mHealth and mobile medical apps: a framework to assess risk and promote safer use.

Thomas Lorchan Lewis; Jeremy C. Wyatt

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mHealth and mobile medical apps: a framework to assess risk and promote safer use.

March 1, 2017

Lewis TL, Wyatt JC. J Med Internet Res. 2014;16(9):e210.

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Use of mobile technologies is increasing in health care, but it can introduce potential patient safety hazards. This commentary discusses the potential risks associated with mobile applications and describes a framework to guide developers, clinicians, and patients who use the technologies to manage those risks.

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