Integrating Third-Party Apps With Electronic Health Records to Support COVID-19 Response

ABSTRACT

Objectives: To (1) track the integration of telehealth- and COVID-19–related apps with electronic health records (EHRs) over time, (2) identify the primary functionality of apps designed to support the COVID-19 response, and (3) examine whether apps available prior to the pandemic added new telehealth- or COVID-19–related functionalities during the pandemic.

Study Design: Data were collected from public EHR app galleries on a monthly basis from December 31, 2019, through June 1, 2021.

Methods: Apps were identified as relating to COVID-19 or telehealth using text analysis of the app marketing materials. Descriptive analyses were conducted to...