ReviewBMC medicine2014
Do smartphone applications in healthcare require a governance and legal framework? It depends on the application!
Review in BMC medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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48 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Exploring the role of digital technology for feedback exchange in clinical training: a scoping review.Systematic reviews · 2024Article
- How Social Influence Promotes the Adoption of Mobile Health among Young Adults in China: A Systematic Analysis of Trust, Health Consciousness, and User Experience.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Outcome's Classification in Mobile Applications Tailored to Parents of Premature Infants: A Systematic Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2023Review
- Effect of Mobile-Based Counselling on Breastfeeding in Spain: A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol (COMLACT Study).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The fudan tinnitus relieving system application for tinnitus management.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2023Article
- Digital Health Apps in the Context of Dementia: Questionnaire Study to Assess the Likelihood of Use Among Physicians.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Use of the Vula App to refer patients in the West Coast District: A descriptive exploratory qualitative study.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2022Article
- Complex skin cancer treatment requiring reconstructive plastic surgery: an interview study on the experiences and needs of patients.Archives of dermatological research · 2022Article
- COVID-19 Mobile Apps in Saudi Arabia: Systematic Identification, Evaluation, and Features Assessment.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Clinical Utility and Functionality of an Artificial Intelligence-Based App to Predict Mortality in COVID-19: Mixed Methods Analysis.JMIR formative research · 2021Article
- Systematic Evaluation of Smartphone Applications for the Medical Management of Nephrolithiasis.Journal of endourology · 2021Article
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- Arrhythmia in an athlete diagnosed by smartphone electrocardiogram: a case report.European heart journal. Case reports · 2021Article
- Instant messaging application usage for clinical consultation among orthopedic surgery residents in Turkey: A survey study.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2021Article
- Nurses' Use of Personal Smartphone Technology in the Workplace: Scoping Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Article
- Patient Perception of Mobile Phone Apps for the Care and Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Article
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Abstract
The fast pace of technological improvement and the rapid development and adoption of healthcare applications present crucial challenges for clinicians, users and policy makers. Some of the most pressing dilemmas include the need to ensure the safety of applications and establish their cost-effectiveness while engaging patients and users to optimize their integration into health decision-making. Healthcare organizations need to consider the risk of fragmenting clinical practice within the organization as a result of too many apps being developed or used, as well as mechanisms for app integration into the wider electronic health records through development of governance framework for their use. The impact of app use on the interactions between clinicians and patients needs to be explored, together with the skills required for both groups to benefit from the use of apps. Although healthcare and academic institutions should support the improvements offered by technological advances, they must strive to do so within robust governance frameworks, after sound evaluation of clinical outcomes and examination of potential unintended consequences.
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