In this episode of This Week In Health Tech, Vik and Jimmy are joined by Wayne Che, CTO of Sowingo Inc. The group jumps into what it takes to manage and develop mobile apps for health systems.
Here is what they discussed:
- “If I’m a health system and people are asking for a certain app, should I Build or Buy the app?”
- With the boom in the app economy because of COVID-19, Vik and Wayne talk about the best approach healthcare providers can take for mobile app development. Wayne goes over pro’s and con’s for Build vs Buy apps.
- “We recently launched a new digital package to help health systems manage all the mobile apps, and it does include custom development.”
- Tido Inc offers a Digital Package for the management of mobile and web apps for healthcare systems.
- “A very important point is continually testing and maintaining the app.”
- As we’ve mentioned before, you can never have enough testing. Being able to provide an app that works correctly on all devices is one of the first steps in providing good patient engagement. Wayne makes a point that testing on real devices is crucial so the best experience can be provided.
- “From an infrastructure standpoint, do you want to host in-house or do you make use of cloud providers?”
- With so many cloud-based providers available, Vik asks Wayne if storing the infrastructure in-house has any advantage over the cloud. Wayne makes several points in favor of cloud-based, such as privacy and security compliance, cost and for scaling.
- “Regardless of the Cures Act, healthcare innovation is happening.”
- The ONC’s Cures Final Act allows seamless and secure access, exchange, and use of electronic health information. Vik and Wayne discuss how API’s can be used for data sharing. The healthcare industry has been lagging behind other industries, and Vik comments that innovation needs to happen to provide the patient the best healthcare experience.
- “One thing is clear, whether you build in-house, buy it, or take a hybrid approach, we are going to see more and more apps.”
- Jimmy asks the best approach to mobile development, and Wayne gives his take on different development models. Vik mentions that the innovation is not going to stop with apps, citing examples such as wearables and remote-monitoring apps.
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