Guest LilBambi Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 The Doctor Will Skype You Now Next time you need to go to the doctor, instead of making an appointment, why not just fire up your smartphone? New programs by companies such as Doctor on Demand and the University of Pittsburgh’s AnywhereCare offer one-on-one conferencing with doctors, either over the phone or through video on your phone or computer – giving you all the medical advice you need without having to set foot in a doctor’s office. It seems this is a big thing for Smartphone Apps like iPhones now too: Doctor On Demand ZocDoc - Doctor Appointment Online! and Android: Doctor On Demand ZocDoc - Book a Doctor Online! These could be coupled with Heath and fitness apps: Doctors Take Note: 70 Percent of People Track Their Health and Fitness Daily With Mobile Apps But 60 Percent Don't Share Data with Medical Professionals, Finds New Mobiquity Study Apple's HealthKit unites data from various fitness apps and even talks to doctors 7 Smartphone Apps Doctors Love The 64 Best Health and Fitness Apps of 2013 It seems that it's all coming together. I am sure Microsoft will have or already has APIs like Apple WWDC talked about and also talked about at Google IO 2014. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Very cool stuff!! Thanks Fran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Well, this is progress that may actually be a good thing. Pretty neato, actually. Sadly, it'll be sometime before my doctor jumps on this progress bandwagon. He just recently splurged and bought an older 2nd hand Dell to "digitize" his record keeping at the office. He and his staff are going crazy trying to convert from paper ledgers to computer scheduling. It's funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Darn I thought this was a thread for the upcoming Dr series for the autumn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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