medical apps
Consumer spending in health and fitness apps also tripled during this time, according to numbers from App Annie.
Instant Blood Pressure, an app from Aura Labs, has been removed from the app store for more than two years.
Some 95 percent of nurses own a smartphone and 88 percent use smartphone apps at work, according to a survey of 241 nurses conducted by InCrowd.
Phoenix Children's Hospital has announced that it will install 200 tablets in patient rooms to provide patients and their families with customized, interactive information about their treatment plan.
New York City-based Happtique, which had developed a health app certification and "prescription" platform, has been acquired by SocialWellth for an undisclosed sum.
The mobile health market is expected to be valued at $6.
Smartphone and tablet use by level of experience.