iTriage is an app for the iPhone and iPod touch that helps US users find local healthcare information on the road.
Developed by two emergency room doctors, it offers a national directory of emergency departments, urgent care facilities, retail clinics and pharmacies. Drilling down, the info also includes descriptions of capabilities and areas of specialization, web site links, opening hours and contact information. Quality reports on hospitals and physicians can be downloaded, too.
The docs saw a lot of patients making uninformed snap decisions, so they formed partnerships with leading health care information, service and technology companies to offer additional services, including companies that can provide iTriage users with everything from quality and safety ratings and patient recommendations to 24-7 phone consultations with board certified physicians and assistance in negotiating medical bills.
Reviewers — including an ER doc and closet programmer — suggest filtering to wade through all the info but otherwise like the app.
Available for $.99 on iTunes.
