Medical Professionals and Smartphone Applications

Indian J Surg. 2017 Jun;79(3):266-267. doi: 10.1007/s12262-017-1627-x. Epub 2017 Mar 22.

Abstract

Ever since the advent of Smartphones, Smartphone applications (SAs) are revolutionizing the contemporary medicine. Smartphone application which was created in view of swift communications among the general public has now intruded the medical fraternity. But the ethics for using these applications to transfer patients' medical records through SA is bewildering among the medical professionals (MPs).

Keywords: Consent; Ethics; Medical professionals; Smartphone applications; WhatsApp.