Monthly Archives: July 2012

Five Creative and Necessary Ways of Getting Medical Apps Adopted

Medical apps will likely become an important healthcare tool. Once barriers such as reimbursement and regulatory issues are fully addressed there are many ways in which app developers and their commercial partners can penetrate the healthcare market. However, there are … Continue reading

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Five Reasons Why Physicians Will Resist Prescribing Medical Apps

The Jackson Coker Special Report on Apps, Doctors, and Digital Devices, originally published in October 2011, was featured in an online article today with the headline “80% of Doctors Use Smart phones and Medical Apps in Everyday Medical Practice.” If … Continue reading

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