The report is one of the leading publications in the mHealth market. Companies that have purchased previous editions of the report includes: Agfa Healthcare, DTAG, Fresenius, Fujitso, GE Healthcare, LG, Nokia, Novartis, Pfizer, Qualcomm, Roche, Roland Berger, Sanofi Aventis and many more.

1. Mobile Health App Market 2013-2017
This report is the 3rd edition published annually since 2010.
This report concentrates on the mobile applications healthcare market. The report’s objective is to give
a comprehensive overview of the market and enable readers to gain a deep understanding of its current status,
its driving factors and its future developments. The report will provide companies from all industries with
insights into the market.
The report gives a detailed description of the current market status (2010-2012). It analysis market trends,
explains mHealth app categories & best practise apps and provides market forecasts.until 2017.
The report also provides first hand insights of more than 1.000 mHealth app publishers on business potentials
of mHealth app categories, chronic deseases best suited for mobile services, platform strategies, business
models, most promissing private and HCPs target groups and much more.
In summary the report offers: Key trends and drivers of the mHealth market Market forecasts until 2017 per
revenue source Top 10 mHealth app download numbers per platform and country App strategies and insights
from 1.000+ mHealth app publishers ( 3 years survey) Detailed explanation of 14 mHealth app categories
Monitoring of 62 mHealth app stores Including 20 best practices examples and guidelines 110 pages full of
facts on the mHealth market Graphic package including 60 graphics and tables for easy “copy &
past” into your presentation Key facts and figures on the mobile app market The report comes
(company license) with a graphical package (PowerPoint) of 60 graphics and tables illustrating the major facts
and trends on the mHealth app market.
The report is one of the leading publications in the mHealth market. Companies that have purchased previous
editions of the report includes: Agfa Healthcare, DTAG, Fresenius, Fujitso, GE Healthcare, LG, Nokia,
Novartis, Pfizer, Qualcomm, Roche, Roland Berger, Sanofi Aventis and many more.
See the preview for the Table of Contents providing details of the content included within the report.
Various package options are available, allowing you to select the content that is relevant to your own
particular strategy and objectives. The full report is 116 pages long and contains 60 figures and 8 tables.
The market for mHealth applications has passed the initial trial phase and entered the commercialization
phase of the market. This phase can be characterized by a massive increase of offered solutions, the creation of
new business models and the concentration on private, health-interested people, patients and corporations as
major target groups.
Missing regulations is seen as one of the major barriers for the mHealth market to enter the next market
phase: the integrated phase. In this phase, mHealth applications will become an integrated part of
doctors’ treatment plans and health insurers will become the main payer, especially for the more
advanced mHealth solutions (2nd generation mHealth applications).
Currently more than 97.000 mHealth applications are listed on 62 full catalogue app stores. The majority of
these applications are general health and fitness apps that both facilitate the tracking of health parameters by
private users, and provide users with basic health and fitness related information as well as guidance.
The general sophistication of today’s mHealth applications is low to medium, and many of the
mHealth categorized applications provide a limited benefit for patients, doctors and health interested
smartphone users. Nevertheless, advanced solutions do exist. Twenty such solutions are described and
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2. examined later in the report.
Successful mHealth applications have managed to generate millions of free and hundred thousands of paid
downloads. There are significant differences in download numbers between countries (US, UK, Germany,
Japan and Brazil are analyzed in the report), platforms (Android and Apple) and devices (smartphones and
tablets).
The mHealth market will develop in line with the smartphone application market, but there are 10 specific
market drivers that will shape the market during the commercialization phase.
table Of Content
1 Preface 4
2 Management Summary 5
3 The Evolution Of The Mhealth Market 7
3.1 The Promised Benefits Of Mhealth Applications 8
3.1.1 The Promise Of Improved Patient Outcomes 8
3.1.2 The Promise Of Reduced Health Care Costs 9
3.2 What Initiated The Mhealth Application Market 12
3.3 The Three Phases Of Mhealth Market Development 14
3.3.1 The Trial Phase 15
3.3.2 Commercialization Phase 17
3.3.3 Integration Phase 19
4 The Smartphone Application Market Phenomena 24
4.1 The Increasing Number Of Applications And App Stores 24
4.2 The Growth Of Smartphone Shipments And Mobile Platforms 28
4.3 The Decline In Application Prices On Mobile Platforms And App Stores 30
4.4 Market Shares And Growth Of Application Market Revenue 31
5 Status Of The Mobile Health Application Market. The Initial Years 2010-2012 34
5.1 Mhealth Facts And Figures 2010-2012 35
5.1.1 Growth Of Mhealth Application Numbers And Proliferation Into Today’s App Stores 35
5.1.2 Mhealth Business Model Changes And Price Decline 2010-2012 39
5.2 Downloads For Top 10 Mhealth Applications Publishers 43
(usa, Uk, Japan, Brazil, Germany) 43
5.2.1 Top 10 Mhealth App Download Number On The Apple App Store 43
5.2.2 Top 10 Mhealth App Download Number On The Google Play Store (android) 45
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3. 5.3 Mhealth Application Publisher Strategies 2010-2012 46
5.3.1 Business Potential 46
5.3.2 Main Target Groups And Distribution Channels 51
6 The Mhealth Application Categories 57
6.1 General Healthcare And Fitness 61
6.1.1 Fitness & Nutrition 61
6.1.2 Health Tracking Tools 64
6.1.3 Managing Medical Conditions 65
6.1.4 Medical Compliance 67
6.1.5 Wellness (traditional And Corporate) 69
6.2 Medical Information 72
6.2.1 Reference 72
6.2.2 Diagnostic Tools 74
6.2.3 Continuing Medical Education (cme) 76
6.2.4 Alerts And Awareness 78
6.3 Remote Monitoring, Collaboration, And Consultation 79
6.3.1 Remote Monitoring (safety) 79
6.3.2 Remote Consultation 81
6.3.3 Remote Collaboration 82
6.4 Healthcare Management 83
6.4.1 Logistical & Payment Support 84
6.4.2 Patient Health Records 85
7 Trends That Will Shape The Commercialization Phase Of Mhealth Applications 87
7.1 Smartphone User Penetration Will Be The Main Driver For The Mhealth Uptake 88
7.2 Mhealth Applications Will Be Tailored Specifically For Smartphones Or Tablets 89
7.3 Mhealth Applications Will Be Native Rather Than Web-based Applications 90
7.4 Mhealth Niche Stores Will Become The Home Of The 2nd Generation Of Mhealth Apps 92
7.5 Missing Regulations Are The Main Market Barrier During The Commercialization Phase 94
7.6 Buyers Will Continue To Drive The Market 96
7.7 Applications Will Enter Traditional Health Distribution Channels 97
7.8 Mhealth Market Will Grow Mainly In Countries With High Smartphone Penetration And Health
Expenditure 98
7.9 2nd Generation Mhealth Applications Will Focus On Chronic Diseases 99
7.10 Mhealth Business Models Will Broaden 100
8 The Size Of The Mhealth Market 2010-2017 102
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4. 9 Appendix 109
9.1 Mhealth Companies That Have Shared Their View On The Mhealth Market During The Initial Years 109
9.2 List Of Figures 112
9.3 List Of Tables 114
9.4 About Research2guidance 115
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