Clinical mobile app use continues to grow, with more than 100,000 new medical apps entering the market annually.  To present the collection of clinical mobile apps from Johns Hopkins, the Internet Strategy and Web Services division of Marketing and Communications worked with the Technology Innovation Center (TIC) to establish a central listing on hopkinsmedicine.org. 

“Web visitors can discover apps intended for general health, clinical use or academic learning, gain a basic understanding of their purpose and functionality and download them directly from the major app stores,” says Aaron Watkins, senior director of internet strategy and digital content marketing, strategic marketing and outreach.

The listing was created to integrate the apps developed by faculty and staff members and the TIC, an entity that provides design and software engineering services for building and deploying clinical information systems across Johns Hopkins Medicine. 

The site also has a place for app creators to submit their Johns Hopkins apps for inclusion on the site. 

“It’s an organic project and we hope to update the site as new apps are released,” says Watkins. 

Once an app has been approved by the newly formed App Review Committee, the TIC will perform a technical review. The internet strategy team will then list the app on the site. 

As of November 2017, there were more than 45 Johns Hopkins apps on the site for health care providers, students, patients and caregivers. 

An example for providers is an app to help diagnose and treat psychiatric conditions. It puts hundreds of pages of clinical information in one app. For students, there is an app for practicing the use of a stethoscope to diagnose heart diseases. Patients and caregivers can find apps tracking symptoms of epilepsy or mood. 

Check out the clinical mobile apps from Johns Hopkins.