-Home Experience Survey. This is a massive increase from the year prior, when only 34% were working remotely. Here’s the Read more
So you’re ready to take your business to new heights, and you’ve decided that an iOS app is what’s going to get you there! You’re right—going mobile has many benefits, as does going iOS. (If Android turns out to be the better fit for your solution, we share how to do that in this piece.) Read more
As Benjamin Franklin famously said, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” This quote guides our team in every project we take on, especially app builds. One tool used in the industry for preparing to build an app is called a service blueprint. A service blueprint combines your project goals with market insights Read more