by Introduction of Smart Phones brought a dramatic changes in people’s life. Innovations in Mobile Applications development was a boon to the healthcare sector. Majority of the people depend on mobile apps for doctor’s appointment, travel booking, money transactions, client meeting via video conferencing etc… The reduction in smart phone price and internet resulted in increase in App installs and engagement. Mobile Apps plays a pivotal in healthcare sector.
There are a lot of mobile healthcare apps available in the market which facilitates it’s user for booking appointments and asking questions related to healthcare conditions around the clock.
Benefits of Mobile Apps
Remote Monitoring: Mobile apps are widely used in Remote Monitoring of Patients who can’t reach the hospitals or clinics very easily. Patients can communicate with the healthcare professionals miles away from home. They can make doctor’s appointment and order the required medications prescribed by their treating physician.
Quality Care: Health professionals can get the updated information about their patient’s health status. They can easily share the relevant reports like Investigation reports, discharge summary, medication details. Patients can access this from anywhere else.
Reduces the risk of wrong diagnosis: But now with the introduction of the Healthcare apps, accurate and correct reports are provided through the apps and the doctors and the patients are made sure to get correct reports.
Reduction in Medical Bill and Expenses: Some of the expensive Medical facilities could be replaced and could be availed through the Healthcare app. Thus, such apps are soft on the patient’s pocket.
Easy Payment of Bills
Paying the medical expenses made simple via healthcare Apps. Unnecessary queue can be avoided to pay the bill. Today any one can pay hospital bills hassle free with mobile Apps which have highly secured payment gateway integration. Person will receive a notification if he misses the payment.
Patients can monitor their health condition: With the help of mobile healthcare apps patients can monitor their health condition. They need to wear trackers or gadgets for the same. The major metrics that can be managed are pulse/ heartbeat, calorie-burning, diet management, diabetes, workout routines and so on. For example, it will be more helpful for a patient with cardiac illness to track his or her health condition.
To conclude,the healthcare apps have become the need of the hour because it has simplified the lives of the people to large extent. Major beneficiaries are the patients, the doctors, the medical staff, and the hospital administrators etc.
