Table 3.
Physician use | Mean number of actual case situations per physiciana | |
By circumstances of educational use | ||
|
To assist in making the diagnosis | 6.35 |
|
To confirm a suspected diagnosis | 3.46 |
|
As a teaching aid | 1.37 |
|
For case management | 0.94 |
|
When specialist not available | 0.67 |
|
To decide whether to consult a specialist | 0.60 |
By app function | ||
|
Lab Test Algorithm | 7.15 |
|
Lab Value Analyzer | 6.24 |
By physician specialty | ||
|
Hematology | 22.36 |
|
Hematology/oncology | 14.06 |
|
Critical care | 14.00 |
|
Emergency medicine | 12.57 |
|
Other specialties | 10.80 |
Overall | 13.39 |
aIncluding only physicians who have used the app for patient-case-related POC education (n=165).