Doctors Prescribe Apps for Patient Connections

Mobile apps connect healthcare providers with patients in ways users increasingly use and understand. Widespread use of apps also opens the door to widespread privacy violations. Physicians must be extra cautious. Dr. Narciso Tapia is keenly aware of the benefits and pitfalls of apps. He heads the Research Office of Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu City, the Philippines. The doctor also is research coordinator for the University of Cebu School of Medicine and an adjunct faculty of the University of the Philippines Manila National Teacher Training Center for the Health Professions. “We live in a mobile world with…...