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Brian · 08-17-2004, 12:20 PM

This goes back to the use of the Apple Newton MessagePad in healthcare, one of the markets segments where the Newton did very well.

The article talks a lot about the "patient" side of using a PDA to manage personal well-being but fails to touch on the impact on the provider side of the equation.

As handheld computers get more powerful and wireless networks become ubiquitous in hospitals and doctor's offices, the PDA is truly becoming an indispensible tool for physicians and other healthcare workers. They can carry the entire Physician's Desk Reference and use programs like ePocrates or PatientKeeper to help in the diagnosis of illnesses, then track and manage the patient's history and billing in a HIPAA compliant application. PDAs can also be used by healthcare workers or the patient to fill out questionnaires and other forms.

They are also an inexpensive, portable, viable laptop replacement for clinicians working with limited resources and in underdeveloped areas.

There's a lot of information on this topic available here.

08-17-2004, 12:20 PM	#2
Brian MobileRead Editor Posts: 447 Karma: 84 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Massachusetts Device: Treo 700p, Zodiac2	This goes back to the use of the Apple Newton MessagePad in healthcare, one of the markets segments where the Newton did very well. The article talks a lot about the "patient" side of using a PDA to manage personal well-being but fails to touch on the impact on the provider side of the equation. As handheld computers get more powerful and wireless networks become ubiquitous in hospitals and doctor's offices, the PDA is truly becoming an indispensible tool for physicians and other healthcare workers. They can carry the entire Physician's Desk Reference and use programs like ePocrates or PatientKeeper to help in the diagnosis of illnesses, then track and manage the patient's history and billing in a HIPAA compliant application. PDAs can also be used by healthcare workers or the patient to fill out questionnaires and other forms. They are also an inexpensive, portable, viable laptop replacement for clinicians working with limited resources and in underdeveloped areas. There's a lot of information on this topic available here. Last edited by ballistic; 08-17-2004 at 12:26 PM.