Top Mobile Health Apps Selected By Spring 2015 Digital Health Awards Competition

Fall Awards Entry Deadline 10/9

The top health apps for both consumers and health care professionals were recently recognized by the Spring 2015 Digital Health Awards competition. For more details about the awards program -- now entering its 17th year -- visit digitalhealthawards.com.

The Digital Health Awards -- incorporating the former Web Health Awards and Web Health Awards|Mobile competitions -- received more than 500 entries for the Spring 2015 competition.

Top Consumer Mobile Health App Winners in the Spring 2015 Digital Health Awards Competition:

• AskMd, a symptom checker from Sharecare
• Mobile HAP Member Portal from the Health Alliance Plan
• MyDaVita mobile from DaVita HealthCare Partners
• UCLA Baby from UCLA Health
• I'm Expecting Pregnancy Tracker App from MedHelp a division of Physicians Interactive
• Ticket to Work from Booz Allen Hamilton for the Social Security Administration

Top Mobile Health App Winners for Professionals in the Spring 2015 Digital Health Awards Competition:

• Human Anatomy Atlas from Visible Body
• Red Book Mobile App from the American Academy of Pediatrics
• Suicide Safe: SAMHSA's Suicide Prevention App for Health Care Providersfrom IQ Solutions for the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• Practical Approaches to Clinical Challenges in the Management of Ulcerative Colitis from RedMedEd.

"A recent Rock Health article noted that the number of healthcare apps in the U.S. now exceeds 165,000 -- a staggering figure. One of the goals of our newly expanded Digital Health Awards competition is to recognize the best healthcare apps for consumers and professionals that are available from among these 165,000 apps now on the market," adds Chris Behrend, awards program director.

Because of the dynamic nature of online health materials and resources, the Digital Health Awards competition is held twice each year, Spring and Fall. The Fall 2015 entry deadline is October 9th.

There are more than 80 digital health entry categories in the fall competition. Categories include Web-based digital health, mobile digital health, personal digital health devices/wearables, digital health media, digital health social media, and connected digital health. Complete details about the Fall 2015 entry categories, awards program "FAQs," judging criteria, and access to the online entry form, can be found at digitalhealthawards.com.

Sponsors for the Spring 2015 Digital Health Awards included Health 2.0,mHealth + Telehealth World; American Custom Publishing, and the Health Information Resource Center. A limited number of sponsorships are still available for the Fall 2015 competition and include category/brand exclusivity. Visit healthawards.com/sponsors for more about sponsor benefits. Fall 2015 Digital Health Awards sponsors will be announced in early October.

The Digital Health Awards competition is organized by the Health Information Resource Center (HIRC), a 22-year-old national clearinghouse for professionals who work in consumer health markets. Other well-known HIRC programs include the National Health Information Awards and National Women's Health & Fitness Day.