From the May 2017 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine


App: American Academy of
Family Physicians
Produced by: Fountainhead Mobile Solutions
Price: Free
Current Version: 1.5.4
Last Update: Jan. 11, 2017
Works on: Android and iOS
The American Academy of Family Physicians’ app allows users to report their CMEs, take journal quizzes, access board review practice questions and view upcoming events and CME activities all in one place. The app also provides access to the American Family Physician and Family Practice Management journals as well as the latest blog briefs on issues related to family medicine.



App: MediBabble Translator
Produced by: Nitefloat, Inc.
Price: Free
Current Version: 2.1.0
Last Update: March 28, 2017
Works on: Android and iOS
It’s not the ideal time to brush up on what you learned in a high school language class when you have a patient in front of you. It’s important that messaging both from the health care provider and from the patient is clear in order to provide the best care. Medi-Babble serves as a bridge over the language gaps that can occur. The app is a history-taking and physical exam application designed to improve the safety, efficiency and quality of care for non-English speaking patients. MediBabble downloads with English and Spanish included. Additional languages —— French, Mandarin, Cantonese, Russian, German and Haitian Creole —— are available as free downloads from within the application. The app contains thousands of translated questions and instructions which are playable as audio recordings. Once downloaded, it can be used offline. The terms and translations are organized by symptom to help speed the process of obtaining a patient history. Each phrase has been reviewed by at least two medically trained native speakers of the respective language.
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