MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Health care providers now have their own section of the successful AppStore, called "Apps for Healthcare Professionals," currently includes 49 apps for iPhone users and 52 for iPad.
The new section includes six categories for doctors to choose from: reference apps, educational apps, EMR & parient monitoring apps, imaging apps, point of care apps and personal care apps, and about a dozen of the apps are for consumer use.
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"This small and focused collection of apps helps customers discover and choose the best healthcare apps for iPhone & iPad," said Afshad Mistri, Apple’s medical market manager, according to MobiHealthNews.
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