Handy Patients 2.3

[marlof]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.handylife.com/HandyPatients21.html' target='_blank'>http://www.handylife.com/HandyPatients21.html</a><br /><br /></div>Handy Patients from Handy Life is a patient tracking program. It contains a broad set of features to help you record all information you want to track, and keep an eye on the progress of your patients. It also has customizable options, so you can change the program in stead of your habits. And the latest version has enhanced wireless abilities as well. <br /><br />"Now with the new version 2.3, share your patients' folders wireless via Wifi with all doctors of your hospital. Send mails or use the chat room to communicate with your colleagues. These wireless features can be used online or offline. When you enter in your hospital in the morning, you can get with one click all patients' folders up to date on your PDA. Then read the nice summaries that contains the last night reports and evolutions."<br /><br />This application is not very cheap (EUR 178.33 for the personal version), so I guess we can safely state that this is targeted at the medical professional in stead of students. And professionals should know that a program like this can be a real time (and money...) saver, so read the available documentation, try out the software, and find out if this application is worth its price.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/marlof-may04-handypatients23.jpg" />

[welmoed]

All I can say is, if MY doctor wrote this about me I would worry greatly about his/her training.

"Appendicectomy"?!? :roll:

However, the concept is neat.

--Welmoed

[gohtor]

I really doubt doctors will use a program like this. I've done an elicitation phase with a doctor and certainly the first thing they refuse to do is deal with the input methods on a ppc. not to mention also the screen size limitation.

pen is paper is what they like. tablet pc is as close to what he was comfortable with.

If this app was largely a series of selection boxes it would be easier to use but still not quite useful. I see this more of a WBIC.

[ATraveler]

I really doubt doctors will use a program like this. I've done an elicitation phase with a doctor and certainly the first thing they refuse to do is deal with the input methods on a ppc. not to mention also the screen size limitation.

pen is paper is what they like. tablet pc is as close to what he was comfortable with.

If this app was largely a series of selection boxes it would be easier to use but still not quite useful. I see this more of a WBIC.

Hmmm. Obviously not written by a doctor. Any reasonably well trained physician knows better than to base a conclusion on a study where the sample size = 1. :D

[marlof]

I am not so sure that doctors wouldn't use this since actually I know some doctors around me that rely on PDA usage. In fact, the ones I know prefer PPCs/Palms over HPCs, since those are too heavy to carry around while doing the rounds. Let alone a Tablet PC.

The cool thing would be to have a system where you'd have live connections to the server in the hospital (including access to photos etc., albeit in lower resolution), and that the server based information is automatically synchronized to the PDA at the end of the day, so doctors on duty from their home have access to all that info when they get a call. There's privacy aspects to look after, but IMO this would be highly doable.

[Cortex]

PINK is all i can say.... :pukeface:

(try the link)

[gohtor]

I really doubt doctors will use a program like this. I've done an elicitation phase with a doctor and certainly the first thing they refuse to do is deal with the input methods on a ppc. not to mention also the screen size limitation.

pen is paper is what they like. tablet pc is as close to what he was comfortable with.

If this app was largely a series of selection boxes it would be easier to use but still not quite useful. I see this more of a WBIC.

Hmmm. Obviously not written by a doctor. Any reasonably well trained physician knows better than to base a conclusion on a study where the sample size = 1. :D

lol true enough. I just couldn't get the guy sold on a ppc platform solution. tablet pc was a no brainer.

[Darius Wey]

OK, as a doctor, here's my opinion:

(1) I like having my laptop around for portability when I go travelling.
(2) But I like having my PPC around for even greater portability when I'm out and about.
(3) Tablet PC??? pffftt...to hell with that!

But would I use my PPC for putting in patient histories?
In short, no. It's too much of a hassle to be putting information like this on a PPC (think about it - taking out a stylus, firing up the program, etc etc.). I could think of the benefits, but it definitely does not outweigh the costs. Not to mention the HUGE monetary cost for such a program.

Also, storing patient information on a personal PPC would be ridiculous. As doctors...and all medical professionals follow the same thing, you must abide to a confidentiality agreement. If your PPC were to go missing with all your patient information on it...man, you would be stuffed!

All I can say is, if MY doctor wrote this about me I would worry greatly about his/her training.

"Appendicectomy"?!?


I don't get it: what's wrong with an appendicetomy?
If it's meant to be a joke, I really don't get it.

PS. Nice sample size joke ;)

[Steven Cedrone]

I don't get it: what's wrong with an appendicetomy?
If it's meant to be a joke, I really don't get it.

Sometimes we forget about the rest of the world here in the U.S.! :wink:

I think the post was because in the U.S. it's "appendectomy", and the person that posted figured if the doctor spelled it wrong, he/she wasn't a very good doctor! :wink:

Steve

[Darius Wey]

haha cool i get it now.

i guess it's a bit like the adrenaline and epinephrine issue too ;)