Le Département de la Santé du Royaume-Uni a l'intention de demander aux médecins du pays d'encourager leurs patients à avoir recours à des applications mobiles pour suivre leurs signes vitaux et leurs symptômes dans toutes sortes de situations, afin de réduire les consultations inutiles.
In April 2011, MEDLINE was searched to identify articles that discussed the design, development, evaluation, or use of smartphone-based software for healthcare professionals, medical or nursing students, or patients.
When Steve Jobs introduced the iPad he called it the next wave of personal computing. He was quick to add that Apple's original product line, the Mac, still had a role, but compared it to a truck. Desktops and laptops were cast as workhorses to be used to haul heavy-duty software and apps.
Health and medical apps are growing at an incredible pace in the US. But what about Europe? Are there equally creative ideas going on across the pond? Fortunately, there are plenty of examples.
Forget about hiring a personal assistant, you can “hire” off-the-shelf algorithms and digital apps that do all the heavy lifting for you. If that doesn't work, just ask Siri. Your life is an algorithm, your brain is an operating system, now go get some sleep.