Comments on: How to sync the right user with the right medical app for their iPhone, iPod Touch, and the upcoming iPad http://www.imedicalapps.com/2010/01/ipad-iphone-ipod-medical-apps-usage-patterns/ Mobile Medical App Reviews & Commentary - A publication by medical professionals Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:08:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Iltifat Husain http://www.imedicalapps.com/2010/01/ipad-iphone-ipod-medical-apps-usage-patterns/#comment-601 Iltifat Husain Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:02:17 +0000 http://www.imedicalapps.com/?p=2629#comment-601 Jamie, I don't agree with making the minimum price of an app $3. I still think supply and demand should be allowed to work themselves out, however, you do have a point, many of the 99 cent apps really are legitimate applications. <br><br>StatCoder - There have been a few med schools to emply a "suite" of apps, but many times they are home brewed and lacking in real functionality. With all the great educational apps out for the iPhone I'm waiting to see a school to truly embrace a collection of 7 to 10 "learning" apps for their students. Jamie, I don’t agree with making the minimum price of an app $3. I still think supply and demand should be allowed to work themselves out, however, you do have a point, many of the 99 cent apps really are legitimate applications.

StatCoder – There have been a few med schools to emply a “suite” of apps, but many times they are home brewed and lacking in real functionality. With all the great educational apps out for the iPhone I’m waiting to see a school to truly embrace a collection of 7 to 10 “learning” apps for their students.

]]> By: StatCoder.com http://www.imedicalapps.com/2010/01/ipad-iphone-ipod-medical-apps-usage-patterns/#comment-1387 StatCoder.com Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:03:10 +0000 http://www.imedicalapps.com/?p=2629#comment-1387 The Medical section of the App Store leaves a lot to be desired. First of all, they have allowed, lifestyle or non-clinical apps to infiltrate the section. They should have a section with apps targeted at medical professionals. <br><br>Ultimately, browsing the App Store is not going to be a good way to find apps. Review websites like this and more sophisticated developer websites that link to the individual apps in the App Store will become important. So will apps linked together as some kind of product line i.e. the Epocrates quiz app. Finally, there will have to be a way for institution like med schools or large clinics to deploy a family of apps. The Medical section of the App Store leaves a lot to be desired. First of all, they have allowed, lifestyle or non-clinical apps to infiltrate the section. They should have a section with apps targeted at medical professionals.

Ultimately, browsing the App Store is not going to be a good way to find apps. Review websites like this and more sophisticated developer websites that link to the individual apps in the App Store will become important. So will apps linked together as some kind of product line i.e. the Epocrates quiz app. Finally, there will have to be a way for institution like med schools or large clinics to deploy a family of apps.

]]> By: Jamie http://www.imedicalapps.com/2010/01/ipad-iphone-ipod-medical-apps-usage-patterns/#comment-883 Jamie Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:03:55 +0000 http://www.imedicalapps.com/?p=2629#comment-883 The problem is there are way too many 99 cents apps proliferating in the App Store. There should be a minimum charge of 3 bucks or so to keep out these less "usable" apps. The problem is there are way too many 99 cents apps proliferating in the App Store. There should be a minimum charge of 3 bucks or so to keep out these less “usable” apps.

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