Healthtech Apps

Healthtech is a broad concept. Healthtech apps can either benefit wellness or improve health. If you with the help of an app wish to eat or exercise better in order to generally feel better - you use a wellness app. Say you’re dealing with osteoarthritis and are seeking relief from pain, or managing diabetes and need to monitor your blood sugar and find apps which claim to help you - these apps are medical.
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Healthcare Digitalisation

The integration of technology into healthcare is not a recent development. Devices such as defibrillators, ECG machines, infusion pumps, and drainage systems are integral to daily medical practice worldwide. We place immense trust in these technological tools, often relying on them for our very lives. Now we face the next chapter in the development of the healthcare system - the digitalisation. Digitalisation facilitates a more patient centred and personalised care, and apps are the new tools. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we all learned that things can be done in new ways and that digital technology used in clever ways can speed up changes and return positive results. Two areas which particularly will benefit from digitalisation are preventive health and chronic disease management. Artificial intelligence, built and implemented following ethical principles, will improve efficiency and quality of care.

CE marking

Shortcut Medtech is our Stockholm based ISO 13485 certified medical app agency, where CE marking and app craftsmanship are put under the same roof. CE marking signifies that the company has carefully considered potential risks from the early stages of development and have based the app on scientific principles. The CE mark provides added assurance that the app is designed with your health and safety in mind. Shortcut Medtech offers end-to-end support in medical app development and CE marking.

Data Driven Care

We live in a data driven world, and health certainly is no exception. Our smartphones and wearables are constantly collecting information about our bodies and habits. Apps can help predict problems before they arise and empower us to take control of our health. The challenge? Extracting quality data and turning that data into insights and action. We have deep experience from leveraging Apple’s powerful HealthKit and Google’s Health Connect frameworks to provide actionable health insights and seamless data integration.

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Four Cornerstones in Medical App Development

Tech Expertise

With a team of 150 dedicated developers, we excel in both native and cross-platform app development, using cutting-edge technologies to bring your vision to life. Our developers are deeply familiar with their platforms and tools, ensuring they can craft the most efficient and effective solutions for your needs. Accessing data from wearables, iPhones, or Android devices is not just a technical task - it’s a craft requiring deep knowledge of the mobile operating systems and the unique environments these devices operate within. Our developers are skilled in using advanced APIs and custom solutions to seamlessly integrate health data retrieval, ensuring that each app we develop maintains the highest standards of accuracy and reliability.

Intuitive Design

What is more vital than a superior user experience? This holds particularly true for healthcare apps, where the stakes involve not just convenience but user health and safety. We know you have the deepest knowledge of the specific healthcare field you wish to improve, why we believe in close collaborations during the design work. Our experienced designers help you transform your ideas into an intuitive user experience and beautiful design interface.

Regulatory Compliance

Regulatory compliance is a cornerstone of medical app development. Releasing medical apps within the European Union can be a complex and challenging process. Not considering relevant laws and standards early on can backlash further down the road. This is why we help you harmormonize from the start, by establishing a regulatory strategy which harmonises with your product vision. The most relevant European laws include: Medical Device Regulation (MDR), European Accessibility Act, AI Act and GDRP. And standards: ISO 13485, ISO 14971 and ISO 27001.

Data Security

We take the safety of your data very seriously and implement rigorous measures to ensure its protection and confidentiality. Our experts build systems which adhere strictly to international standards such as HIPAA and GDPR.

Regulatory Compliance

The core team at Shortcut Medtech have healthcare and pharmaceutical backgrounds. We have worked with healthcare digitalisation since the very start and met with several hundreds of healthtech startups along the way. Our expertise within the field is deep and rooted. Partnering with us early in your product development can benefit in reduced development time, streamlined regulatory compliance, and increased success in bringing your innovative medical app to market.

Let’s revolutionise healthcare together!


Contact us today to discuss your project and see how we can bring your vision to life.