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PDAs in Health Care: Medical Software and Suppliers171
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The sites listed below demonstrate some selected medical software and applications It is a very small selection compared to the hundreds of products available. Some are freeware, some are hardware and others are commercial products available for a fee. Some content is available for download from the MUSC Library, in e-books such as E-Medicine. See also: medical software suppliers |
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ePocrates There are 3 pieces to this family: ePocratesRx, a clinical drug reference; ePocrates Rx Formulary; and ePocrates ID, an infectious disease reference. This software is free. Automatically updates when hotsyncing with your Internet connected desktop computer. Available for Palm OS only. PDRnet™ The Physicians Desk Reference for your handheld. TarasconePharmacopoeia™ This is the electronic version of the Pocket Pharmacopoeia. Johns
Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases Antibiotic
Guide This is free antibiotic guide but requires registration. Available for handhelds as well as desktop computers. Palm, PocketPC and RIM versions differ slightly since they are optimized for each system. Automatic updates when hotsyncing with your Internet connected desktop computer. Sanford
Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy A guide to infectious disease drug therapy. Available for Palm OS and PocketPC for a fee. Shots2002 From the Group on Immunization Education of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, software which outlines a childhood immunization schedule for Palm OS® Handhelds. MedCalc Software designed to perform rapid calculation of common equations used in internal medicine. Software demo is available for free download. PregCalc Software to track pregnancy due dates. Professional and personal versions available. Fee charged. Pedi-Dose Software for calculating pediatric doses. E
& M ICD-9 CPT A collection of coding software and guidelines. MedRules
Clinical Prediction Rules for Palm OS®
Handhelds Includes clinical predictions rules from the medical literature. JournalToGo This no charge clinical service delivers journal abstracts & news articles to your handheld. Must register; select topics of interest. PEPIDTMRN CLinicalL Nursing Companion A reference tool for nurses including disease, drug and general nursing information. PICOmaker Intended for students and clinicians, to create and store queries in the PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome) format for later reference. Developed at the University of Alberta by librarian Geoff Harder. Free. For Palm OS. Medical
Mnemonics for PalmOS® A free database containing over 1200 medical mnemonics in the full version and about 750 in the abridged version. Eponyms1.65 A list of over 1250 medical eponyms for Palm OS devices. Freeware. MD
Everywhere A suite of applications providing charge capture, voice dictation, order entry, and useful reference tools. Designed for medical group practices. iscribe™ Software from AdvancePCS. Formulary, electronic prescribing, and charge capture available to sponsored users only. Contact health plans and pharmaceutical company representatives to become a sponsored user. PatientKeeper PatientKeeper provides an open architecture and universal platform for mobile healthcare computing. PatientKeeper integrates disparate applications, devices, and hospital information systems. PatientTracker Mobile access to patient records. ephysician Suite of clinical handheld services. Includes charge capture, prescribing, drug reference and patient management. NHLBI
Palm OS Applications and
Downloads The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute lists several application links for PDAs. |
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Medical Software Suppliers |
Listed below are a few of
the Web sites from which medical software can be downloaded
and/or purchased. Be aware that if you are downloading
books, articles, or other texts, you may need a document
reader such as |
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Medical Software Suppliers |
MedicalPOCKETPC.com A resource for medical users of Pocket PC and Windows CE PDA devices. Includes software, hardware, reviews and discussion forums. CollectiveMed.com Source for medical materials; includes hardware and software for handheld devices as well as books, CD-ROM's and equipment. pdaMD.com Provides access to a collection of handheld devices, software and accessories for the medical professional. Includes articles,discussions & news. Doctors Gadgets News, information and resources about Palm and Pocket PC Handheld Computers and Medical PDA Software DDH
Software Purchase software. Mostly medical, small number of titles. handheldmed Company develops and markets point of care content and applications. Major focus is a patient tracking application & Pocket Clinician Library, a collection of electronic medical content. Fees apply. Includes a basics column for getting started. Lexi-Comp's
Clinical Reference Library A publisher providing reference resources in the areas of pharmacology, diagnostic procedures and laboratory tests, natural products, dentistry, infectious diseases, and patient education. Skyscape Supplies medical content documents for handhelds. InfoPOEMs and InfoRetreiver evidence-based information for clinicians, by subscription Family Practice PDA by a family practice resident; includes comparisons, download links, and self-developed programs Health Care Resources for Palm OS PDAs includes links to practice guidelines downloads MedicaliSiloTM
Depot A collection of medical documents created for use with the iSilo document reader. PalmGear.com Provides access to a collection of handheld devices, software and accessories for the medical professional. Includes articles,discussions & news PalmPilot
Resources A variety of software programs related to psychiatry. eMedicine--PDAebooks A collection of continuously updated e-textbooks. Clinical
Medicine Consult Written by Carl Weber, MD, this collection of textbooks is designed to provide references for the diagnosis and treatment of most of the problems that may present in primary care. ACP-ASIMOnline A collection of informational documents from the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine. NursingCenter Collective.med's collection of nursing software and hardware. |
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