Dr. Leslie Kernisan ponders the possible implications of app use in patient care:
I can envision apps helping patients and families manage a medical care plan. But I worry that we’ll end up making the same mistakes with apps as we’ve often made with the prescription of medications: recommendations based on marketing rather than thoughtful assessment of expected value, and prescription of apps for every little medical condition rather than choosing a few high-yield apps based on a whole-person approach to managing healthcare.
Recent Dish on a self-urinalysis app here and an STD app here.
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