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Physicians hesitant about health apps

More than one-third of physicians have prescribed an app to their patients, but 42 percent say they won't, citing the lack of regulatory oversight, according to polling results from QuantiaMD, a social learning network for physicians.

By Dan Cook | Updated on March 03, 2014

Physicians simply aren’t early adopters of technology — the slow adoption of electronic health records is one good example of that. So it’s no surprise that most doctors haven’t prescribed mobile apps for their patients.

Or maybe it comes as a surprise that 37 percent have prescribed one. In any case, that’s what a study done by QuantiaMD, a physician social learning network, turned up. The study’s results paint a picture of physicians varying widely not only in their use of apps but even in their awareness of them.

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Dan Cook

Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.

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