The Worldwide Market for Mobile Medical Apps

Published by: Kalorama Information

Published: Dec. 1, 2010 - 60 Pages

Table of Contents

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

• 
  PDAs and Smartphones
• 
  Smartphone Applications
• 
  Defining Smartphones and PDAs
• 
  Leading Smartphone Operating Systems
• 
  Growth of Smartphones
• 
  Smartphone-Specific Service Fees
• 
  Connection Speeds
• 
  Healthcare Efficiency
• 
  Healthcare Establishments
• 
  Physicians
• 
  Number of Physicians
• 
  Handheld Device Technology Adoption by Physicians
  

• 
  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
• 
  Apps and Tablet PCs
• 
  Apple App Store’s Top-Grossing Apps
• 
  Leading Apps for Healthcare Providers
  • 
    Epocrates
  • 
    Medscape Mobile
  • 
    iRadiology
  • 
    Nursing Central
  • 
    Care360 Mobile
  • 
    The ECG Guide
  • 
    STAT ICD-9 LITE
  • 
    Lexi-Comp Individual Medical Apps
  • 
    Tarascon Pharmacopoeia
  • 
    Netter’s Atlas of Human Anatomy
• 
  Apps for Diabetes Management
• 
  Electronic Medical Records and Apps
• 
  Smartphone Applications for EMRs
• 
  Overview of EMRs

• 
  The Overall Mobile App Market
• 
  Reviewing the Market for Medical Apps
• 
  Analysis of Medical Apps by Type/Category
• 
  The Medical App Market Forecast 2015
• 
  Regional Distribution of Medical App Sales
• 
  Market Drivers and Inhibitors
• 
  Growth Drivers
• 
  Growth Inhibitors
• 
  Emerging Trends
• 
  Case Study
  Mount Sinai Hospital and the University Health Network (UHN)—New York, New
  
  York

• 
  Table 1-1:
  The Global Market for Medical Mobile Apps 2009-2015

• 
  Figure 1-1:
  The Global Market for Medical Mobile Apps 2009-2015

• 
  Table 2-1:
  Leading Smartphone Operating Systems

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  Table 2-2:
  Medical Doctors per 1,000 Population by Country 2006*

• 
  Table 2-3:
  Percent U.S. Population Over Age 65 by Year

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  Figure 2-1:
  Estimated Population by Age Group, 2000 and 2050

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  Table 2-4:
  The World Population, 1980-2020

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  Figure 2-2:
  The World Population, 1980-2020

  
  Figure 2-3: Physician Usage Statistics
  

• 
  Table 3-1:
  Apple App Store’s “Top Grossing Medical Apps”*

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  Table 3-2:
  Epocrates Purchase Plan

  
  Table 3-3:
  Percent of Office-based Physicians Using EMRs, 2001-2006

CHAPTER FOUR: MARKET OVERVIEW

• Figure 4-1:
  Number of Available Apps* (Estimates; All Types), 2008-2010

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  Figure 4-2:
  Share of All Available Apps by Platform/Store 2009 219

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  Figure 4-3:
  Share of All Available Apps by Platform/Store 2010
  

• Table 4-1:
  Market for Medical Apps by Platform, 2009 and 2010

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  Figure 4-4:
  Sales of Medical Apps by Platform, 2009 vs. 2010

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  Figure 4-5:
  Share of Medical Apps Sales by Platform 2009

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  Figure 4-6:
  Share of Medical Apps Sales by Platform 2010

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  Table 4-2:
  Estimated Sales of Medical Apps by Product Type, 2010

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  Figure 4-7:
  Estimated Distribution of Sales by Product Type, 2010

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  Table 4-3:
  The Market for Medical Apps, 2010 vs. 2015 by Platform

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  Figure 4-8:
  Sales of Medical Apps by Platform, 2010 vs. 2015

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  Figure 4-9:
  Share of Medical Apps Sales by Platform 2015

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  Table 4-4:
  Estimated Products Sales for Mobile Medical Apps by World Region, 2010
  

  
  

• 
  Figure 4-10: Estimated Products Sales for Mobile Medical Apps by World Region, 2010

Abstract

• Epocrates
• Medscape Mobile
• iRadiology
• Nursing Central
• Care360 Mobile
• STAT ICD-9 LITE
• Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy
• EMR apps

Included in this report are the following

• Model Apps on the Market
• Successful Business Models
• Estimate for Current Mobile Medical App Market Size
• App Market by Type (Medical Reference, Study Aids, Drug Reference, Nursing Tools, others)
• Forecast of Revenues by Platform (Apple, Android, Blackberry)
• Regional Distribution of App Sales (United States Japan, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, Rest of World)
• Healthcare and Population Statistics
• Market Drivers
• Physician Demographics and Smartphone Usage Stats

The information for this report was gathered using both primary and secondary research including comprehensive research of secondary sources such as company literature, databases, investment reports, and medical, information technology and business journals. Telephone interviews and email correspondence were the primary method of gathering primary information. Primary sources were the basis in gathering information specifically relating to revenue and market share data presented in this report. Specific interviews with IT company representatives included marketing directors, division managers, and product representatives.

The report covers issues and trends that will impact the medical app market in the future, including:

• Pricing
• Threat to Security
• Non-availability of Suitable Handheld Devices
• Implementation Failures
• Resistance to Change
• Lack of IT Resource in Provider Settings
• Electromagnetic Interference
• High infrastructure Cost
• Growing Healthcare Cost
• Aging Society
• Reduction of Medical Errors
• Telemedicine Benefits
• Federal Initiatives

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