tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782790349293784670.post5347935634394670645..comments2023-10-04T06:06:07.716-05:00Comments on <a href="http://www.placebocontrol.com">Placebo Control</a>: But WHY is There an App for That?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782790349293784670.post-11087719933540322492013-04-18T10:06:57.166-05:002013-04-18T10:06:57.166-05:00Thanks for the comment, Alec.
Personally, I am no...Thanks for the comment, Alec.<br /><br />Personally, I am not a fan of the voice-to-text options currently available, but I see your point that for some people it will be a step up. And, presumably, as the technology gets better it will be even more efficient.<br /><br />But I wonder if that's really just an argument for making the current online form a little more mobile-friendly? I can already use voice-to-text when filling out web forms on my phone -- I don't need anyone to develop a separate app for that.<br /><br />The MedWatch portal for entering a 3500 is a bit dated (as evidenced by the instructions for enabling JavaScript in Netscape 8, but not in, say, Chrome or Safari). But even now I can use my hardly-top-of-the-line android phone to speak my answers into the form. <br /><br />If FDA wants to dedicate some resources to update the existing web form, I suppose I can't object. That will take a lot less time and fewer resources than building and deploying completely new apps.<br /><br />Ultimately, though, the world has changed too much to stick to any form of manual data entry method. The data that FDA wants is out there in other applications already, so all resources should be focused on interacting with it directly.Paul Ivsinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181799073130665855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782790349293784670.post-69999352915790913612013-04-17T13:42:37.878-05:002013-04-17T13:42:37.878-05:00I largely agree with this, but I think it also rai...I largely agree with this, but I think it also raises an issue of the general benefit of mobile platforms.<br /><br />People aren't always in front of a computer. While plenty of doctor's offices have them, my sense is that FDA saw the writing on the wall and figured that so many people are adopting tablets and smartphones now, that it would be beneficial to have a mobile platform.<br /><br />There are also advancements happening all the time in data entry, and in particular with voice recognition. It's much easier for me to say, "Steve Smith, Age 35, took Amoxicillin, had an adverse reaction resulting in ____," than it is to type the same thing.<br /><br />Which isn't to say that any of your points about an open API is wrong. In fact, I agree quite strongly. But I think there might be a silver lining here that might not be realized for a few more years yet.Alexander Gaffneynoreply@blogger.com