Apello Technologies, a doctor-created technology company focused on developing tools to help physicians collaborate, recently launched its Apello Physicians Network. Available as an App through the iTunes Store or through the company's website as a desktop tool, the Apello Physicians Network aims to improve patient care by helping doctors share information in an instant, reducing pages, phone calls, dictation and other messages.

Data transfer – getting information on a patient's status, condition, etc., from one doctor to another -- has been identified by the World Health Organization as one of its most important patient safety initiatives, according to Apello co-founder Braswell Deen III, M.D.  "The Apello Physicians Network aims to change the current model of doctor-to-doctor communication, ultimately creating a seamless experience for sharing patient information.”