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Guest Posting is now available

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:19:00 +0000

Guest Posting is now available

Got the urge to blog and promote your latest innovation to the delivery to healthcare or to mobile computing?

Let us know.
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iTwinge iPhone external keyboard

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:28:00 +0000

Will you twinge at the iTwinge?
It may be heretical but some people may want to use an external "mechanical" keyboard with their iPhones for prolonged typing. The iTwinge, when attached, would cover the virtual keyboard available in portrait mode. What about you? Please complete our survey.
If its the real thing, it will be shipping in November for $30 American. SV

iTwinge Mobilemechatronics

iPhone Consumer Health Apps: Good Morning America

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:15:00 +0000

My goal was to assemble 5 affordable apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch
Total purchase price was under $10.

Here they are in alphabetical order:

ePocrates (free)
Health Cloud (free)
iFitness ($1.99)
Pocket First Aid and CPR ($3.99)
Restaurant Nutrition (free)

This is the link to the Good Morning America interview showing them in operation.

ePocrates
Medication descriptions, side effects, drug-drug interactions, pill identifier

Health Cloud
Native iPhone client for Google Health PHR
Creates a Continuity of Care Record that follows the guidelines of the
American Academy of Family Physicians
Retrieve medical history, surgical history, medication lists, allergies,
lab results

iFitness
Over 230 exercises illustrated and described
Stretches for individual body parts
12 exercise routines
Ability to track progress

Pocket First Aid and CPR
Topics include CPR, choking, bites, bruises, burns, seizures
Includes instructional videos

Restaurant Nutrition
Nutritional information from Restaurant Chains
Ability to track what is eaten per individual profile
Ability to locate restaurants via Google Maps
Ability to locate restaurants by calorie, fat, carbohydrates

iTunes Store

Related article: Best new software for your smartphone/PDA

The best new software for your PDA/Smartphone

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:02:00 +0000

Here is a short review of software to help make practicing medicine a little easier.

Includes a review of device characteristics:

Android,Apple,BlackBerry,Palm,Symbian,Windows, memory issues, input methods, WiFi, 3G and EHR integration.

Includes products from:

AAP,AAFP,ACP,Epocrates,Johns Hopkins, Merck,Skyscape, UpToDate. SV

Medical Economics Article

Modern Medicine Podcast

Related Article: Consumer Health Applications for the iPhone/iPod Touch

Make your Smartphone Smarter Podcast

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:55:00 +0000

Here are some suggestions for getting the most out of your smartphone. SV

Modern Medicine Podcast

iphone video accessory: Owle

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:40:00 +0000

Imagine a bracket into which you could snap your iphone.
The bracket would help you hold the camera steady, add accessory lenses, a boom microphone, video light and possibly a camera facing you.

The iphone could then be used to video presentations, procedures and even video conference!

Check out the videos.
How would this help you in your practice and family life? SV

Owle

ePocrates OTC drug module available

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:41:00 +0000

This should help address the issue of OTC medications and their potential interactions with prescription medications.

Here's the low down: SV

What is the new OTC drug module
The new Epocrates OTC drug module - available with all our premium subscription products - provides the latest information on hundreds of brand name over-the-counter drugs. Our product-specific monographs answer questions such as:

What are the active ingredients and their uses?
What's the dose for my patient's age?
What flavors are available?
Does the product contain alcohol, sugar, or dyes?
Will it interact with prescription and herbal medications?
Is there another product with the same active ingredients, but in a chewable or liquid form?
My patient needs an analgesic, an antihistamine, and an antitussive; is there one product with all of these?
Is this product covered by my patient's health insurance?

ePocrates

iPhone 3.0 OS upgrade video

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:49:00 +0000

Here's the link.

Get copy and paste, stereo bluetooth, landscape keyboard, peer to peer gaming and more. SV

Video presentation

Apple

iPod Touch 3.0 OS upgrade video

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:53:00 +0000

Here's the link.

Get copy and paste, stereo bluetooth, landscape keyboard, peer to peer gaming and more. SV

Video presentation

Apple

New iPhone 3 GS: guided tour

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:02:00 +0000

The new iPhone is out: runs applications faster (about twice as fast), connects to broadband faster (HSDPA), 3.2 MP camera and does video.
Tell us which applications you use and would like to see. SV

iPhone 3 GS guided tour

Apple WWDC 2009 Keynote address

iPhone AirStrip OB real time data access

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:14:00 +0000

AirStrip Technologies, a pioneer in mobile medical software applications, today announced that it has received FDA clearance to release the AirStrip OB™ application for use on the iPhone, and that the application is now available for download to qualified physicians at Apple's App Store.

AirStrip OB allows obstetricians to use their iPhones to remotely access virtual real-time and historical waveform data for both the mother and baby, including heart tracings and contraction patterns, as well as nursing notes and exam status. The data is sent directly from hospitals' labor and delivery units and can be accessed on the iPhone anytime, anywhere the doctor gets a cell-phone connection.

AirStrip OB

Apple iTunes Applications Store

MEDENT Mobile iPhone application

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:41:00 +0000

Allscripts Remote iPhone application

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:24:00 +0000

As an EHR based physician of several years, I must recommend this to current Allscripts users.

I usually carry my 1 kilogram Fujitsu laptop with a Verizon 3G modem. This give me direct access to the office EHR.
The iPhone has made this unnecessary for the procedures listed below!

Give it a spin and let us know what you think. SV

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Apple iTunes Applications Store

Features of Allscripts Remote include:

Patient Summary

> Improved medical decision making with real-time access to the latest patient information.
> Ability to call the patient's home phone with a single tap (available on iPhone only)
> Ability to review patient summary while speaking with patient on the iPhone (available on iPhone only)

ePrescribing with Formulary and Drug Interaction Checking

> Quickly access to full ePrescribing including favorites and full medication search and custom signatures.
> Drug interaction checking
> Access patient-specific formulary status
> Actions are fully documented in Allscripts EHR

Fax to Emergency Room

> Improved continuity of care with up-to-date patient summary information sent directly to emergency rooms.
> Ability to choose from a list of area Emergency Rooms
> Actions are fully documented in Allscripts EHR

Document Call

Reduced medical liability through better documentation of out-of-office actions.

Find Patient

> Intuitive searching allows providers to quickly find the patient based on the information they know.
> Ability to quickly find a patient by searching for last 4 digits of their phone number

Schedule

> Ability to access to the latest schedule which is very helpful planning tool for providers
> View of schedule provides an easy way to find a recent patient seen in the office (or a patient who is coming in soon).

Manage Task List

> Ability to maximize efficiency with remote access to task list
> Ability to monitor task list for new and urgent tasks
> Ability to improve resolution time for Medication refill requests
> Ability to review and take action on Lab Results

Allscripts

iPhone Quest Care 360 app

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:05:00 +0000

This is a great free application.
It downloads labs lightening fast. Even those over a year old.
You can search for individual patients or look in your "Inbox".
Labs can even be viewed in the traditional "paper" format if you are nostalgic.

I'd like to be able to group like labs together in a table and a graph to follow trends.

If you use Quest labs, you must check it out. SV

Apple iTunes Applications Store

iPhone WebEx

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:28:00 +0000

Yep now you can attend a Webex conference using an iPhone.
There are even less excuses now for not attending. SV

WebEx

Apple iTunes Applications Store

Merge Mobile PACS viewer

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:21:00 +0000

Merge Mobile is breakthrough technology intended to help health organizations and clinicians improve quality of care, reduce costs and improve responsiveness to patients. Today, radiologists and physicians have access to patient medical images from computers connected to their practice management or PAC (picture archiving and communications) systems. Applications* built upon Merge Mobile technology will enable radiologists to view emergency cases directly from their iPhone or iPod touch, consult with colleagues and, when necessary, forward critical findings directly and securely to a patient’s referring physician.

"Merge Healthcare will usher in a new era of mobile healthcare by bringing advanced medical imaging information to the fingertips of physicians," said Justin Dearborn, Merge Healthcare Chief Executive Officer. "Merge Mobile leverages the rapid convergence of mobile and medical technology development to empower new approaches in healthcare delivery and coordination."

Merge Mobile technology will enable the development of applications to retrieve CT, MRI, X-ray and other images wirelessly, and to perform standard radiologic manipulations to guide decision-making, much like computer-based solutions such as PACS. Few solutions of this kind exist today, and most experience download delays associated with medical imaging’s large data sets. Merge Mobile incorporates advanced remote rendering techniques, including multi-planar reconstruction (MPR), which eliminate downloading of large data quantities to the mobile device and enable near-immediate access to images. Features include remote stack viewing using the iPhone multi-touch interface, scroll, contrast adjustment, zoom and pan. A secure communication protocol addresses privacy.

Merge Healthcare provides sample images and data via a demonstration server with the free Merge Mobile download at www.apple.com/iphone/appstore.

iPhone Epocrates® Essentials

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:45:00 +0000

Be the FIRST to Pre-Order and Save 25%! by December 19th 2008

Pre-order* Epocrates Essentials for the iPhone and receive 25% off — $38 Savings! Plus, you’ll receive a chance to win a $500 iPhone 3G Gift Card.

ORDER NOW! Once this offer expires, you’ll only be able to buy Essentials for the iPhone when it launches at the full price of $149.

ePocrates

ePocrates Essentials

iphone, eClinicalworks and eClinicalMobile

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:07:00 +0000

Skyscape iPhone titles now available!

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:37:00 +0000

Talk about timing.
We just finished our survey and Skyscape just released these free titles as well as titles for purchase.

*RxDrugs™: Drug dosing tool and calculators
Outlines in Clinical Medicine®: Evidence-based clinical resource
Archimedes™: Medical calculator and decision tool
MedAlert™: Clinical news and journal summaries
SV

Skyscape is proud to announce the largest portfolio of medical information resources available as native applications for the iPhone!

To get started, download the FREE* Skyscape Medical Resources from the iTunes App Store by clicking here.

With Skyscape, your iPhone will be your "go to" device for trusted medical information at point of care, with content from many of the most trusted names in medicine, across 35 specialties

Start using these and hundreds more resources now!

Skyscape iPhone titles now available!

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:37:00 +0000

iPhone Medicine Software Results

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:30:00 +0000

Well the people's votes have been tallied.

UpToDate is the most requested product to run on the iPhone without an internet connection.

ePocrates Essentials and Skyscape Titles are almost tied for second.

ePrescribing seems more desired than access to the office EHR.

Consumer based applications did not engender as much interest.

We'll pass the news along.

Please send us ideas for additional surveys.

Thank for participating. SV

iPhone Medicine Software Results

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:30:00 +0000

Well the people's votes have been tallied.
UpToDate is the most requested product

iPhone Medicine Software Survey hits 400

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:01:00 +0000

Well we have twelve days left to survey but we have had 400 responses so far.

In response to question:
Which onboard applications or accessories would make the iPhone/iPod Touch more useful?

The ratio so far is:

ePocrates Essentials:Skyscape:Unbound Medicine:UpToDate:

2.3 to 2.25 to 1 to 3.85 SV

Apple recalls iPhone power adaptor

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:15:00 +0000

Today Apple announced the Apple Ultracompact USB Power Adapter Exchange program.

Apple has determined that under certain conditions the new ultracompact Apple USB power adapter's metal prongs can break off and remain in a power outlet, creating a risk of electric shock. We have received reports of detached blades involving a very small percentage of the adapters sold, but no injuries have been reported.

Apple

Yahoo oneConnect for the iPhone

svolpe@svolpemd.com (Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:37:00 +0000

This looks like a great way to stay connected. SV

A brand new way to stay in touch on your iPhone.
Get Yahoo! oneConnect—a revolutionary social address book that brings together your people, your life, and all the ways you communicate. Yahoo! oneConnect makes it easy to stay connected and in the loop from a single application.

Get a full-featured phone book that can integrate contacts from your Yahoo! Address Book, iPhone, and your social networks.
Connect with your friends via Yahoo! Messenger or SMS. Have fun with emoticons, avatars, and photos.
See what's happening on your favorite social networks with an at-a-glance view of status updates, photo uploads, and more.
Find your favorite people quickly and call, message, or send an e-mail—with one tap.

Yahoo