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Journal Articles
Chandler M. Doctors, nurses at Miami Hospital use hand-held electronic devices . Miami Herald. February 17, 2001. Click here for full-text available to TMA members.
Chasin MS. Computers. How a palm-top computer can help you at the point of care . Fam Pract Manag. 2001 Jun;8(6): 50-51. Click here for full-text available to TMA members.
Chesanow N. Colleagues rate the leading software . Med Econ. 2000 Oct 23;77(20): 105-8, 113-4, 117-9 passim.
Chesanow N. Know your needs, pick a device to fit . Med Econ. 2000 Oct 23;77(20):81-2, 85-6, 88.
Chesanow N. Put a computer in your pocket and change your life . Med Econ. 2000 Oct 23; 77(20):76-8.
Chesanow N. Your ticket to fast, flawless prescribing . Med Econ. 2000 Oct 23;77(20):93-6, 98, 100-2 passim.
DiLoreto S. Personal digital assistants: make them work for you . Patient Care 2001 Mar 15; 35(5):38-40, 43-5, 49-50 passim.
Ebell M, Rovner D. Information in the palm of your hand . J Fam Pract. 2000 Mar; 49(3): 243-51.
Enger JC. PDAs: a hands-down winner . Nurse Pract. 2002;Suppl:28-9.
Flory J. New on the Net. Special focus: handheld & wireless devices . Med Net. 2001 Nov; 7(11):14-27.
Greiver M. Evidence-based medicine in the palm of your hand . CMAJ. 2001 Jan 23; 164(2):250.
Liddane L. More physicians are using PDAs, PCs and other e-technology to improve patient care . Orange County Register. December 14, 2001.
Luo J, Hales RE, Servis M, et al. Clinical computing: use of personal digital assistants in consultation psychiatry . Psychiatric Serv. 2002 Mar;53(3):271-2, 279.
Mabrey JD. Electronic resources for the orthopaedic surgeon . J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2000 Oct;82-A(10):1499-1502.
McCreadie SR, Stevenson JG, Sweet BV, et al. Using personal digital assistants to access drug information . Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2002 Jul 15;59(14):1340-1343.
Pertgen R. Wireless CAD. Put your entire system in the Palm of your hand . J Emer Med Serv JEMS. 2000 Dec;25(12):54-5.
Rockower S. Medicine in your palm . Md Med. 2001 Winter;2(1):18-19.
Romita T. PDAs are a patients best friend . Business 2.0, February 20, 2001;6(4):108. Click here for full-text available to TMA members.
Sausser GD. Use of PDAs in health care poses risks and rewards . Healthc Financ Manage. 2002 May;56(5):86,88.
Stevens L. PDA-ville . Med Net. 2002 Jun;8(6):1-6.
Stoneham L. Technological healing . Tex Med. 2001 Apr;97(4):34-41.
Terry K. How the device in your hand can put more money in your pocket . Med Econ. 2001 Dec 17;78(24):44-46, 49-50.
Walter K. Personal digital assistants are advancing pharmacy practice . J Am Pharm Assoc (Wash). 2001 Nov-Dec;41(6):797-8.
Wilcox RA, La Trella RR. The personal digital assistant, a new medical instrument for the exchange of clinical information at the point of care . Med J Aust. 2001 Dec 3-17;175(11-12):659-62.
Williams B. Handheld computers making the rounds with physicians. Devices put medical know-how--literally--in the palm of your hand . Mich Med. 2001 Mar-Apr; 100(2):30-31.
Willyard KE. A palm-top computer in every practice? Fam Pract Manag. 2000 Sep;7(8);59-60, 69-70, insert 2p. Click here for full-text available to TMA members.
Wolf, AM. Health-care company hopes to change how doctors work . Durham, N.C. News & Observer, September 7, 2000. Click here for full-text available to TMA members.
Internet Sites
Vendor Resources:
The following Web addresses link to vendors that provide PDA resources and downloadable products useful to health care professionals. Inclusion on this list does not constitute endorsement by Texas Medical Association.
CollectiveMed.com at www.collectivemed.com is "owned and operated by healthcare professionals for healthcare professionals," sells medically related hardware, software and accessories, and has a minimal number of free downloadable databases. Also included is a "Buyers Guides" feature, with advice on how to select the right PDA.
Doctors Gadgets at www.doctorsgadgets.com provides medical handheld computer and software resources for doctors, medical students, and healthcare professionals.
ectopicbrain: Palm OS Handhelds in Clinical Practice at http://pbrain.hypermart.net "has been designed to serve as a starting point for physicians who are interested in exploring the potential of PalmTM handheld computers in clinical practice." Includes a comprehensive listing of helpful links to commercial, educational and specialty sites for PDA users.
eMedicine.com, Inc . at www.emedicine.com is an online journal of articles on medical topics, indexed by specialty. Textbooks are available for purchase and downloading onto PDAs.The Disaster and Trauma PDA ebook is currently available for free downloading to registered eMedicine users.
ePhysician, Inc . at www.ephysician.com sells software that allows the physician to use a PDA for prescribing medication, accessing drug information, and scheduling and billing patients.
ePocrates, Inc . at www.epocrates.com has free downloadable databases on drug information, including a MultiCheck feature that allows the user to check drug interactions. Very popular with users, but dont expect it to remain free!
Handango at www.handango.com bills itself as the "leading publisher of mobile software." The First Time Buyer Recommendations and the Tutorials sections on its homepage would be helpful for the beginning PDA user.
Handspring at www.handspring.com sells its own line of handheld products (Visor handheld computers and Treo communicators), as well as downloadable software in a number of categories, including medical.
Healthy PalmPilot at www.healthypalmpilot.com has over 700 software resources available for download, many of them healthcare-related freeware and shareware. It is now a part of the pda.MD network(see below) and may also be accessed through their Web site.
Mdeverywhere, Inc. at www.mdeverywhere.com offers a core package of integrated services that allows physicians to use their PDAs for prescriptions, orders, charges and other applications to improve care and efficiency.
Mdtool.com at www.mdtool.com provides links to online medical resources, organized by specialty or subject. Also features PDA resources, a buying guide and links to free downloadable medical software for PDAs.
MedicalPocketPC.com at www.medicalpocketpc.com is aimed toward users of the MedicalPocket PC, providing news, articles, reviews, tutorials, and a source of medical software.
medspda.com at http://medspda.com is a resource for downloadable software, as well as hardware and accessories. This site offers tutorials, reviews of new products, and links to other PDA sites.
mobilePDR ™ at www.pdr.net offers a free download of a concise version of the PDR® designed for use on a handheld device running either the Palm Operating System ® or Windows CE platforms for physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners via an online registration process.
Palm, Inc . at www.palm.com is the Web site of the company that introduced the Palm handhelds in 1996. A source for Palm products and software (much of it can be downloaded on a free trial basis), this site includes helpful step-by-step assistance for Palm users.
pda.MD.com at www.pdamd.com is a source for handhelds, software and accessories. Their website features PDA-related news articles, product reviews, buyers guides and tutorials.
Academic Resources
The following Web addresses link to a selection of PDA information pages at medical schools. Many medical schools now have PDA links, so this list is far from comprehensive. Depending on the site, the user may find buyers guides, tutorials, reviews and, of course, a wealth of links to even more PDA sites.
Saint Francis Medical Center Library & Resource Cente r at http://library.osfhealthcare.org/pda.htm
Stanford University School of Medicine at http://palm.stanford.edu/medical.html
University of Arizona Health Sciences Library at http://educ.ahsl.arizona.edu/pda
University of Virginia Health Sciences Library at http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/library/services/computing/pda
University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine at http://inside.fammed.wisc.edu/pda/recommend.html
Wake Forest University School of Medicine at www.wfubmc.edu/library/pda.html
Yale University School of Medicine at http://its.med.yale.edu/pda