mHealth and mobile medical apps: a framework to assess risk and promote safer use.
Lewis TL, Wyatt JC. mHealth and mobile medical Apps: a framework to assess risk and promote safer use. J Med Internet Res. 2014;16(9):e210. doi:10.2196/jmir.3133.
Use of mobile technologies is increasing in health care, but it can introduce potential patient safety hazards. This commentary discusses the potential risks associated with mobile applications and describes a framework to guide developers, clinicians, and patients who use the technologies to manage those risks.