From the “Be Careful What You Wish For” Department
Can it really have been only a year or so ago that commentators, both in this blog and the mobile development community at large, were complaining about how hard it was to write cross-platform mobile apps, and wouldn’t it be nice if there were some way—any way!—to generate fully native apps for each mobile operating system from a single code base?
Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither is a good, cross-platform mobile application. It can be built in a few weeks, however, if you have the right tools and experience. When you need a quality, high performance app that works seamlessly on Android, Windows and iOS, Xamarin is a good option to start with. As a fairly young tool, Xamarin uses .NET/C#, native libraries and is based on the Microsoft technology stack. The existing community of more than 1.4 million developers (and growing dramatically!) makes it a safe bet that it’s not going away anytime soon. Quality output begins with quality input, however, which means following the right steps is essential for a successful Xamarin project.
Mention the EHR adoption process to a physician and you’re likely to hear a groan. After spending much of the past five years implementing the electronic medical health records software, many will say it’s still not living up to its goals.
The push to adopt EHRs is being driven by the U.S. government in an effort to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of patient care. By implementing an approved EHR, hospitals and physicians will increase care coordination, protect patient privacy and improve the overall health of the community, according to an article on HealthIT.gov.
Clinical decision-making has changed drastically in recent years. An influx of information, available to patients via the web, mobile apps, and distributed information, has made it crucial for HCPs to adopt modern ways to service their customers that are seeking better quality care from their physicians.
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There are well over 5 million apps available at the top app stores (Google Play, Apple App Store, Windows Store, Amazon Appstore, and BlackBerry World). Yet, less than .01 percent will be successful to any real degree. What does that tell us? Does it mean developers just aren't that good? Nope. Does it say there is no chance for an outsider to break into mobile development? Not at all. It simply means that the mobile app development world must rethink how apps are developed and brought to market. Here's how.
