Why most healthcare apps are still falling short
Healthcare has trailed other industries (ie. finance, retail, transportation) in delivering patients what they expect in an app. This is caused primarily by weak interfaces into source information systems (EHR, RCM, PMS, RIS, etc.) and developers lacking knowledge of HIPAA and legal constraints.
Mobile health (mHealth) apps are quickly becoming commonplace among the largest US health systems, with the goals of improving care, strengthening patient-provider relationships, controlling costs, and maintaining a competitive advantage. However, healthcare app development companies have been challenged to meet the patient demand for rich functionality. Read about our research on the state of mHealth app development among many of the nation’s premier health systems:
See which health systems have the best healthcare apps
Read our research on the top apps among the nation’s largest and most prestigious health systems.
Experienced healthcare app developers
Successful healthcare app development requires deep, cross-functional and industry-specific knowledge and expertise. Medical Web Experts has worked with some of the most prestigious organizations in healthcare to create engaging, industry-leading mobile applications. With experience in not just developing healthcare apps for informational purposes, but also in delivering rich, patient-specific clinical and financial content, while meeting HIPAA compliance.
"WESTMED’s adoption of the mHealth App Platform was in direct response to our patients’ request to communicate from a mobile device with their care providers. This solution will enrich the patient experience, increase patient involvement in their healthcare, improve care coordination, enhance patient-physician communication and, most importantly, improve patient outcomes. In short, this tool will provide patients with a way to actively participate in their own health and wellness."
The leading healthcare app development company
The latest technologies for your healthcare app development project
Traditional mobile app development technologies require separate teams and skill sets to deliver iOS and Android versions. This creates excess costs both in the initial development of the apps as well as maintenance.
Medical Web Experts’ healthcare app developers leverage the latest technologies, enabling you to deliver iOS and Android versions from one team and one common programming language. This provides significant competitive advantages including:
- 1. Faster implementation across both iOS and Android versions
- 2. Reduced development cost
- 3. Increased application enhancement capabilities
- 4. More efficient app maintenance
Rich functionality to set your app apart from the rest
Medical Web Experts has extensive experience in custom, HIPAA-compliant healthcare app development, developing some of the industry’s most feature-rich apps. Some of the INTEGRATED functionality we have experience with includes:
- Bill pay
- Rx refill requests
- Physician search
- Location search
- Urgent care wait times
- Secure messaging
- Appointment scheduling
- Patient notifications/reminders
- CCDA based health summaries
- Lab results
- News and Events
- Symptom checker
- Video library
Download Our Guide to Healthcare App Development Technologies
In healthcare app development, there are many technologies to choose from. To help you navigate them, we've created this free guide to a few of the top technologies, where we explain the benefits and drawbacks of each option.
Download GuideLeverage the industry’s ONLY modular healthcare app development platform
Creating a branded mHealth app has never been easier. Universe mHealth App Platform, you can deliver the features patients most frequently request with pre-built modules including:
- Bill Pay
- Rx Refill Requests
- Appointment Scheduling
- Secure Messaging
- Lab Results
- … and more
Provide your patients with an industry-leading healthcare mobile app experience by integrating with:
- Electronic Health Records
- Practice Management Systems
- Revenue Cycle Management Systems
- Physician Credentialing Systems
- … and more
