Doctors Take Up Smartphones

Use of smartphones in clinical practice is slowly increasing as more doctors understand the power of these "pocket computers" and try new medical software being designed especially for iPhone and BlackBerry as well as Palm and Pocket PC...MORE

New Improved Tabers Online

F.A. Davis Company and Unbound Medicine, Inc. have just introduced a new online version of the popular Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary with features not available on the previous website....MORE

Wireless Handheld Devices Could Improve Infectious Disease Reporting

A study published in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice reported that availability of handheld devices and wireless access to informational websites can improve physician reporting of infectious disease outbreaks...MORE

Physician Use of Internet Increases

Physicians use of the Internet for work related activities is increasing. A recent survey by Jupiter Research shows that eighty-nine percent of responding physicians responding research clinical information online at least monthly, compared with 75% in 2005. In 2007, 78% of survey respondents reported communicating with colleagues via e-mail, and 39% reported communicating with patients via e-mail, up from 2005, when 54% reported e-mailing colleagues and 20% used e-mail with patients. MORE....

More Web Browsing from iPhone than Windows Mobile

Recent market research indicates that the Apple iPhone now accounts for .09% of all Web browsing, compared to .06% for Windows Mobile devices. Analysts speculate that despite the low numbers, this demonstrates the superiority of the Safari browse to the browser currently available for Windows users...MORE

Medical Trainees Use iPods as Part of Training

Medical residents in California have been using short videos on iPods as a refresher before performing ultrasound procedures. This technique helps them get the most from short, intensive courses during specialty training....MORE

Unbound Medicine Releases Free Search Tools for iPhone

Unbound Medicine released Unbound MEDLINE for iPhone™ and iPod touch™ access. Unbound MEDLINE provides instant access to more than 17 million journal articles so healthcare providers can practice evidence-based medicine right at the point of care. Unbound MEDLINE’s interface searches the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed® database....MORE

Technology to Boost Nursing Efficiency

The American Academy of Nursing Workforce Commission claims that increased use of technology in the healthcare workflow can make nursing practice more safe and efficient. The study of 25 hospitals and health systems, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation stated that increased use of IT could free nurses to spend more active time with patients...MORE

Wireless Devices Used to Monitor Patients with COPD

Health researchers in Canada will arm patients with wireless BlackBerry devices that they can use to report symptoms daily. The goals of the study are to establish the viability of the wireless reporting system and to evaluate the impact of early detection of exacerbations of COPD....MORE

Study of Mobile Devices in Patient Care Setting

A recent study of preferences of 100 physicians, cited infection risk in physician reluctance to use mobile devices at the bedside....MORE

PDAs with GPS used to prevent malaria

Researchers from the CDC have developed tools that rely on GPS technology and PDAs to aid in the prevention of malaria in developing countries. Devices were used to collect data on availability of bed netting, and findings were recently reported in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene...MORE

Use of PDAs for ePrescribing Brings Savings in Mississippi

Over 200 physicians have been equipped with PDAs for eprescribing, saving Mississippi’s Medicaid program approximately $1.2 million per month in prescription costs. The system reduces medication costs and increases patient care quality by improving access to patient medication histories as a means of preventing adverse drug interactions...MORE

Hospitals Expand Wireless Networks

To avoid the risk of interference with medical devices that is posed by cell phones, some hospital centers are creating wireless networks to support communication with mobile phones and laptop computers...MORE

Partnership Announced by Sprint and GE

Sprint and GE Healthcare have announced that they will collaborate on wireless communications within the hospital environment...MORE

Physicians Using PDAs to Improve Care and Save Time

An article in the Seattle Post Intelligencer describes how physicians increasingly rely on information that they access via handheld devices during patient care activities...MORE

CDC Launches Redesigned Website

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have a newly redesigned website...MORE

Consumers Consult Internet as Frequently as they do their Doctors

A recent Harris Poll shows that Americans go to the Internet as a primary source of healthcare information almost as often as they consult a physician....MORE

Microsoft Research Grants for Study of Cell Phone Platforms in Healthcare

In September, Microsoft's External Research & Programs unit will call for proposals to fund research for "Cell Phone as a Platform for Healthcare" in order to study the application of cell phones to healthcare services. Grant applications will be due in October with up to $700,000 in grant awards to be announced in January....MORE
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Free Smartphones for Electronic Prescribing

The National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative (NEPSI) with Sprint and Allscripts will provide 1,000 licensed prescribers with Smartphones in order to increase electronic prescribing and reduce medical errors. ...MORE

University of Florida and IBM Explore Mobile Healthcare Solutions

The University of Florida and IBM have announced that they are partnering to create mobile technology to monitor and transmit patient data to healthcare providers or family members. ...MORE