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Cool Technology for Pharmacy

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Jerry Fahrni
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This weeks cool technology comes by way of a comment left at RxInformatics.com in response to a recent post I wrote on smartphones and pharmacy practice.

The author of the comment, @pillguy, is an iPhone fanboy and pharmacy technology guru.

@pillguy:  “The iPhone certainly has some promising applications related to EHRs. Airstrip is one of the coolest I have seen.

The smartphone takes PDAs to the next level with access to realtime information. I can see a TheraDoc, Pharmacy OneSource, or Zynx type clinical monitoring/alerting app fit in with the Airstrip suite nicely.”
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Categories: Cool Technology | Tags: Cool Stuff, iPhone, Mobile Healthcare, Smartphone

Are smartphones a viable platform for pharmacy practice?

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Jerry Fahrni
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It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of tablet PCs. In fact, I can’t imagine life without one. The reason why acute care pharmacists haven’t adopted the tablet PC platform escapes me. My complete opinion on the matter can be found here.

With the growing need for real-time access to patient data it no longer makes sense to be anchored to a desktop PC at the point-of-care. Couple this with the rapid growth of portable technology and you have a rare opportunity to develop a mobile pharmacy practice in the acute care setting. Whether that model will utilize tablet PCs, UMPCs, WebStations, netbooks or other mobile device remains to be seen.
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Categories: Mobile Computing | Tags: Mobile Healthcare, mobile pharmacy, Smartphone, Tablet PCs

“What’d I miss?” – Week of December 20th

Posted on December 26, 2009 by Jerry Fahrni
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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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Categories: What'd I miss | Tags: Apple Tablet, box office, Microsoft Surface, Mobile Healthcare, Pharmacy Informatics, PHR, RFID, Smartphone, Tablet PCs, WebOS

Physician dictation on mobile smartphones

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Jerry Fahrni
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RTT News: “3M Health Information Systems has released 3M(TM) Mobile Dictation Software, a powerful new application that extends 3M’s dictation, transcription, and speech recognition solutions. Available on the BlackBerry(R) or Windows Mobile(R) platforms, the software offers physicians the freedom of using a single device for phone, email, and dictation, and provides “anytime, anywhere” access via Wi-Fi or 3G wireless service. 3M Mobile Dictation is enhanced with a full range of security features that fulfill HIPAA and hospital-specific guidelines for encryption and authentication.” – Developments such as mobile dictation could decrease the turnaround time between the physician’s spoken word and a readable document, which is one of the biggest issues with dictated notes. With the popularity of smartphones most physicians will have easy access to timely dictation. In theory that is.

Visit the 3M site for more information.

Categories: Mobile Computing | Tags: Mobile Healthcare, Smartphone

Drug information resources

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Jerry Fahrni
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Below is a list of drug information resources for both mobile devices and online access. I’ve used most, but not all, of these resources and have found the mobile versions to be a valuable resource when you’re on the go. While it is possible to access the online versions of these resources via a smartphone, the mobile applications are designed with the smaller screen in mind and therefore, in my opinion, work better then the online versions when using a mobile device.

Let me know if I missed any. Also feel free to comment on your favorite.
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Categories: Mobile Computing, Pharmacy Informatics | Tags: Drug information, iPhone, Lexi-Drugs, mobile pharmacy, Mobile phone, Smartphone, WebOS
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