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How Many U.S. Adults Used Mobile Phones and Tablet Computers for Health-Related Activities?
The number of U.S. adults using mobile phones for health-related
activities increased from 61 million in 2011 to 75 million in 2012,
while the number of U.S. adults using tablet computers for
health-related activities grew from 15 million in 2011 to 29 million in
2012, according to a recent report by Manhattan Research. More
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Ethics and HIT
Challenges...
http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
- patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
- transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
- institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
- vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.