MedicalPocketPC.com syndication http://www.medicalpocketpc.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:49:13 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.medicalpocketpc.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.medicalpocketpc.com MedicalPocketPC.com syndication http://www.medicalpocketpc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=612 Ever wish you could quickly look up some easy to read information on those old aches and pains? ADAM.com has a handy symptom navigator (http://symptomnav.adam.com/content.aspx?productId=44) which looks like its based on a very snappy image map system which was designed to work with the iphone. The design also displays very nicely on a pocketpc and provides a useful way to look up information through a very clean and polished interface.Check it out here (http://symptomnav.adam.com/content.aspx?productId=44). News - Posts Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:21:46 +0100 http://www.medicalpocketpc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=610 We've seen Read more at Engadget (http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/07/dre-medical-lets-loose-compact-pc-based-ecg-system/) News - Posts Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:55:28 +0100 http://www.medicalpocketpc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=609 Mobile POC-IT ABX Guide free to SoM students, house staffThe Johns Hopkins Point-of-Care Information Technology Center is making available at no cost to all current Johns Hopkins medical students and house staff the mobile version of the POC-IT ABX Guide. This mobile antibiotic guide was recently chosen by Medical Economics as one of the 10 best medical software applications for 2008, in the category of personal digital assistants.The Johns Hopkins-developed ABX Guide is a free, Web-based, clinical decision support resource that has been used since 2000 by more than 400,000 physicians, nurses and medical students worldwide.In January, the university licensed the guide to Skyscape, a firm that is among the leaders in mobile-accessed medical information software. Licensing the guide has made it available for the first time by subscription on all mobile devices, including the Palm and Pocket PC operating systems. The ABX Guide is also accessible from smartphones such as the iPhone and BlackBerry. The guide can be integrated with any of Skyscape's more than 500 other medical information software applications at their regular subscription rates. I know so many of our students and house staff rely on the ABX Guide in their daily work, said David Nichols, vice dean for Education at the School of Medicine. Not only is it used to access a wealth of information on infections and antibiotics, but we also consider it a vital resource to ensure patient safety. Students and house staff with jhmi.edu e-mail accounts can download the free version of the guide by going to www.skyscape.com/jhu/abxguide and following the prompts.John G. Bartlett, former chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, championed the development of the POC-IT Guides and remains the ABX Guide's editor in chief. Paul G. Auwaerter, associate professor and clinical director of the Division of Infectious Diseases, is the POC-IT Center's chief medical officer and managing editor of the ABX Guide. For more, go to www.poc-it.org. News - Posts Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:48:28 +0100 http://www.medicalpocketpc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=608 The Birmingham News has an article about the benefits of e-prescribing from a PocketPC! Read more here (http://www.al.com/healthfit/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/living/1210580137205770.xml&coll=2): Doctor switches to e-prescriptionsMonday, May 12, 2008HANNAH WOLFSONNews staff writer Doctors' sloppy handwriting may be an old joke, but it's no laughing matter for Dr. Michael Geer. After all, a recent study shows that as many as 7,000 people are killed each year by faulty prescriptions based on illegible handwriting. So to avoid any problems, Geer, who's in private practice at Medicine Montclair, uses a handheld computer instead of an old-fashioned pad to send prescriptions straight to the pharmacy with the touch of a button. News - Posts Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:04:58 +0100 http://www.medicalpocketpc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=605 Skyscape has released an update to 'Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database 2006 (NatMed06 . Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database 2007 gives you everything you want to know about herbs, vitamins, minerals, supplements, including the most evidence-based data on interactions, uses, safety, efficacy, and includes ratings on efficacy and ratings on safety including safety in pregnancy, children, and lactation. Also the most practical, easy to use, source of names, brand names, ingredients, manufacturers, cautions and adverse effects. The Database provides all of the clinically relevant information in an easy-to-use format. Hundreds of monographs have been updated and thousands of new references are added each year. Purchase from our online store News - Posts Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:43:11 +0100