iPhone Medical Apps: news, reviews, trends

In search of “medical killer app for iPhone” – Part I (Section “Medical”)

For the purposes of developing an iPhone medical project we analyzed various parameters of all commercial applications in Top-100 of “Medical” and “Healthcare” sections (200 applications; February 1, 2010). Some of the data is published here, since it can be useful to readers of our blog. Functionality and sophistication of applications in section “Medical” (Top-100) The most popular price: $0.99 (35%) Average price in TOP-100: $4.38 The average price in Top-10: $2.29 (the ...

Voalte’s view on the present and the future of the iPhone platform for the medical sector

(Special interview for iPhone Medical Apps) Voalté successfully integrated an interesting innovative iPhone-based clinical communications project in Sarasota Memorial Hospital in September 2009(link). After 3 months, when it has become already possible to speak about real results of the project, we decided to address the Vice President of Innovation of Voalté, Trey Lauderdale, and ask him several questions. We believe that the answers on these items are interesting for professionals of t...

New and Noteworthy iPhone Medical Apps released last week in App Store

New medical apps last week in App Store(from 5/dec – 11/dec): ~ 64. We were selected these 7 new and noteworthy iPhone medical apps only: 1. Case History: MEDICAL History taking Guide. Ask the Right Questions! Go! /App Store Medical History taking is an Art. History is the first thing you learn in clinical medicine and Case History is the first of its kind application on the App Store Case History Offers you a clear structured and systematic approach to history taking. As a medica...

Only sensors will make revolution in profitability of mHealth and Health 2.0

Only sensors will make revolution in profitability of mHealth/ Health 2.0 (sensors for mobile phones, not ordinary Health 2.0  web portals ) As the editor of two medical software blogs for iPhone and Android, I can notice that there are the low share of apps and the low profit in medical and healthcare categories because of poor quality of majority of the apps . Therefore at the present time there is almost nothing innovative there from the user’s or technological points of view, isn’t i...

Verizon Introduces Telehealth Collaboration Services for Health Care Industry

Source: Verizon.com When the  iPhone will be integrated into this solution? Time, distance and cost often hamper efforts to link patients with the right health care expert, causing further concern for those needing to consult with faraway doctors. Verizon is answering this need with new services for physicians, hospitals, clinics and insurers that enable providers to "see" patients through video consultations, as well as other collaboration services. Verizon's portfolio, Telehealth Colla...

Using iPhone to improve patient care

Source: Apple.com Dan Diamond has been a family doctor for more than 20 years. But in a field as vast as medicine, and with so many constant advances in medical knowledge, he can’t possibly know everything. That’s where iPhone comes in. With an application called Epocrates, Diamond can reference volumes of in-depth medical information right at the exam table. He can look up diseases and medications, drug interactions and side effects, drug prices, and even whether a particular medication i...

New and Noteworthy Medical iPhone Apps released last week in App Store

New apps last week in App Store(from 12/nov - 19/nov): ~ 74. We were selected these 7 new and noteworthy medical apps only: 1. Certified Nursing Assistant Go! / App Store Learn what it takes to be a certified nursing assistant! Certified Nursing Assistant is a fully-featured flash card app that helps you learn what it takes to become a certified nursing assistant. Included in this app are: + Main Deck + Faves Deck + Ignore Feature + Shuffle Ability + Choice of Primary Side +...

iStetho Adapter and iStethoscope Pro Make a Great Combo for iPhone

Source: MedGadget.com Dr. Blaine Warkentine MD, a partner at a startup firm RidRx, is telling us that the firm is now selling directly to consumers its patent pending iStetho Adapter that can convert an iPhone/iPod touch and an old stethoscope into an electronic one. Also, the adapter is designed to work in tandem with the powerful iStethoscope Pro software that does many tricks with auscultation sounds, such as displaying sound spectrograms, replaying and emailing recordings, etc. Mor...

Useful marketing research(mHealth and wireless medical services)

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HIStalk Interviews Paul Meyer

Source: histalk2.com Some interesting highlights: about Voxiva. We’re a mobile technology company that had a crazy idea nine years ago that mobile phones had something to do with health. We’ve spent the last nine years building a platform and building mobile health solutions around the world. Do you think the iPhone got people thinking about the possibility of having a smart phone deliver a fairly rich application? I think iPhones have done an amazing job of opening people’s eyes up...