Castlight Mobile: Managing Health Care On-The-Go
Health IT company Castlight has launched a mobile app that allows patients to comparison-shop for physician and hospital services. Users have access to location services, price comparisons, provider ratings, and personalized searches for their specific insurance plans.
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Great information! Mobile apps are revolutionizing the world, and the medical field could certainly use these in their advantage if managed properly and efficiently.
News about mobile health-related apps keep popping up more often than not…it’s now up to providers to turn this leading-edge technology into very accurate and reliable systems.
Without a doubt one of the many innovations we are yet to see.
This is a great idea. But people have little incentive to shop for health care when 88% of medical expenditures are paid for by third parties.
Another positive innovation.
Some insurance companies may not like this.
Innovation makes the world better.
This innovation might ease the burden on the traditional health care system and might make it better responsive to those in need of close attention by doctors and hospitals.