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Essay / Smartphones in Healthcare - 1120
One of the main reasons smartphones became so in demand among healthcare providers was the need for better communication and information at the point of care. Smartphone applications provide access to database information such as medical literature, drug references and access to electronic health records, which are useful at the point of care to aid in the diagnosis of diseases.1 Smartphone apps are also used to access patients' electronic health records. Software company Epic System has partnered with Apple and released a clinical support app; It will allow physicians to access patient clinical data via a smartphone.1 It will improve patient care by providing access to patient medical history at the point of care and clinical decision support reference tools such as that “UPToDate” and “WebMD LLC”5 are an excellent technology application that analyzes health data to help clinicians in their clinical activities