Betsy Caron

The abundance of broadly categorized mobile medical applications that have been developed and distributed in recent years has left some healthcare professionals questioning many apps’ quality and general usability.

It's little wonder that at least one subscriber of Wolters Kluwer Health's UpToDate has described it as "the best medical tool ever." The system has helped hospitals save approximately 11,500 lives and 372,500 hospital days over a three-year period, according to new research from Harvard.