Have you ever checked out a medical app? We have already stated how mHealth apps could help surgeons.
Now, let us look at how medical apps have revolutionized the way medical information was transmitted and has made knowledge transfer easy and accessible. How could you, as a pharma marketer know which apps are the best?
There are a lot of apps to start off with. If you are searching for the app that is suitable for you, you might end up losing a lot of time. So here’s an easy way to classify the medical app based on the purpose and find your required app. As a pharma marketer, you would definitely love this info!
Top Ways to Classify a Medical app based on Purpose
1. Educational apps for patients:
Are you a medical student or a doctor? Or is any of your relatives going through treatment right now? These apps might be the pick for you. These apps help in decoding medical jargon and gives the user an insight into the different medical terminologies. Three of my picks from this list would have to be:
2. Muscle System Pro III:
It can be used as a reference for students to understand the anatomy of the muscle in the human body. It is also being used in different medical schools across the world.
3. Orthopedic Patient Education:
This can help doctors elaborate on treatment procedures, anatomy to patients easily. Its best feature is that it covers a variety of conditions that a patient might come across.
4. EyeDecide MD:
You can find an eye specialist using this app plus if you want to enhance your knowledge on eye anatomy and practices that go to serve an eye patient, you can do so.
Top Apps to ensure personal self-monitoring:
Do you need an app that can advise you on medication and personal care? These apps come plugged in with a lot of advice from medical professionals that can help you at your time of need. Here’s my three picks from this list :
1. MyNetDiary — Food and Exercise Diary:
It can be used to keep a log of your calorie count as well as maintain a healthy diet plan. It can be used if you want to burn some extra calories and live healthily.
2. Pillboxie:
This serves to remind you of your medication– how many doses you need to have, do you need the doses before lunch or after lunch? It is not just a reminder app but its very interesting as it helps you in visualizing your medication diary.
3. Cancer.net mobile:
If any of your relatives or you are suffering from cancer, this app can help you in managing your treatment and care.
4. Apps for nurses:
These apps are specifically designed for nurses all across the world to keep up with the standards of nursing and maintain their own tab of their nursing activities. Some of my picks amongst these apps would be Voalte One, Medigram, MedCalc, NurseTabs: MedSurg, NurseTabs: Fundamentals, Nursing Central.
With the different number of apps available today, you are sure to find the app of your choice. The problem is you need to know which app will work for you and which not. For health professionals though, the wide variety of apps available is a boon indeed.
