Doctors and the Pre - Page 4

darkfox · 08/04/2009, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by babydaddy75

Another ED doc here.... I love my pre... I'm looking forward to my 1st shift tomorrow without my centro and with classic epocrates. Wish me luck

Good luck.
I know you probably get this all the time, but thanks for being a doctor. I know many a doctors that make great personal sacrifice just to take care of others.

Uzume · 08/04/2009, 12:38 AM

Interesting info for a patient to read.

I have rheumatoid arthritis with several on-again-off-again complicating co-conditions so I feel like a professional patient half of the time! RA is one of those conditions that just takes a lot of energy to stay on top of. I've had it since I was 16 and I'm now 33 so that's more than half my life at this point.

Med compliance and compliance with lab schedules are huge issues. Remembering when to refill prescriptions is another now that most insurances have a very narrow window of allowable refills. With methotrexate, I need lab every 6-8 weeks and I need reminders to take my methotrexate and enbrel weekly. I also really like apps that allow me to quickly track whatever strange variable is puzzling me this week.

I used windows mobile for this but not very well. There are a fair amount of blood pressure trackers and other apps, but few really functional customizable apps. My favorite so far has been AmeliaPlex OnTimeRx -- it's an alarm system for medication, etc., but also tracks med compliance.

I've always wanted to develop an app that lets patients track as much as they think is useful but boils down all the info to an "at-a-glance" format for a doctor. Say that you see me in an emergency room. What sort of health info would you want my pre to give you, aside from the obvious vital statistics? And how should I do it so I avoid putting it out there in the cloud for everyone?

StatCoder · 08/04/2009, 12:50 AM

It's going to take some time. Here is the current distribution of smartphones among health care professionals according to Survey Results: Which Smartphone Will Own the Healthcare Market?

Epocrates currently supports Palm OS, iPhone, Blackberry, and Windows Mobile so this almost perfectly fits the smartphones used by physicians in this survey. The thing is, the orange "Other" bar is almost certainly Palm OS so one has to wonder how long that one is going to last and where those users are going to move to in the next year or so. There's somewhat of a chicken-and-the-egg issue, here, since how many of these physician users are going to migrate from a platform that currently is supported by Epocrates to one that isn't. Will prospective Pre users be satisfied using Classic for the time being?

Something that the Pre may have going for it is that a lot of the Windows Mobile users are probably Palm users of Treos and Centros who will be looking for a device with a physical keyboard. Probably the biggest factor that caused the switch, among physicians, to the iPhone over the past couple of years has been screen size. Physicians tend to have data-intensive applications and Palm actually shrunk the screen size on all of their smartphones over the years.

romanmb · 08/04/2009, 02:02 AM

I think the Pre has an awesome platform for medical professionals. I can see myself looking something up in a card while transcribing a patient history. We multi task a lot and needs a phone that can keep up!

noaxis2 · 08/04/2009, 03:03 AM

I am a psychiatrist and have been using Epocrates pretty much since it came out. I use it on my Palm TX. It dawned on me that I could access it on my Pre via the Internet until a native application is available. The same thing with Medscape which I use for free CMEs and Medline searches. My communication with staff has improved significantly since I get the email notification and can respond immediately rather than going through voicemail hell.

I'm loving my Pre!!!!

Kenjo2009 · 07/13/2010, 04:33 PM

there is a new Epocrates version out today?the main differences i assume have to be that they updated the drugs as well as the subclassifications of the drugs also.

palmdoc2005 · 07/14/2010, 12:39 AM

Yup a new version, I guess the database has been updated. Wish they had an OTA update for the db rather than the whole program itself/

jjeffcoat · 07/14/2010, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by palmdoc2005

Yup a new version, I guess the database has been updated. Wish they had an OTA update for the db rather than the whole program itself/

Agree, is the current ePocrates still considered a beta?

Really miss being able to auto-update and get the DocAlerts, etc. Thought those were going to be added to the webOS version eventually, but haven't heard anything at all.

palmdoc2005 · 07/14/2010, 08:26 AM

I don't think its still in beta as it is in version 1.02 and is a stable bug free (as far as I can tell) app.
It could do with more features like Docalert as you pointed out. At least with this latest update it seems Epocrates is continuing to work on the WebOS version

08/04/2009, 12:38 AM	#62 (permalink)
Uzume Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 10 Likes: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Interesting info for a patient to read. I have rheumatoid arthritis with several on-again-off-again complicating co-conditions so I feel like a professional patient half of the time! RA is one of those conditions that just takes a lot of energy to stay on top of. I've had it since I was 16 and I'm now 33 so that's more than half my life at this point. Med compliance and compliance with lab schedules are huge issues. Remembering when to refill prescriptions is another now that most insurances have a very narrow window of allowable refills. With methotrexate, I need lab every 6-8 weeks and I need reminders to take my methotrexate and enbrel weekly. I also really like apps that allow me to quickly track whatever strange variable is puzzling me this week. I used windows mobile for this but not very well. There are a fair amount of blood pressure trackers and other apps, but few really functional customizable apps. My favorite so far has been AmeliaPlex OnTimeRx -- it's an alarm system for medication, etc., but also tracks med compliance. I've always wanted to develop an app that lets patients track as much as they think is useful but boils down all the info to an "at-a-glance" format for a doctor. Say that you see me in an emergency room. What sort of health info would you want my pre to give you, aside from the obvious vital statistics? And how should I do it so I avoid putting it out there in the cloud for everyone?
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08/04/2009, 12:50 AM	#63 (permalink)
StatCoder Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 97 Likes: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 2 Posts	It's going to take some time. Here is the current distribution of smartphones among health care professionals according to Survey Results: Which Smartphone Will Own the Healthcare Market? Epocrates currently supports Palm OS, iPhone, Blackberry, and Windows Mobile so this almost perfectly fits the smartphones used by physicians in this survey. The thing is, the orange "Other" bar is almost certainly Palm OS so one has to wonder how long that one is going to last and where those users are going to move to in the next year or so. There's somewhat of a chicken-and-the-egg issue, here, since how many of these physician users are going to migrate from a platform that currently is supported by Epocrates to one that isn't. Will prospective Pre users be satisfied using Classic for the time being? Something that the Pre may have going for it is that a lot of the Windows Mobile users are probably Palm users of Treos and Centros who will be looking for a device with a physical keyboard. Probably the biggest factor that caused the switch, among physicians, to the iPhone over the past couple of years has been screen size. Physicians tend to have data-intensive applications and Palm actually shrunk the screen size on all of their smartphones over the years. Last edited by StatCoder; 08/04/2009 at 01:14 AM.
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08/04/2009, 02:02 AM	#64 (permalink)
romanmb Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 145 Likes: 0 Thanks: 18 Thanked 25 Times in 16 Posts	I think the Pre has an awesome platform for medical professionals. I can see myself looking something up in a card while transcribing a patient history. We multi task a lot and needs a phone that can keep up!
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08/04/2009, 03:03 AM	#65 (permalink)
noaxis2 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 173 Likes: 0 Thanks: 69 Thanked 26 Times in 20 Posts	I am a psychiatrist and have been using Epocrates pretty much since it came out. I use it on my Palm TX. It dawned on me that I could access it on my Pre via the Internet until a native application is available. The same thing with Medscape which I use for free CMEs and Medline searches. My communication with staff has improved significantly since I get the email notification and can respond immediately rather than going through voicemail hell. I'm loving my Pre!!!! __________________ Being me has its advantages. -- Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
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07/13/2010, 04:33 PM	#66 (permalink)
Kenjo2009 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 187 Likes: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts	there is a new Epocrates version out today?the main differences i assume have to be that they updated the drugs as well as the subclassifications of the drugs also.
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07/14/2010, 12:39 AM	#67 (permalink)
palmdoc2005 Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: http://palmdoc.net Posts: 1,811 Likes: 11 Thanks: 294 Thanked 227 Times in 137 Posts	Yup a new version, I guess the database has been updated. Wish they had an OTA update for the db rather than the whole program itself/ __________________ Check out my My Medical webOS Apps Featured free apps: DrugView \| Eponyms \| eMed \| Dosecalcfree \| Beeb News
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07/14/2010, 08:26 AM	#69 (permalink)
palmdoc2005 Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: http://palmdoc.net Posts: 1,811 Likes: 11 Thanks: 294 Thanked 227 Times in 137 Posts	I don't think its still in beta as it is in version 1.02 and is a stable bug free (as far as I can tell) app. It could do with more features like Docalert as you pointed out. At least with this latest update it seems Epocrates is continuing to work on the WebOS version
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