This list only begins to scratch the surface of app use in medicine. Other apps are available for immunization schedules, dictation, infectious disease guides, and teaching aids. Journals provide content to portable devices through apps, and some medical societies offer multifaceted apps such as ACEP Mobile.
iRVU © 2010-12 by e-MedTools Medical Coding App Team *
iRVU app
Apps on smartphones and tablets will become part of daily medical practice, Dr. Broder predicted, but physicians need to be conscious about their limitations and potential problems as well as their assets.
Dos and Don’ts for Medical Images on Smartphones
Do:
Obtain consent to acquire images or transmit them for the patient’s medical benefit.
Explain to the patient and get consent for any other intended use, such as education or publication.
Tell the patient what you will do with images when their use is completed – delete them or upload them to the medical record.
Confirm receipt if you send to other health care providers.
Specify in your message what that provider should do with the image.
Document in the patient’s chart that consent was obtained, what was sent, who received it, and content of the images.
Don’t:
Obtain images covertly.
Send to any unnecessary recipients.
Show images to anyone for fun.
Post to social media sites.
Blog about "funny" patient encounters.
Dr. Broder owns stock in Apple.
* The photo credits in this story were updated on 10/26/2012.