DIGITAL MEDICINE. “Mobile apps have the potential to transform health care by allowing doctors to diagnose patients with potentially life-threatening conditions outside of traditional health care settings, help consumers manage their own health, and also gain access to useful information whenever and wherever they need it….apps currently on the market can diagnose abnormal heart rhythms, transform smart phones into a mobile ultrasound device, or function as the “central command” for a glucose meter.” (Sept 2013). ”
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