Mobile Content Goes to the Doctor

摘要

Perhaps no group of workers (along with intelligence and law enforcement) needs quicker access to accurate, current information than medical professionals. So it comes as little surprise that the medical community has been among the early adopters of mobile content. For a number of years, physicians have been carrying Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) with different types of content including contact information, schedules, medical references such as the Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), and drug interaction information. To some extent, members of the medical community have been doing this independently of the medical organizations where they work, though mobile is becoming part of the fabric of the way the medical business gets things done. As the medical enterprise begins to embrace the PDA, organizations are deploying mobile applications that tie directly into the medical information infrastructure, allowing personnel to access more specific patient content such as admissions information, lab results, and prescription histories. What's more, medical professionals can use the PDA to enter charge information on the spot, providing a convenient and reliable way to capture chargebacks. This article looks at some of the ways medical professionals are using PDAs on the job.