New iPhone “Outbreaks Near Me” app Encourages User Gen Health Info
I’m not entirely comfortable with the lay public reporting on outbreaks of H1N1 flu, especially if there is no way to determine the data are authoritative. There were enough challenges when medical professionals were doing the reporting this spring!
The app is tied into Boston’s Children’s Hospital, MIT and HealthMap, but there is no discussion in the press release about how the authority of the data is handled.
by Adena Schutzberg on 09/02 at 06:20 AM |
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