JUNE 8, 2017

DDW 2017: Mobile App Reduces Readmissions Pt. II

Matthew Symer, MD, clinical research fellow and general surgery resident at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian, talks about his new study on mobile apps and colorectal surgery patients at the 2017 Digestive Disease Week in Chicago (abstract 390). The app was designed to help reduce readmissions among colorectal surgery patients, but Dr. Symer said that some older doctors are worried that using an app could add to their workload.

Dr. Symer's study, "Pilot Study of a Novel Mobile