Figure 1 is being called the Instagram for doctors and is a free, safe way of sharing photos for healthcare proffessionals. The app is a collection of medical images submitted by doctors to share, collaborate and learn from. Doctors are verified using their institutional email address as the app takes patient privacy very seriously. It has a face detection program that automatically blocks out the face in a submitted photo and it includes other editing tools to remove other identifying features. A HIPPA authorization digital consent form is also included. Patients click the agree button then sign screen/form. There are still some issues with searching, but for an app to be this popular inside 3 months of launching in May 2013, it is doing something right.
Co-founder Dr Joshua Landry says; "I developed Figure 1 because I wanted a safe way to share medical images with the medical community, while protecting patients’ privacy."
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