The rise in new mobile devices has allowed us to access aspects of our personal healthcare in increasingly simple and flexible ways. Rapidly developing smartphones are placing telehealth services at the forefront of how patients engage with their clinicians — and playing a crucial role behind the scenes in the operation of healthtech businesses.
One such business is Qured, a startup that was founded in 2017 in London that offers users access to at-home health screening. “I never saw myself as a conventional COO. I founded Feedr (a corporate catering platform) and worked for the CDC Group. That experience really drove my determination to work with innovative tech startups,” said Lyz Swanton, Qured’s COO.
When COVID-19 started, Qured provided testing that enabled companies, including Premier League football clubs, to get people back to work safely and reopen sports events. The pandemic also got people comfortable with testing outside of traditional healthcare settings, which feeds into Qured’s current offering of delivering at-home health screening to businesses and their employees.
“We are seeing more patients relying on their smartphones to access healthcare,” Swanton said. Devices like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5, she said, help businesses like Qured bring more care into communities. “Digital devices make care accessible and equitable, especially for those who rely on digital services if they can’t easily get to their GPs and in-person health services.
The size and compact nature of the Z Fold5 is the perfect host for the Qured app, both for patients and clinicians. “Qured works particularly well on this phone since it has a much bigger screen, making it much easier for clinicians to have meaningful and useful video calls with users. Patients can stand the phone up to have a video call with a clinician,” which enables hands-free communication, Swanton said.
The Z Fold5 also helps Swanton as she runs the business. The productivity taskbar allows her to quickly access her most important work apps when she’s on the go, and the drag and drop feature lets her quickly and easily share work with colleagues and clients. “Staying productive and efficient is really important to me. Our team is fully hybrid between remote and in-office working, so I need to keep connected when I’m away from the office. I can review everything from marketing content to product designs with the Z Fold5,” she said.
Swanton also uses the Samsung Galaxy Watch Series to snag a quick glance at her notifications and schedule without being distracted. She can also see a future where Qured directs its focus to improving healthcare services with the aid of health tracking features, such as heart monitoring, offered by wearable tech. “The watch’s health tracking also helps me keep active, especially on walks with my dog Bucatini!”
And Samsung Knox, a defense-grade security platform built in from the chip up, allows for peace of mind when accessing company data. “It’s great to have the updated biometrics feature to access the Qured app securely,” Swanton said.
“I am very excited for the future of healthtech and the possibilities of mobile innovation to transform lives,” Swanton said. With the help of mobile companies like Samsung, Qured and other healthtech startups are well-positioned to allow patients to improve their well-being from the ease and convenience of their smartphones.
Mobile and tablet devices that can handle rugged terrain and often unpredictable weather are a must for outdoor enthusiasts who wish to maintain some level of connection while on the go. When your business means you have to be on the go, this requirement becomes even more acute — that’s the view of Thomas Christensen, the CEO of XCamper, a UK-based peer-to-peer marketplace that rents out affordable camping vehicles to travelers.
Christensen, an avid camper from childhood, founded his online business out of a frustration of a lack of affordable motorhomes. With XCamper, customers can easily book a verified vehicle for their trips, while vehicle owners are cushioned with proper insurance and safety policies. And because his company is completely digital and requires him to travel to meet clients across the UK, Christensen requires devices that can streamline productivity and adapt to harsh outdoor environments.
“For my business, owning reliable and durable devices like the Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra is critical, particularly since I meet many customers on location in rural areas and small towns,” Christensen said. “It’s great that the Tab S9 Ultra is both water and dust-resistant, ideal for when I am out and about in unpredictable weather.”
The Z Flip5’s large cover screen provides more space to view and control his apps, as well as a calendar widget with a comprehensive view of his schedules and notifications. What’s more, photography is an essential marketing feature for XCamper, and Christensen has found that the hands-free camera on the Z Flip5 captures high-resolution photos of campervans for his business’ website, even at night, using the unique nightography function.
Editing photos is also easier with these products. The Multi Control function on the Tab S9 Ultra allows Christensen to use a mouse, keyboard, or trackpad to control both his tablet and smartphone at once, and even without a mouse, he can photograph campervans on the Z Flip5 and then drag and drop to his Tab S9 Ultra to edit for social media. “The tablet has an amazingly sharp display and editing capabilities,” he said.
The magnetized S Pen, Christensen said, “is great for taking notes. I can quickly pop new info into my CRM without transcribing them from my notepad manually,” and documenting what he’s doing with customers in real-time helps manage the flow of his day-to-day tasks.
As XCamper continues to expand its presence across Europe, products like the Z Flip5 and Tab S9 Ultra will help the business to amplify its productivity and make operations even more convenient. “As XCamper grows, we will continue to find practical ways of leveraging mobile technology,” Christensen said. “These devices are making it even easier to conduct business and help customers rent out and source the best campervans.”
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