Archives for June 2008
Life Record EMR
Life Record is a web based electronic medical record with some pretty nice features. One of the coolest is the possibility to use your iPhone to pull up a full medical record, make updates and even write prescriptions. Take a look at the video demonstration.
Doctors being honest
It the last issue of Reader’s Digest two dozen of doctors revealed “41 Secrets Your Doctor Would Never Share“. I recognized myself in quite a few of these thoughts shared by the colleagues. Here are some of their “confessions”: So let me get this straight: You want a referral to three specialists, an MRI, the […]
Digg-like open peer-review
Medicine 2.0™ is an international conference on Web 2.0 applications in health and medicine, organized and co-sponsored by the Journal of Medical Internet Research, the International Medical Informatics Association, the Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, CHIRAD, and a number of other sponsoring organizations. This conference, to be held in Toronto from 4th to 5th September […]
A.D.A.M. Symptom Navigator for iPhone
Recently I wrote about native medical applications soon to be available for iPhone. Until you wait for them to come out, why not try some already available medical web applications for iPhone. A.D.A.M. Symptoms Navigator is one such application. With this tool, you can easily find out what to do about any symptoms — wherever […]
Survival Tips
Article by Dr. Pamela F. Gallin featured in Reader’s Digest offers some advice on how to “Save Your Own Life“. Go ahead and read these expert tips for the following do-or-die emergencies: lost in the wilderness, chocking, heart attack, impalement, swimming emergencies, bear attack, poisoning, severe bleeding, rising water, allergic reaction, trapped in a burning […]
Two Medical Winners of Apple Design Awards 2008
The Apple Design Awards is a special event taking place at Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference. The event is meant to recognize technical excellence, innovation, and outstanding achievement in software development. This year, two medical applications managed to win awards. MIM for iPhone, which I presented in an earlier post, is Best iPhone Healthcare & […]
