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May 27, 2003

 
Break the Code

Need help with E&M coding? With the release of I.M. MasterCoder, you now have three different programs to choose from. I.M. MasterCoder joins ZapCode and STATCoder in offering an electronic handheld coding template to enable you to code with confidence.
posted by Kent 8:03 AM | |

 
Be a Supreme Dictator

Want to make the most of the built-in voice recording capability of your new Tungsten T handheld? Then check out Audacity DVR, a PDA-based Digital Voice Recorder. Audacity DVR is a software application for voice-enabled handheld handhelds such as the Tungsten T, and also runs on a hardware sled attachment for many Palm models that are not voice enabled.

Click here for an online demo. You'll also find a recent product review on PDAMD.com.
posted by Kent 7:58 AM | |

May 25, 2003

 
Handspring Pulls the Plug on the Visor

On what will be a sad day for many PDA users, Handspring has quietly stopped selling the Visor line of Palm OS handhelds on its Web site. The writing has been on the wall for several months, with the abandonment of the Springboard expansion slot in the Treo series and the stagnation of the Visor line itself as signs that Handspring was planning to exit the handheld organizer market that founder Jeff Hawkins had virtually created only a few years earlier. In support of this new strategic direction, the Treo 90, an attempt to market a non-smartphone handheld using the Treo form factor, is also destined for oblivion. Although Handspring remains in the game with their Treo smartphones, the Visor's demise leaves only a couple of low-end grayscale models from Palm and Sony targeting the extreme entry-level market.
posted by Kent 9:42 AM | |

May 19, 2003

 
Virus Attack

If you feel guilty wasting time playing games on your handheld, fear not! With Virus Attack, you can at least feel like you're accomplishing something good for public health while you play. Your goal is kill all the viruses by forming multiple pills with the same color as the virus.


posted by Kent 5:12 PM | |

May 17, 2003

 
InfoRetriever for Palm OS

The complete InfoRetriever for Palm OS is now available! The program requires Palm OS 4.0 or higher, a processor running at 33 MHz or faster, 8 MB or more of RAM including 2 MB free for program files, and 24 MB of expansion memory of any type (SD, MMC, CF, etc.).

InfoRetriever instantly presents the best existing evidence regarding clinical questions by searching 7 content and tools databases, plus the full text of Mark Dambro's popular 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Content and tools include the full POEMs (Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters) database, all Cochrane systematic review abstracts, over 120 clinical decision rules, over 1,800 diagnostic calculators, all USPSTF guidelines, all evidence-based NGC guidelines, and more. InfoRetriever is delivered via PDA, the Internet, and desktop/laptop/tablet PC as needed.

All results are organized and presented for immediate application to your practice, designed by clinicians for clinicians.

You can sign up here to receive a free 30-day trial of InfoRetriever. It just might change the way you practice medicine!


posted by Kent 11:00 PM | |

May 15, 2003

 
Obstacles to ePrescribing

One of the most common questions I hear is whether or not it's possible to write prescriptions on a PDA. While the answer is, of course, a qualified "yes", electronic prescribing has yet to live up to its potential. Check out this article in the AMA News regarding five obstacles to electronic prescribing and what it will take to overcome them.
posted by Kent 8:05 AM | |

May 14, 2003

 
EBM Tools for your PDA

PDAs are the perfect solution for bringing evidence-based medicine to the point of care. Take a look at Dr. Matt Lewis's article in this month's Family Practice Management for an overview of available Palm OS applications, many of them free.
posted by Kent 10:23 PM | |

 
Got Juice?

If you work long shifts or take overnight call, you've probably found your Palm handheld low on battery power at some point. Power To Go ($99.95), a new accessory from Palm, allows you to recharge your handheld while working, even when you're on the move. Power To Go clips onto the back of your handheld without the need to power down or reset; you can hot swap additional Power To Go battery packs for days or weeks of uninterrupted work. Power To Go is compatible with handhelds that have a Palm universal connector.
posted by Kent 7:32 PM | |

May 8, 2003

 
ePocrates Rx Online Now Available

ePocrates has announced the availability of ePocrates Rx Online, a new Web-based version of their popular drug reference software. In addition to the usual ePocrates Rx features, the Internet version allows you to print out ePocrates information for patients to take home, and gives staff members without PDAs access to ePocrates information. Registered users of the handheld version of ePocrates Rx Pro can take advantage of an introductory price of $29.99 (40% off the retail price of $49.99) through June 30th for a one-year subscription.
posted by Kent 10:16 PM | |

May 7, 2003

 
BMJ in the Palm of Your Hand

The British Medical Journal is offering a free six month trial of bmj.com and Clinical Evidence on your handheld via CogniQ.

Each week you can download the table of contents and abstracts from the latest issue of bmj.com, along with the full text of editor's choice, This week in the BMJ, editorials, news, Clinical review, letters, personal views, Soundings and Minerva. Click here for more info.
posted by Kent 9:38 PM | |

May 2, 2003

 
Evidence-Based Medicine To Go!

Those of you looking for ways to put evidence-based guidelines in the palm of your hand might want to check out ebm2go, a free Canadian site that promises to deliver up-to-date medical information to your PDA. ebm2go includes information on medications (currently only for Ontario's formulary, however), guidelines, evidence (research, studies, etc.), and tools (currently limited to an opioid calculator, with more to come). The information is updated each time you HotSync. Lots of potential here!
posted by Kent 4:56 PM | |

 
Skyscape Partners with eMedicine

Skyscape has announced a multi-year strategic relationship with eMedicine, the producer of the eMedicine Clinical Knowledge Base and one of the top online services for health care professionals, to make all of eMedicine's peer-reviewed content available to medical professionals on their handheld computers.

eMedicine content includes 7,000 disease-specific monographs, representing all major medical specialties. "With new treatments and interactions discovered and published everyday, medical professionals need continually updated clinical resources, such as eMedicine's Clinical Knowledge Base. Our partnership with Skyscape enables medical practitioners to access this information how and when they need iton their PDAs at the point of care," said Jonathan Adler, MD, president of eMedicine. "Now physicians can access the same peer-reviewed content available from eMedicine on their handhelds by using Skyscape's technology. PDAs significantly improve access to medical knowledge."

Beginning early in the second quarter of this year, peer-reviewed eMedicine content powered by Skyscape will be available for purchase and download at either www.skyscape.com or www.emedicine.com. The user's annual subscription will include quarterly content updates, ensuring access to current information for use at the point of care. Users will be automatically notified of content updates via Skyscape's smARTupdate (auto-update) application.
posted by Kent 4:39 PM | |

 
AJCC Cancer Staging Handbook Now Available from Skyscape

The Sixth Edition of the AJCC Cancer Staging Handbook is now available from Skyscape. Used by physicians and health care professionals worldwide to facilitate the uniform description of neoplastic diseases, the fully revised and updated Sixth Edition brings together all currently available information on staging of cancer at various anatomic sites and incorporates newly acquired knowledge on the etiology and pathology of cancer.
posted by Kent 4:34 PM | |

 
New Version of Tarascon Pharmacopoeia Beta Available

A new version of the Tarascon Pharmacopoeia public beta is available, and extends the expiration date to June 1st. You can now choose between autoupdating and non-autoupdating versions.
posted by Kent 4:31 PM | |

 
MedCalc Updated

Mathias Tschopp's ever-popular freeware medical calculator, MedCalc, has been updated once again. Version 4.3 adds spirometric values, improves infusion management tools (drugs can now be beamed), fixes confusion between BUN and urea in a few formulas, improves the pregnancy calculator (delivery date can now be changed), and includes other assorted bug fixes.
posted by Kent 4:29 PM | |

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