DIVISION OF MEDICINE
Department of
General Internal Medicine

9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195

POCKETPC Resources for Physicians

Medical General PocketPC Resources
  1. Textbooks
  2. Drug databases
  3. Calculators
  4. EBM
  5. E-prescribing
  6. Charge Capture
  7. Medical PocketPC references
  8. Medical Handheld bibliographies
  1. Personal Information Management
  2. Internet Content
  3. Multimedia
  4. Dictation/Voice command
  5. Readers
  6. Finance/Expense
  7. Buying a Handheld Computer

  Personal Favorites:

  1. Avantgo

  2. EWallet

  3. MobilePDR

  4. Microsoft Transcriber

  5. Intellisynch

  6. Archimedes

  7. TheraDOC

PocketPC Resources 

Medical
  1. Reference http://www.handheldmed.com , http://www.skyscape.com/index/home.asp , http://www.handandgo.com/pocketpc
    1. Texts/ references 
      Griffith’s 5 minute clinical consult @ http://secure.skyscape.com/products/productinfo.asp?id=251 
      The Washington Manual at http://secure.skyscape.com/products/productinfo.asp?id=260 
      The Merck Manual at http://www.handheldmed.com/prodmore.php?PRID=22&DETAIL=Software 
      Harrison’s Companion Handbook at http://www.handheldmed.com/prodmore.php?PRID=14&DETAIL=Software 
      Pocket companion to Cecil at http://www.skyscape.com/products/productinfo.asp?id=357&os=ce 
    2. Drug databases
      A to Z Drug Facts at http://www.handheldmed.com/prodmore.php?PRID=131&DETAIL=Software
      mobilePDR at http://www.pdr.net/index.jsp  FREE 
      DrDrugs at http://secure.skyscape.com/products/productinfo.asp?id=199 
      Physicians’ Drug Handbook at http://www.handheldmed.com/prodmore.php?PRID=156&DETAIL=Software 
      Mosby Drugs at http://www.skyscape.com/products/productinfo.asp?id=249&os=ce 
      Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide http://hopkins-abxguide.org/download_center/download_center.cfm FREE
    3. Interaction (most drug databases have interaction checker)
      iFacts (works with DrDrugs) at http://www.skyscape.com/products/productinfo.asp?id=217&os=ce 
    4. Calculators and Decision Support
      Medical Wizards (ER, ICU and pediatrics) at http://www.medicalwizards.com/ 
      Archimedes at http://www.skyscape.com/products/productinfo.asp?id=227  FREE
      http://www.liesens.com/medformulas/  FREE
      TheraDOC http://www.theradoc.com/products/products_autonomic.html available FREE through http://www.merckmedicus.com 
    5. Journals and EBM
      http://www.infopoems.com/index.cfm 
      Clinical Evidence Avantgo channel https://ami.avantgo.com/channels/detail.html?cha_id=3259&type=category_channel&data=612 
  2. Efficiency/ practice management
    Touchworks at https://www.allscripts.com/ahcs/solutions_fs.htm  
    1. E-prescribing
      e-prescribing Overview and free online CME activity http://139.137.4.38/eprescribe/eprescribehome.htm 
      MdnetGuide article from April 2002 http://www.mdnetguide.com/v4n4/pc_april/Tech101_pc.shtml  
    2. Charge capture
      Coding and Billing software for Palm-top computers, K Meg Morrison MD, Family Practice Management May 2002 Review article at
      http://www.pocketmed.org/Coding%20and%20Billing%20Software%20for%20Palm-Top%20Computers%20-%20May%202002%20-%20Family%20Practice%20Management.htm 
      PocketBilling at http://www.pocketmed.org  
    3. EMR 
      Built into EpicCare
      Patient Tracker 5.1 at http://www.handheldmed.com/prodmore.php?PRID=99&DETAIL=Software 
      PocketChart http://www.gemedicalsystems.com/it_solutions/pocketchart.html  
    4. Patient education
         Dr. Pen http://www.drpen.com also available for FREE through Merck Medicus
General  
  1. Personal Information Management
    (PocketInformant replaces your built in Contacts/ Calendar/ Tasks applications with more powerful full featured versions in one integrated application at http://www.pocketinformant.com)
    1. Contacts, Calendar and Task list
    2. Security 
      eWallet ( http://www.iliumsoft.com/
      Developer One CodeWallet Pro ( http://www.developerone.com/pocketpc/codewallet/) 
    3. Notes/ voice memos
    4. Printing 
      PrintPocketCE http://www.fieldsoftware.com/
  2. Avantgo
    1. CNN https://ami.avantgo.com/channels/detail.html?cha_id=2782&type=category_featured&data=220  
    2. NY Times https://ami.avantgo.com/channels/detail.html?cha_id=1409&type=search_result&data=ny%20times 
    3. Yahoo https://ami.avantgo.com/channels/detail.html?cha_id=1625&type=search_result&data=yahoo 
    4. CCF Grand Rounds Add the CCF Grand Rounds Avantgo channel to your handheld (Palm or PocketPC) 
    5. Travel 
      Expedia to go http://www.expedia.com  --> save trips, maps, and directions
      MapBlast at http://www.mapblast.com  
      Mapquest at http://www.mapquest.com  
  3. Pocket Money built in.
  4. Multimedia
    1. Review article http://www.pocketpcmag.com/karpencolumns/karpen06.04.02.asp 
    2. PocketTV http://www.mpegtv.com/wince/pockettv/index.html 
    3. Music – built in Windows Media Player
    4. Pictures
      Resco Picture viewer http://www.resco-net.com/resco/en/solution_picview_p.asp 
      PicturePerfect http://www.applian.com/pocketpc/pictureperfect/ 
  5. Readers
    1. Microsoft Reader http://www.microsoft.com/reader/info/ppc.asp 
    2. Adobe acrobat reader http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readerforppc.html 
    3. Audible books http://www.audible.com/pocketclub 
  6. Slide show http://www.cnetx.com/SlideShow/ 
  7. Dictation/Transcription 
    1. OPUS http://www.bostonbar.com/
  8. Synchronization and communication 
    1. Intellisynch http://www.pumatech.com/is_desktop_main.html 
    2. Peacemaker http://www.conduits.com/products/peacemaker/ 
  9. Data Entry
    1. Speech recognition http://www.pocketpcmag.com/May02/speech.asp  
    2. Handwriting recognition 
      Microsoft Transcriber http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/downloads/transcriber.asp 
      Paragraph Calligrapher http://www.paragraph.com/calligrapher.html 
    3. Character recognition 
    4. Keyboards
  10. Database application 
    1. HandBase http://www.handbase.com/medical_ppc.html 
    2. Ilium ListPro http://www.iliumsoft.com/listpro.htm 
    3. Visual CE http://www.syware.com/prodlib/win_ce/vce/vce.htm 
    4. abcDB at http://www.pocketsoft.ca/product.asp 
General Medical PocketPC references
  1. http://www.medicalpocketpc.com/ 
  2. http://www.pdamd.com 
  3. http://www.handheldmed.com 
  4. Arizona Health Sciences Library http://educ.ahsl.arizona.edu/pda/index.htm 
  5. http://www.jimthompson.net/handhelds/MD%20Software.htm 
  6. http://www.fphandheld.com/PocketPCSoftware.htm  K Meg Morrison MD
Bibliographies
  1. William H. Welch Medical Library, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Personal Digital Assistants – A bibliography http://www.welch.jhu.edu/internet/pdabiblio.html 
  2. The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio – PDA bibliography http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/internet/PDAbibliography.cfm 
  3. Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries – PDA bibliography http://www.library.vcu.edu/tml/bibs/pdabibliography.html 
Buying a PDA
  1. Put a computer in your pocket and change your life, Neil Chesanow http://www.pdr.net/articles/article1.jsp 
  2. Know your needs, pick a device to fit, Neil Chesanow http://www.pdr.net/articles/article2.jsp 
  3. Prospective Users’ Guide at http://www.pdamd.com/vertical/tutorials.xml 
  4. Palm vs. PocketPC http://www.bugnet.com/analysis/0202/ftpalmvce.html 
  5. Palm vs WindowsCE http://www.epinions.com/cmhd-Handhelds-Topics-1  
  6. Palm vs. Pocket PC: Which One is Right for You? http://www.pocketnow.com/cgi-bin/directory/content.cgi?db=articles&id=75 
  7. 7 tips for buying a PDA http://bcentral.com/articles/komando/129.asp 
  8. PDAs: who needs one? http://bcentral.com/articles/enbysk/153.asp 
General PocketPC references
  1.  Official PocketPC web site from Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/ 
  2. PocketPC magazine http://www.pocketpcmag.com 
  3. PocketPCpassion.com http://www.pocketpcpassion.com/ 
  4. PocketPC City http://www.pocketpccity.com/ 
  5. PocketPC Newswire http://www.ppcnewswire.net/index.html 
  6. Tekguru http://www.tekguru.co.uk/ 
Wireless, cellphones etc.
  1. Smartphone (pocketPC integrated with a cell phone) http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/phones/smartphone/default.asp 
  2. Options for connecting to cell phone
    Review article from June 2001 http://www.zdnetindia.com/supercentre/mobiles/stories/24509.html.
    Another review article http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/tips/wireless.asp 
    Bluetooth www.socketcom.com/support/support_bluetooth.htm
    Wireless PC card http://www.nwidirect.com/pccards.html 
    Xircom Compact Card modem http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/reviews/ccmodem.asp 
    Psion Travel Modem http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/reviews/psion56k.asp 
Storage options
  1. http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/columns/storagepart1.asp 
  2. http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/columns/storagepart2.asp 
PocketPC devices
  1.    http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/hardware/wheretobuy/americas.asp 
 


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