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1Aetna Passage
On Dec. 3 at the mHealth Summit in National Harbor, Md., Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini introduced Passage, a fitness application that allows users to travel the world virtually while they exercise. The app was developed with Microsoft for Windows 8 and allows users to sync their workouts with a route in cities such as Barcelona, Spain; New York; or Rome. Passage integrates with Aetna’s CarePass cloud-based personal health platform.
2Epocrates for iPad
Epocrates has launched a free app for the iPad and iPad Mini that provides doctors with a clinical reference tool on the Apple tablets. Doctors can use the iPad’s swiping capabilities for quick navigation and toggle between reference tools on medication, diseases and lab work. Physicians can review information on how to prescribe medication and see lists of formulary drugs. Announced Dec. 6, the app is free to download, but a one-year subscription to Epocrates costs $159.
3Checking for Drug Interactions
4Pill Identification in Epocrates for iPad
5Epocrates’ Dosing Calculator
6NextGen MedicineCabinet
Microsoft and NextGen Healthcare, a developer of clinical, financial and connectivity software, have introduced MedicineCabinet, a free app for Windows 8 and RT devices. It allows patients to create, store and track medication records. In addition, MedicineCabinet provides guidance to patients on how to manage their medications. They can track their medication history and determine when they’ve missed a dose.
7NextGen MedicineCabinet’s Timeline
8Philips CarePartners Mobile
On Dec. 5, Philips announced an app that allows caregivers to keep track of the tasks needed to manage a patient’s health. Available for iPhone and Android, the free app enables doctors to coordinate care and send messages in a secure online community. “CarePartners Mobile allows people to spend more time caregiving, and less time trying to determine what needs to be done and who is doing it,” Mark Sabalauskas, senior product manager for Philips Lifeline, said in a statement. “The app also taps in to the growing trend of using mobile technology to communicate, organize our lives and improve our health.”
9Philips CarePartners’ Mobile Tasks
10iSpO2
On Dec. 13, remote-monitoring technology company Masimo announced a free application called iSpO2, which links with the iSpO2 Signal Extraction Pulse Oximeter (available for $249 from Amazon) to allow users to check their own blood oxygenation (iSpO2), pulse rate and perfusion index measurements. When users connect the ispO2 sensor to their ring finger, results appear on the screen of an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.