Practice Fusion debuted a prototype Tuesday of its native iOS mobile application for the iPhone at the Health 2.0 conference in San Francisco.

Practice Fusion currently has iPhone and Android applications in private beta testing. Company officials say the app marks another step in the company's aggressive mobile strategy.

"Doctors love mobile technology," said Ryan Howard, CEO of Practice Fusion. "An estimated 80 percent of physicians have smartphones. This prototype is the next step we promised our mobile-hungry medical community. Soon, our doctors will access their free EMR accounts anytime, anywhere securely with a free iPhone app."

The iOS and Android applications will give medical providers secure mobile access to records anywhere they have cell or WiFi reception using a free Practice Fusion EMR account.

The first public release of Practice Fusion's native iOS and Android applications is planned for early 2012.

The native mobile applications will be offered entirely free, just like the company's EMR system, said officials.

Practice Fusion users can also choose to connect to their EHR account through a mobile or tablet device using the existing affordable LogMeIn solution.