Medical Smartphones: Doctors, do you have your own mobile app?

Friday, February 25, 2011

Author: Thuc Huynh, MD

Nielsen estimates that 1 in 2 Americans will have a smartphone by Christmas 2011. The iPhone's iOS is the 2nd most popular operating system in the US so it's no wonder there is currently more development of mobile apps here than any other system.

Even doctors are creating apps for their practice to help keep their patients informed. Cloud Nine Development is a mobile apps development company that caters specifically to physicians and dentists. Doctors can purchase a $999 license for the company to create a personalized app that features information about their practice. In addition, you are also required to purchase a maintenance fee of $34.99 that recurs monthly.

Currently, 23 doctors and dentists have created an app through Cloud Nine Development. Their product, Doctor App, claims to improve your :

Practice Marketing and Branding
Patient Education and Communication
Personal and Practice Efficiency
Resources for your Referring Physician

To learn more about their product, visit their website or go to iTunes and search for Cloud Nine Development to see samples of their work.

Author:

Dr. Thuc Huynh is CEO of ScrubdIN, a startup company that aims to help health professionals and patients choose their next medical app. Her main interest lies around how medicine can play a role with web 2.0 and social media. Dr. Huynh is currently Chief Resident at her Family Medicine Residency in Rapid City, SD and received her B.S. and M.D. at the Medical University of the Americas.

About Dr. Joseph Kim

Dr. Joseph Kim is the founder of MedicalSmartphones.com, an independent website owned and operated by Dr. Kim. He is also the President of Medical Communications Media, Inc. (MCM). MCM is an education and publishing company that develops continuing medical education activities in joint sponsorship with medical universities, hospitals, and medical associations. Dr. Kim is a digital entrepreneur and technologist who has a passion for health information technology, mobile health, and social media. He frequently speaks at conferences about non-clinical careers for physicians, continuing medical education, mobile health technology, and social media in medicine. Dr. Kim holds a bachelor of science in engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a doctorate of medicine from the University of Arkansas College of Medicine, and a master of public health from the University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health.

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