Dr Paul Cundy, a GP in Surrey and a member of the British Medical Association's IT Committee, said the general concept of being able to monitor patients using mobiletechnology was a good one.
Odds are if Apple does introduce an iPhone model that includes fingerprint recognition technology either as a general security function, for mobile payment safety or both, others will follow suit.
Since then however the public adoption of social media and mobiletechnology has grown at such a pace that the general public actually expect some form of engagement via these channels that goes beyond simple broadcast messaging.