The utility of smartphone apps for medical residents can outweigh their distractions, particularly given that the technology is native to younger generations of physicians.
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Investigators show the feasibility of using smartphones to detect middle ear fluid in children with suspected acute otitis media and acute otitis media with effusion.
Patients can now have physician visits in their homes, hotels, and workplaces—all with just a few taps on a smartphone
Many physicians do not want their interactions with patients recorded without their permission
New apps give hearing disabled better control over listening environments without adjusting ear-mounted devices
Physicians are increasingly incorporating lightweight computers, mobile phones and tablets into the delivery of health care, which comes with the potential for distraction.
Mobile devices have the power to change health care as we know it.
Five health care apps for mobile devices and tablets available to patients