The Palmdoc Chronicles

You might be aware that I am the author of Haemoncrules - a freeware application for PalmOS. I developed this as a hobby and also because these are algorithms and formulae which I find useful in my line of work. This is a snapshot of version 1.5 which will include the FLIPI index for low [...]

Pacific Primary Care have released:
Clinical Pediatrics 2005 v1
Clinical Dermatology 2005 v1

Tags: Palm, Palmgear

A study by Manhattan Research shows that adoption of Point-of-care techologies by Physicians (including Electronic Medical Records, PDAs and Electronic Prescribing) may be stalling. Key findings:

-Only 140,000 U.S. practicing physicians are using EMR to document clinical data today, although another 283,000 are interested in using EMR in the future. EMR use and adoption is expected [...]

Skyscape has released a new title NDH05™ (Nursing2005 Drug Handbook) 7.0.1

Up-to-the-minute information on over 1,000 generic and 3,500 brand-name drugs is just a click away with Nursing2005 Drug Handbook for PDA. This 25th Anniversary edition now includes Rapid Onset interactions information, calling attention to interactions that may be moderate to severe and appear within 24 [...]

PDA users are a loyal bunch, with 85% of Microsoft Windows Mobile users and 82% of Palm OS users saying they plan to stick with the same operating system with their next purchase. That’s according to a new survey from Dublin, Calif.-based AvantGo, a division of mobile technology vendor iAnywhere that offers free personalized Web [...]

Mobilehealthdata reports:

Duke University Health System in Durham, N.C., has implemented technology from Boston-based PatientKeeper Inc., enabling more than 300 clinicians to use PDAs to access clinical results wirelessly via the PatientKeeper mobile platform.

I’m getting closer now tothis scenario. I can access the hospital LIS (and clinical results) on the LAN from my clinic but I [...]

Now with a Wifi enable T3, I can explore more wireless apps. This is a screenshot of Pubmed on Tap which I mentioned before. It is a free application which allows you to search Pubmed directly as long as you have an Internet connection on your Palm. 

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In eight outpatient clinics within Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, nurses are wheeling IV poles outfitted with monitors and wireless PDAs into patient exam rooms. They use the technology to record patient vital signs, which are automatically sent to the hospital’s electronic medical records system.
The vital sign monitors, which vary by clinic, are connected to [...]

“Do not rely on the continuous availability of this online version of the Be-eN-eF to support clinical decisions at the point of care”. I agree. Offline is better…. :) 
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MobileHealthData reports:

McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing has launched an online version of the medical textbook Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment. Physicians can access the digital book at www.CMDTonline.com and download sections of the text onto PDAs. Access is free until Oct. 31, and the site will be continually updated with new information

Operating word: free - well at [...]