Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine , Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Appl Clin Inform. 2013 Feb 6;4(1):53-60. doi: 10.4338/ACI-2012-10-CR-0047. Print 2013.
The rapidly growing industry for mobile medical applications provides numerous smartphone resources designed for healthcare professionals. However, not all applications are equally useful in addressing the questions of early medical trainees.
Three popular, free, mobile healthcare applications were evaluated along with a Google(TM) web search on both Apple(TM) and Android(TM) devices. Six medical students at a large academic hospital evaluated each application for a one-week period while on various clinical rotations.
Google(TM) was the most frequently used search method and presented multimedia resources but was inefficient for obtaining clinical management information. Epocrates(TM) Pill ID feature was praised for its clinical utility. Medscape(TM) had the highest satisfaction of search and excelled through interactive educational features. Micromedex(TM) offered both FDA and off-label dosing for drugs.
Google(TM) was the preferred search method for questions related to basic disease processes and multimedia resources, but was inadequate for clinical management. Caution should also be exercised when using Google(TM) in front of patients. Medscape(TM) was the most appealing application due to a broad scope of content and educational features relevant to medical trainees. Students should also be cognizant of how mobile technology may be perceived by their evaluators to avoid false impressions.
移动医疗应用行业发展迅速，为数众多的智能手机资源旨在为医疗保健专业人员提供服务。然而，并非所有应用程序都能同等有效地解决早期医学受训者的问题。
在苹果（TM）和安卓（TM）设备上，我们评估了三个流行的、免费的移动医疗保健应用程序以及一个谷歌（TM）网络搜索。六名在大型学术医院的医学生在各种临床轮转期间，对每个应用程序进行了为期一周的评估。
谷歌（TM）是最常用的搜索方法，提供多媒体资源，但在获取临床管理信息方面效率不高。Epocrates（TM）药丸 ID 功能因其临床实用性而受到称赞。Medscape（TM）的搜索满意度最高，其互动式教育功能也很出色。Micromedex（TM）提供了 FDA 和标签外药物剂量。
谷歌（TM）是与基本疾病过程和多媒体资源相关问题的首选搜索方法，但在临床管理方面却不够充分。在面对患者时，也应谨慎使用谷歌（TM）。Medscape（TM）是最吸引人的应用程序，因为它涵盖了广泛的内容和与医学受训者相关的教育功能。学生还应该意识到移动技术可能会被评估者如何感知，以避免产生错误印象。
