Apple’s recent announcement that it is allowing third party developers
to create applications on the iPhone will have tremendous effects on the
healthcare industry. Healthcare technology applications – particularly
electronic health records (EHRs) and clinical decision support (CDS) –
will be more likely to be adopted by physicians, translating into better
healthcare for patients.
The next time you go to your doctor’s office, check to see if he/she is
using an iPhone, along with a stethoscope and blood pressure cuff, to
evaluate your health. With Apple’s announcement that it is allowing
third party developers to create applications on the iPhone, Datamonitor
believes that healthcare technology applications – particularly
electronic he... (more)