Question 1:
General Instructions
Mobile health, also known as mHealth, is the secure use of mobile digital wireless technologies to support health. Awareness and skillful use of mHealth applications (apps) are key to advancing health outcomes.
Medscape is the app they want me to evaluate
Use the Google Play Store for Android devices or the Apple iTunes App Store for Apple devices to search for the assigned medical application in the table above.
Download the app to a mobile device (smartphone or tablet). The apps are free and do not require purchase to complete this assignment.
Include the following sections:
Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
Name of the app: Identify the name of the app.
Author: Describe who created, developed, or maintains the app.
Endorsement: Identify whether the app is licensed by the Food and Drug Administration, another government agency, or endorsed by an academic institution or medical professional organization. Discuss the implications (or lack) of endorsement.
Aesthetics: Discuss whether the information is displayed in a way that is easy to navigate. Is it easy to use? Can you use it without instructions? Explain.
Purpose: Describe the intended purpose or use of the app.
Clinical decision-making: Discuss the influence of the app on clinical decision-making.
Safety: Is there potential for client harm? Explain.
Privacy/security: Identify if the app has a privacy statement or setting. Is there a clear privacy policy stating information will be encrypted and not shared with third parties? Does the app share information on social networks? Are users notified in the event of a breach of privacy and health information? Explain.
User: Explain for whom is the app intended (providers, clients, or others).
Credibility: Discuss the credibility of the sources of information and how credibility is verified.
Relevance: Discuss how current the information is in the app. When was the last update? Is the content consistent with evidence-based literature or best practices/standards of care? Explain.
Cite a scholarly source in the initial post. Within 5 years.
Question 2:
Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
Do you recommend criminalizing healthcare errors as an effective approach to holding healthcare providers accountable for their mistakes? Why or why not?
How can healthcare providers balance the goal of high-quality care with the potential risks and consequences of errors?
Are current legal and regulatory frameworks adequate to address healthcare errors? If so, why? If not, what changes are necessary to ensure the regulations best serve clients and providers?
Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
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