5 Types of Doctor Apps That Are The Future Of Health Industry.

"As per the recent study of Statista the global telemedicine market will reach $40 billion by 2021 from $18 billion in 2015."

As days are passing the need for mobile application is increasing rapidly. We get food, clothes and many other things at our doors in a single touch of a mobile app. Right? Today, food and beverage industry, banking, eCommerce industries have adopted mobile application for their different kind of businesses. Along with these industries healthcare industry is also not left behind, it has also developed its own mobile application to serve better functionality to their patients and doctors. The healthcare mobile application can boost engagement with healthcare providers such as clinics, doctors and laboratories. Using this application, Laboratories can view their reports online, patients can check the availability of doctors and schedule their appointments online & that scheduled appointment can also be viewed by a doctor from their smart devices.

Let's Have Look At 5 types of Healthcare Mobile Application Which You Can Develop.

1) Doctor Appointment App:
The doctor appointment app aims to help patients to book their appointment with a doctor. This mobile app even provides information about a doctor, hours of operation, degree, awards, office video, testimonials, photo gallery, Facebook and Twitter page. In addition, patients can view the availability of doctors and can schedule an appointment as per their preference time from the app itself. That scheduled appointments by patients will be forwarded to the doctor's office in real-time.

2) Drug Information App for Doctors:
There are several medical apps that can work as a manual or guideline book for healthcare experts, doctors, and medical students. This type of app can manage all type of medical information and can update the relevant information.

3) Question Answer App:
This question answer app can manage the all frequently asked questions asked by patients about their health, diseases, surgery and many other issues. It is very helpful mobile application that can provide all types of medical information and suggest medicines for the patients. The patients and doctor can access information from the app as per their preferences.

4) Medical News:
The current status of medical, research and development news are very important for medical students, health practitioners, and doctors. They have to stay updated with the latest medical research and news. This type of application will provide you the latest news of the medical and healthcare industry from your smartphone itself.

5) Social Application for Professionals:
The doctors and healthcare professionals have less free time than others. They do not have enough time to use social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and others. They are not able to contact their colleagues and healthcare professionals to find any important solutions for their patients. So, there is an option for social application for healthcare professionals and practitioners. From this app, healthcare professionals can easily communicate with their colleagues and other experts to share their opinions, knowledge and ask several questions.

Moreover, these are the several types of healthcare mobile application and you can develop an app as per your need and priorities. If you want to explore the healthcare app development process you can refer to this blog: On-Demand Doctor App The New "Uber" for the Healthcare Industry.