A KevinMD editorial highlights five key reasons physicians avoid using mobile apps in a professional context:
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- There is a lack of reimbursement associated with medical apps.
- Physicians are still struggling with electronic medical record adoption.
- Physicians are not accustomed to involving patients in healthcare in the participatory format that medical apps provide.
- Compared to other products and devices currently available and soon to be released in the medical world, apps do not represent sophisticated technology.
- Physicians are skeptical that mobile health apps will be effective tools in improving patient care.
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