6 Best Medical Apps for Doctors

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Everyone lives in a mobile world, even healthcare workers. That's why we've rounded up the best medical apps for doctors.
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When I worked in a pharmacy , using a mobile app to identify medications was key to my daily survival.

Sure, I had drug identification software available on my work computer, but when a patient asks, "What is this?" while handing you a white pill that looks like any other pill, you want to quickly double-check.

It turns out I'm not the only one who caught the healthcare technology bug early in my medical career.

The mobile health (mHealth) market is set to grow by nearly $300 billion by 2025. The telemedicine industry is set to grow by approximately 19% between 2019 and 2025. Healthcare data is projected to grow by 36% by 2025 .

With all this innovation, how do you sift through the plethora advertising database of patient-focused and fitness apps to find the ones that are truly useful in a clinical setting?

Easy. We did it for you.

What are medical apps?
Health apps, as defined by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration , are software on a mobile device that functions as an accessory to a regulated medical device or that transforms a mobile platform into a regulated medical device. In other words: these apps can help patients manage their health and help practitioners facilitate and improve patient care.

According to our inclusion criteria for this article, each of the software options listed below can be used on a mobile device, has at least five reviews, and is specifically targeted at healthcare practitioners (rather than patients). We categorized the apps based on user sentiment/recommendations and included the runner-up in each category (e.g. software with fewer than five reviews but still well-known in the medical industry).


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Which medical app is best for doctors?
Epocrates

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This is the gold standard of medical apps. It is available for both iOS and Android and has been downloaded millions of times.

Doctors use the app to find information on medications and interactions, find providers for consultations and referrals, and quickly calculate patient metrics such as BMI.

The free version is relatively robust for a medical reference resource, but the paid version can serve as an add-on to your practice (sort of like an additional repository of clinical knowledge) if you need help interpreting lab results or drug alternatives. If you're looking for software solutions with similar features, these Epocrates alternatives might be for you.

Pricing: While the app itself and most of its content are free, access to additional information and features (such as lab manuals, various drugs, and disease information) requires an in-app purchase of Epocrates Essentials for $174.99 per year.

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Great list of apps! As a doctor, staying organized and efficient is crucial, and these tools seem to really help with that. I'm particularly interested in how apps like these can integrate with existing healthcare systems. For example, exploring medical device software integration can really enhance the functionality of these apps and make managing patient data even smoother. Looking forward to seeing more innovations in this space!