The global urgent care apps market size was valued at USD 2.94 billion in 2023. The market is anticipated to grow from USD 4.07 billion in 2024 to USD 54.63 billion by 2032, exhibiting the CAGR of 38.4% during the forecast period.
The market growth is due to the growing due to the rising adoption of the 3G, 4G, and 5G networks and the increasing penetration of smartphones among all strata of the population. The rise in health awareness among individuals and surge in the fitness activities in the hectic lifestyles of individuals is another key factor to fuel growth.
Urgent care applications are advanced software that is usually operated by the smartphones of the individual. The urgent care apps help to notify doctors and nurses about the emergencies with the patients. The patient can benefit in several ways by utilizing urgent care apps such as to seek medical care at home, office, or anywhere, to get insights into critical medical conditions, etc.
The research study provides a comprehensive analysis of the industry, assessing the market based on various segments and sub-segments. It sheds light on the competitive landscape and introduces urgent care apps market key players from the perspective of market share, concentration ratio, etc. The study is a vital resource for understanding the growth drivers, opportunities, and challenges in the industry.
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Growth Drivers
Urgent care apps are very beneficial for managing emergency medical situations that need to attend to immediately. These apps are utilized for an additional pathway for an emergency and ordinary conditions that require instinctive actions but are not for life-threatening situations. Apps provide an extensive and effective option to manage health conditions such as stroke, trauma, pregnancy, cardiac diseases, and others.
For instance, in November 2019, a digital healthcare startup Solv announced the launch of a mobile app that can help to access the app to treat medical conditions and also can navigate insurance to the consumers. The increase in mHealth due to the constant surge in the active participation of the patients towards their health is also the key factor to drive the growth of the global market. The medical care apps provide access to monitor the patients with ease and convenience at hospitals and houses.
The outbreak of COVID-19 has led to the need for modern techniques and applications to ensure the point-of-care of the patients on personalized healthcare delivery and consequently enriched the growth of the global market. For instance, in March 2020, Epic in collaboration with OCHIN declared to introduce a new mobile app designed to aim for front-line care coordination of the coronavirus pandemic. Urgent care apps offer several services with more flexible hours.
The market is primarily segmented on the basis of Type, By Clinical Area, and by Geographic Region.
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On the basis of type, the global urgent care apps market is divided into in-hospital communication & collaboration applications, pre-hospital emergency care & triaging applications, and post-hospital applications. The post-hospital apps segment is further divided into rehabilitation apps, medication management apps, and care provider communication & collaboration apps.
The post-hospital segment holds the dominant share in the global market owing to the ability to prevent therapeutic dosage lapses. The segments constitute an immense growth of the market owing to the rising demand for efficient care and treatment at hospitals and houses as well. The development in technology in the healthcare sector has surged the demand for innovative techniques and applications to utilize it for individual care.
In the clinical area segment of the market; the trauma sub-segment holds the major share in the context of increasing cases of road accidents which majorly need emergency and trauma care due to the rising awareness of the healthcare industry towards addressing the trauma in the patients.
The cardiac conditions segment is anticipated to thrive with significant growth during the forecast period due to the benefits of expanding the reach of doctors and patients in the medical condition. For instance, in September 2017, the company MyMedicNow declared to launch a medical care app to enable patients to reach out to doctors at any time for their medical situation.
Geographically, North America anticipates holding the dominant share in the global market owing to the high usage of mobile health applications and the rising initiatives taken by the government in the healthcare industry. The rise in the awareness of the healthcare industry and the constantly increasing needs of the patients leads to augment the growth of the global market in the North America region. For instance, in September 2019, the company Duke Health declared to introduce a new desktop and mobile application, a telehealth urgent care app that allows patients to keen 24/7 virtual urgent care.
Additionally, the growth of the Asia Pacific market is expected to secure an expeditious surge in the recent period. The outbreak of the pandemic situation has raised the need for virtual care and treatment in India which has escalated the growth of the global market in the Asia-Pacific region. For instance, in April 2020, the Health and NITI Aayog Ministry introduced guidelines for Telemedicine during the outbreak of COVID-19 in India due to the major challenges in the healthcare industry. The released guidelines by the legal authority favor in terms of cost saving, proper maintenance of documentation and records, effective treatment and consultation at any place, etc.
Several startup companies are taking the initiative in order to deliver the most extensive services of the virtual care application, complementing the region’s growth. For instance, in July 2020, a Mumbai-based startup company, WONDRx launched a remote search and connection health app for all healthcare providers and also benefits to the patients. The company allows free access to the app till September 2020 by the patients.
The key players in the global urgent care apps market employ agreements, partnerships, mergers & acquisitions, and collaboration to get a foothold in the market. For instance, in January 2019, the company Johnson & Johnson partnered with NXT Biomedical Therapeutic Device Incubator to design virtual care technologies and provide benefits to patients who have healthier lives.
Some of the major players operating in the global market include Medisafe, Forward Health, Allm, Johnson & Johnson, Pulsara, Hospify, TigerConnect, Vocera Communications, Twiage, PatientSafe Solutions, Imprivata, Voalte, Alayacare, Siilo, Pivot Design Group, and Argusoft. The market leaders are adapting the strategy of launching new apps to retrieve the highest market share. For instance, in October 2018, the company Pulsara added modern features and technology to the existing Pulsara mobile communication app to treat the uncertainties related to sepsis modules, trauma, and cardiac arrest.
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