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On this page you'll find guidelines to develop mobile apps for the Medical Center. If you have questions, please email the mobile app team.

Steps to creating a mobile app for Vanderbilt University Medical Center

1. Fill out the online application
2. Meet with VUMC mobile app team
3. Work with VUMC mobile app team or approved vendor to develop app
4. Preview app with appropriate departments that may include risk management, legal, privacy
5. Submit iPhone apps through the appropriate license administrator
6. Keep VUMC mobile app team apprised of launch date

* Vanderbilt University participates in the Apple developer program. To register for the program, contact Lee Bridges in CTTC.  iPhone apps may only be submitted to Apple under the Vanderbilt University license.

All apps must meet these criteria:

• Support institutional goals
• Improve healthcare delivery
• If patient-directed, engage patients in managing their own health and well-being
• Provide a unique function related to Vanderbilt
• Should make life easier or more fun and provide a useful benefit

Where appropriate, apps should also include the ability to post comments or results that do not violate existing policies (e.g. HIPAA) to social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. This will help promote use of the app.

Tips for making a successful app

• Check to see if apps already exist that are similar to your idea
• Before developing the app, find out what your intended audience would find useful
• Keep app focused on a few features; less is often more
• User interface must be intuitive, easy and use familiar conventions
• Update the app quarterly based on user feedback
   

Recent apps from Vanderbilt University Medical Center             

Download BabyTime app from iTunes.                         Download CoachSmart app from iTunes.

 Download endoRobot from iTunes.