A few weeks ago I installed the Blausen Human Atlas HD application on my iPad. The application features some pretty incredible 3D images and video. The videos provide an animated narrative on a host of medical conditions and treatments. In addition the Blausen application offers a cool 3D rendering of the human body and a glossary of terms. The images contained in this blog really don’t do it justice, as the iPad’s screen does a very nice job of displaying images like these.
As usual there were a lot of things that happened during the week, and not all of it was pharmacy or technology related. Here’s a quick look at some of the stuff I found interesting.
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As usual there were a lot of things that happened during the week, and not all of it was pharmacy or technology related. Here’s a quick look at some of the stuff I found interesting.
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Jun 302010
Mark Neuenschwander (@hospitalrx) turned me on to this app: Find My iPhone for the iPad.
The application allows you to locate your iPhone, send an audible and/or text message to your iPhone, remotely lock your iPhone or remotely “Wipe” your iPhone via the comforts of your iPad. Pretty slick.
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During preparation for a presentation that I’m giving at Innovations 2010 on mobile computing in pharmacy, I realized that we seem to be collecting quite a variety of mobile devices in the pharmacy at Kaweah Delta. Below are some images of the devices currently in use.
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I always find it interesting to see what brings people to my website and what they decided to read once they get here.
Most read posts over the past 7 days:
- Cool Technology for Pharmacy – RxVerify – RxVerify is a neat piece of software that fits a nice little niche.
- Cool Technology for Pharmacy – This was before I started putting the name of the cool technology in the blog title. This particular post was from June 18, 2009 and covered Alaris Smartpumps.
- Best iPhone / iPod Touch Applications for Pharmacists – As I’ve said before, just throw any Apple product in the post and it’s bound to get some hits.
- Cool Technology for Pharmacy – Another post from before I started putting the name of the cool technology in the blog title. This particular post was from September 10, 2009 and covered the capsule machine.
- Medscape Mobile for the BlackBerry – Looks like interest in Medscape Mobile for the BlackBerry devices is starting to slip. Still, it’s amazing that this post stays on the list.
- Cool Technology for Pharmacy – Practice Fusion EMR – Great piece of software.
- Curriculum Vitae
- Bar-code musings
- Quick update: Pharmacy iPad use – What the heck is an iPad, anyway?
- Scanning difficulties with certain barcodes – I received some great feedback on this information
Top searchterm phrases used over the past 7 days:
- “alaris pump“
- “transparency” – Interesting, I’ve never talked about transparency in healthcare.
- “jerry fahrni“
- “black cloud”
- “cloud computing cartoon”
- “fenton capsule“
- “alaris iv pump“
- “bcma and iv interoperability“
- “va hospital with rfid scanner“
- “ipad pharmacy applications“
I always find it interesting to see what brings someone to my website and what they decided to read once they get here.
Most read posts over the past 7 days:
- Medscape Mobile for the BlackBerry – Still rolling along after several weeks at the top. The BlackBerry is a long way from being dead.
- Participation in the ASHP Summer Meeting from afar #ashpsm10 – I would like to see ASHP adopt some form of live webcast during their large annual meeting like the Summer Meeting and Midyear. I don’t see a downside.
- Scanning difficulties with certain barcodes
- Cool Technology for Pharmacy – Practice Fusion EMR – Great piece of software.
- A recent trifecta for bar-coding
- Best iPhone / iPod Touch Applications for Pharmacists – Just throw any Apple product in the mix and it’s bound to make the list.
- Quick update: Pharmacy iPad use – See #6 comment
- Cool Technology for Pharmacy – This was before I started putting the name of the cool technology in the blog title. This particular post was from Jun 18, 2009 and covered Alaris Smartpumps.
- Curriculum Vitae
- Musings on the “cloud”
Top searchterm phrases used over the past 7 days:
VisualDx is a point-of-care application designed to help clinicians generate a diagnisis for various skin conditions; skin lesions, rashes, etc.
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I always find it interesting to see what brings someone to my website and what they decided to read once they get here. Most of the time it isn’t pharmacy related at all. Funny how that works.
Most read posts over last week:
- Medscape Mobile for the BlackBerry – This has appeared at or near the top for the past couple of weeks. It’s a testament to how many healthcare professionals are still carrying BlackBerry devices.
- iPad + ClamCase = awesomeness? – This is funny. All I have to do is put the word “iPad” anywhere in a post and people flock to it.
- CPOE – Giving it some thought – CPOE is gaining some traction for sure.
- Cool Technology for Pharmacy – LXE Bluetooth Ring Scanner – I sat on this one for quite a while. Couldn’t decide if I wanted to blog about it or not.
- RxCalc 1.1 now available for the iPhone and iPod Touch – Similar to “iPad”. Put the word “iPhone” somewhere in the post and people will find it.
- “What’d I miss?” – Week of May 23, 2010
- Cool Technology for Pharmacy – This was before I started putting the name of the cool technology in the blog title. This particular post was from Jun 18, 2009 and covered Alaris Smartpumps.
- Best iPhone / iPod Touch Applications for Pharmacists – Ibid, iPhone & iPad. It’s been a while. I should really update this information.
- Curriculum Vitae – I see this show up high up on the list occasionally. I believe young pharmacists are looking for an example of how to compose a CV. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to write one; still don’t know if I have it right. I can never figure out how much information to include or what should be excluded.
- “What’d I miss?” – Week of May 17,2010
Top searchterm phrases for last week
- “medscape.com/blackberry”
- “autopharm”
- “alaris”
- “jerry fahrni”
- “black cloud”
- “cloud computing”
- +”magnetic resonance imaging” + “cool image”
- “alaris infusion pump”
- “dell xt”
- “carousel for meds” tied with “medscape mobile”
There is no question that the iPad has met the expectations of most. Crud, probably exceeded the expectation of many. It certainly has redefined the slate category and is on its way to rewriting the history of that class of tablets. Apple wisely built a device that is easy to use, has an incredibly user friendly interface and is simply great for watching movies, surfing the web and consuming textual information, i.e. ebooks. For me, however there is one thing that’s missing, a keyboard.
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