My Doctors app helps patients keep doctors' information on SmartPhone

My Doctors App Helps Patients Keep Doctors’ Information on SmartPhone

Following the success of the creation of a primary care identification card last year to help patients easily identify their PCP, The Physician Alliance recently launched a mobile app to help patients keep their physicians’ contact information in one, easy to access location on their smartphone. The My Doctors app lets users add individual physicians to the app. Examples of information included are physician name, specialty, phone number, address (with map function). The app became available for download in May, 2015.

Once the free My Doctors app is downloaded to a smartphone, patients can add their doctors. All The Physician Alliance members are pre-populated in the app and appear in the search function. Patients can also add providers not pre-populated in the app by clicking “Add a Doctor Manually.” This function allows patients to keep all of their health providers in one location regardless of health system affiliation. A recently added feature highlights a patient’s primary care physician and also allows pharmacy information to be stored.

Users will be required to create a personal identification number (PIN) during the first use to ensure their physician list remains private (the PIN can be disabled if the user chooses).

“We wanted to create an app that would help patients keep their doctors’ information in one location,” said Michael Madden, president and CEO of The Physician Alliance. “Our hope is that by keeping contact information in one location, it’s easier to share and will help lessen confusion and miscommunication along the care continuum.”

The free mobile app is available for Apple and Android based devices. Download the Apple version from the Apple iTunes store or Download the Android version from Goggle Play (search “My Doctors by TPA”).

Contributed by: The Physician Alliance, a physician organization representing more than 2,100 primary care and specialty physicians in southeast Michigan.

This blog is for informational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. Please consult your doctor for more information or if you have a medical concern.

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