The Global Urgent Care Apps Market- Growth, Trends, COVID-19 impact and Forecast (2021-2025)
The Urgent Care Apps Market is segmented by App type (Post-hospital Apps, Pre-hospital Emergency and Triaging Apps, In-hospital Communication and Collaboration Apps); Clinical Area type (Trauma, Stroke, Cardiac Conditions and Others); Geography (North America, Europe, APAC and ROW).
Introduction
Urgent care apps are the type of mobile applications that are used to remotely access a patient’s medical condition. These apps are able to notify healthcare professionals such as nurses along with doctors regarding any emergencies.
Urgent care is quickly turning into a social insurance section of monstrous interest, as it gives incite thoughtfulness regarding sicknesses and wounds. The blend of advances with healthcare is improving the adequacy of human services conveyance alongside making prescriptions more customized and exact.
The major factors that contribute toward the growth of the urgent care apps market include growing adoption of smartphones, increasing penetration of 3G/4G networks, increasing utilization of connected devices, technological innovations, and rising focus on patient-centric healthcare delivery.
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted healthcare industry. But the demand for mHealth market is likely to increase during this pandemic period. These technologies are mainly helpful in safely tracking the COVID-19 patients and suspected cases.
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Market Overview
The global urgent care apps market is expected to grow to $2,941.20 million by 2025
Growth momentum is expected to accelerate during the forecast period with a 36.72% CAGR.
Growing penetration of smartphones and internet connectivity, growing promotion of mHealth applications due to their benefits in improving patient lifestyle and treatment outcomes are boosting the market growth.
North America is dominating due to factors such as high healthcare expenditure, the incidence of chronic diseases, and improved network infrastructure.
Key Trends
Rising emerging markets with increasing geriatric population base will further create new opportunities for urgent care apps market in future
Increasing utilization of mHealth solutions for personalized patient engagement
Remote monitoring and growing focus on consumer-centric mobility solutions
Growing application of cloud-based mHealth solutions across the healthcare ecosystem
Key Market Players
Some of the key players in the market are Allm, Hospify, Johnson & Johnson Health & Wellness Solutions, PatientSafe Solutions, Twiage, Alayacare.
The market is highly competitive owing to the rise in demand for mobile health platforms and services coupled with technological advancements, which is likely to boost the entry of new companies. Mergers & acquisitions, strategic alliances, and extensive R&D in the area of urgent care app technologies are some of the initiatives being undertaken by key companies to increase their market shares.
Growth Drivers and Challenges
Benefits offered by urgent care apps such as chronic pain guidance, pain management function for panic situations, reduced hospital readmissions, immediate appointment booking are driving the market growth
Significant cost savings in healthcare delivery is another crucial driving factor.
Robust penetration of 3G and 4G networks for uninterrupted healthcare services.
Increasing penetration of smartphones, tablets, and other mobile platforms.
Data security and privacy concerns are some of the factors that may hinder the adoption of mHealth platforms, thereby limiting the market growth. Data breaches, configuration changes, or accessibility issues to sensitive information are impeding the growth of the market
Huge volume of miscategorized apps in the App Store & Google Play is confusing the user which in turn hindering the market growth