Personal Digital Assistants: Selected Health Care Applications
- Calculators
- Database Programs
- Document Readers
- Drug References
- General Medical References
- Infectious Diseases References
- Patient Tracking
- Security
- Web Browsing and Clipping
Disclaimer: This page is NOT a comprehensive or definitive guide, but is intended to act as a starting point for finding resources and applications.
Calculators
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Application
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Operating System
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Cost
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Notes
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| ABG Pro | Palm | Free | Available from StacWorks. |
| EBM Calculator | Palm | Free | Available from Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, University Health System - Mount Sinai Hospital. |
| ER & ICU Toolbox | Palm and selected Pocket PC and Windows CE | $ | Available from Medical Wizards. |
| MedCalc | Palm | Free |
Database Programs
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Application
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Operating System
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Cost
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Notes
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| HanDbase | Palm and Pocket PC | $ | Available from DDH Software. |
| JFile | Palm | $ | Available from Land-J Technologies |
| TealInfo | Palm | $ | Available from TealPoint |
Document Readers
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Application
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Operating System
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Cost
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Notes
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| Mobipocket | PDA/Smartphone/PC | Free | Standard version is free, Pro version requires a fee. |
| TealDoc | Palm | $ | |
| i-Silo | Palm | $ | i-Silo offers a freeware version, but it is not fully functional. |
Drug References
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Application
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Operating System
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Cost
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Notes
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| ePocrates Rx | Palm | Free | ePocrates |
| ePocrates Essentials | Palm | $ | ePocrates |
| Lexi-Comp | Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile, Palm, Pocket PC | $ | Various packages and individual databases available. |
| Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia | Blackberry, Palm, Pocket PC |
$ | Tarascon |
General Medical References
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Application
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Operating System
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Cost
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Notes
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| AHRQ Evidence Report Summaries | PDA/Smartphone/PC | Free | Click on the icon to the left of "AHRQ Evidence Report Summaries". Available from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. |
| Diagnosaurus | BlackBerry, Palm, WIndows Mobile |
Free | McGraw-Hill |
| NLM Mobile | Palm and Pocket PC | Free | Available from the National Library of Medicine. Includes PubMed for Handhelds, PubMed on Tap, Wireless System for Emergency Responders, and NCBI Bookshelf. |
| Palm OS Applications | Palm | Free | Available from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. |
| PEPID | Palm, Pocket PC, and Windows CE | $ | PEPID products are complete medical and drug references, combined with interactive equations and calculators. |
| PsychiatryOnline | BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Palm, iPhone | Free | Available for affiliated users. Sign up for a My PsychiatryOnline account to sign in. |
| PubMed for Handhelds | Palm, Pocket PC, and Linux | Free | Available from the National Library of Medicine. Requires a wireless Internet connection. |
| Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics | BlackBerry, iPhone, PalmOS, Symbian, and WindowsCE | $ | Available from CollectiveMed and Skyscape. |
Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER)  |
Pocket PC, Palm OS | Free | National Library of Medicine |
Infectious Diseases Resources
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Application
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Operating System
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Cost
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Notes
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| Johns Hopkins POC-IT (Point of Care Information Technology) Antibiotics (ABX) Guide |
BlackBerry, iPhone, Palm, PocketPC | Free | Registration required. |
| Sanford Guide | Palm and Pocket PC | $ | |
| Theradoc's Antibiotic Assistant | Palm and Compaq iPAQ | Free | Available from MerckMedicus, but registration is required. |
Patient Tracking
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Application
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Operating System
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Cost
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Notes
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| PatientKeeper | Palm | $ | |
| WardWatch | Palm | $ |
Security
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Application
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Operating System
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Cost
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Notes
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| Lockme | Palm | Free | |
| TealLock | Palm | $ |
Web Browsing and Web Clipping
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Application
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Operating System
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Cost
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Notes
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| HandStory Suite | Palm | $ | From SJ Namo Interactive |