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Smartphone Apps as Medical Devices

September 18th, 2012 | Latest Happenings in Healthcare
Smartphone Apps as Medical Devices

The popularity of smartphones has led to a countless number of apps to make life easier for the users. The day seems to be quite near when smartphone apps may also perform the role of medical devices. Expect apps that can help you manage your blood sugar levels or monitor your heart rate right from your smartphone itself.

Many healthcare entrepreneurs and medical professionals are already welcoming the idea of medically prescribed apps. They view them as a launch pad for advanced applications that will make healthcare more accessible and available in real time. Some very basic apps are already available, such as the ones that monitor the personal health and fitness goals of the user.

Supporters of the idea of smartphone-based medical systems contend that if it can cut down the extent of medical care required by a patient even marginally, the cumulative benefit for the overall healthcare system would be huge. According to the recent figures released by the CDC, the total cost of healthcare in treating diabetes alone was $174 billion in 2007.

However, healthcare apps are going to be a different proposition from smartphone apps in any other area because it is going to deal with the health and safety of an individual. Zero-error approach and top priority to quality would be key to the success of this idea in the long run.

The Diabetes Manager system from WellDoc, a pioneering company in the area of prescription apps, collects and maintains information about a patient’s blood sugar levels, medication regimen and diet. Patients can not only feed the data manually in their smartphone device, but may even link it wirelessly with glucose monitors. With this data, the Diabetes Manager can give advice to the patient depending on the blood sugar reading. It can even send clinical recommendations to the physician based on the medical data.

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