Identification of iPhone and iPad Applications for Obstetrics and Gynecology Providers

Farag, Sara; Chyjek, Kathy; Chen, Katherine T.

doi:10.1097/aog.0000000000000510

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“…Regulatory assemblies, such as the FDA [20], are required to monitor and supervise the process of app publication, marketing and implementation, in order to identify [5], review and determine accuracy and potential health hazards on their use. A recent PLoS One editorial [21] underlined the further limitation of code peer-review, a timely endeavor, and the need for post-publication review.…”

Section: The First Phase: Evaluation and Appraisalmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…We have come to an era where health information is readily available. Smartphone utilities demonstrate rapid advancement and the market offers applications (apps) covering almost every aspect of human life, accessible anywhere and anytime; these have engaged practitioners, providing handy tools for information access, monitoring, telemedicine and even supporting medical decisions [1][2][3][4][5][6][7].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Mobile Apps for Helping Patient-Users: Is It Still Far-Fetched?

Siristatidis¹,

Pouliakis²,

Karageorgiou³

et al. 2019

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Emergence of health-related smartphone applications and their wide dissemination in public as well as healthcare practitioners has undergone criticism under the scope of public health. Still, despite methodological issues curbing the initial enthusiasm, availability, safety and, in certain cases, documented efficacy of these measures has secured regulatory approval. Bearing in mind these pitfalls, we describe the necessary steps towards implementation of deep learning techniques in the specific clinical context of women’s health and infertility in particular.

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Section: The First Phase: Evaluation and Appraisalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mobile Apps for Helping Patient-Users: Is It Still Far-Fetched?

Siristatidis¹,

Pouliakis²,

Karageorgiou³

et al. 2019

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“…To date, as mentioned earlier, there is a scarcity of studies regarding communication within emergent fields like obstetrics, and in particular a gap regarding textmessaging-based communications. 20 There are limitations inherent in this study. First, this study measures perceived change rather than objective change.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 93%

Evaluating the Impact of a New Smartphone Texting Tool on Patient Care in Obstetrics, an Emergent Healthcare Setting

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Background Hospitals across the country are investing millions of dollars to adopt new Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)-compliant secure text messaging systems. However, in nearly all cases, these implementations are occurring without evaluation of their impact on patient care. Objective To evaluate perceived impact on patient care and workflow of new text messaging system implemented in obstetrics at Yale-New Haven Hospital and to inform guidelines for future implementations in emergent settings. Methods A new HIPAA-compliant texting system was implemented in obstetrics in 2016. Before implementation of the new system, residents and nurses were surveyed on perceived effect of communication system (pagers with text receiving, service mobile phones, personal cell phones) on clinical workflow and patient care using 5-point Likert scale and open-ended questions. Following roll-out (1 and 6 months), both teams were surveyed with same questions. Results were compared using Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney test (0–1 months and then 0–6 months). Open-ended question results were qualitatively compared for recurrent unifying themes. Results In both nursing and resident domains, 1 month after implementation, the new communication system was perceived to significantly improve efficiency and patient care across all metrics. After 6 months, this effect decayed in nearly all categories (including efficiency, real-time communication, and knowledge of covering provider). The exception was nurse's knowledge of which resident to contact and resident's timely evaluation of patient, for which we observed sustained improvements. System shortcomings identified included interrupted connection (i.e., dropped calls), dysfunctional and inaccurate alert system, and unclear identification of the covering provider. Conclusion A new text-messaging–based communication system may improve efficiency and patient care in emergent settings, but system shortcomings can substantially erode potential benefits over time. We recommend implementers evaluate new systems for a set of specific functional requirements to increase probability of sustained improvement and decrease risk of poor patient outcomes.

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“…Further, apps may provide inaccurate information [49], have poor functionality [48], be of dubious quality [50,51], and may even encourage harmful behaviours [46]. Two separate studies examining the usefulness of pregnancy apps found that less than six percent (3.3% and 5.5% respectively) were considered potentially useful by health care providers [1,52]. In a US study comparing two nationally endorsed apps [53], less than 20% of content explicitly addressed recommended prenatal care content.…”

Section: Areas For Concern: Regulation and Validity And Reliability mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As well as calls for the creation of a regulatory framework [2], many researchers have recommended that health professionals and institutions take the initiative to provide both reliable information on maternal health through such mechanisms as apps, and/or advice about the reliability or validity of other available electronic information [2,47,52]. This desire is echoed by patients [19,20].…”

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