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Promise and Challenges With the Use of Mobile Applications to Support and Improve Patient Care: An Industry Perspective
Author(s) -
Bucklen K W,
Abbott B M
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1038/clpt.2014.34
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , perspective (graphical) , mobile apps , medical care , clinical pharmacology , health care , quality (philosophy) , medicine , computer science , pharmacology , nursing , world wide web , political science , philosophy , epistemology , artificial intelligence , law , programming language
Mobile applications represent an immense opportunity to support and improve patient health care, as the scope and functionality of medical apps are enabling physicians and patients to manage care in new, fast, and personalized ways. Several challenges exist in medical‐app development, including careful attention to quality systems, medical‐device regulation, and app life span. Despite these complexities, we find that development of mobile medical apps is a worthwhile undertaking given their potential to improve outcomes for patients. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (2014); 95 5, 469–471. doi: 10.1038/clpt.2014.34