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Both patients and doctors have completely embraced digital healthcare that come 2015, the whole industry is predicted to be worth around $6 billion. The reason behind the unprecedented rise in number of users is simple: these medical apps deliver results. Here are two of them:
1. Better access to healthcare. People want to make sense of what's happening with their bodies, and mobile tools have empowered them to do so at any time. Some apps such as the Isabel Symptom Checker allow patients to monitor specific health indicators, seek out supplementary medical care, and take control of their health and wellbeing.
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2. Better patient engagement: Patients often complain about hassles that make them dread another visit to a hospital or primary care facility: long lines, unnecessary administrative complexities, mediocre quality of care and attention---the list goes on. With apps that notify schedule changes via text, or remind patients about their medicines, accessing healthcare becomes as convenient as every patient wishes it to be.
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Technology cannot cure all ills. But with mobile apps, prevention and mitigation of threats to health are handy. And who knows when technology can create cure-all mechanisms sooner or later?
Larry Wedekind owns IntegraNet Physician Resources, Inc. and Electronic Media Resources, LLC, companies that have provided reliable medical technologies for hospitals and physicians for decades. Visit this website to know more about sound medical software options.
