According to a recent article, healthcare providers have proven eager adopters of health care "apps," the software applications used on mobile devices to perform specific tasks, such as charting data points or aggregating information. A recent survey reported in Health Infomatics found that of the 4,000 US physicians they looked at, nearly 80 percent used smartphones capable of running apps—a far greater proportion than among the general public.
Health Care Quality Improvement: There's an App for That is an article by Martha Hostetta in the Quality Matters newsletter published by the Commonwealth Fund in the US. Various apps useful to health workers are described. "Disease management apps, in particular, can improve communication between patients and providers and promote adherence to recommended care. Still, for apps to achieve their potential to improve health care quality, they will need to be factored into reimbursement models and meet clear clinical needs."
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