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Using personal digital assistants to enhance outcomes.

J M Kiēl1, O M Goldblum

  • 1Duquesne University's Department of Health Management Systems, Pittsburgh, USA.

Journal of Healthcare Information Management : JHIM
|October 20, 2001
PubMed
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Physicians can now use personal digital assistants (PDAs) to track patient data and medication errors. The ePhysician

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Informatics
  • Health Information Technology
  • Clinical Data Management

Background:

  • Personal digital assistants (PDAs) are increasingly integrated into healthcare.
  • Physicians require efficient tools for managing patient information and practice data.
  • Tracking patient outcomes and medication errors is crucial for quality improvement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate the successful application of a PDA-based technology for medical data tracking.
  • To evaluate the utility of ePhysician's ePad for analyzing patient and practice data.
  • To highlight the growing functionality of PDAs in the medical community.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized ePhysician's ePad, a PDA-based system.
  • Tracked patient outcome parameters.
  • Monitored medication errors within a clinical practice.

Main Results:

  • The ePad system proved effective for data tracking.
  • Analysis of both patient and practice data was successfully performed.
  • Demonstrated successful technology adoption in a medical setting.

Conclusions:

  • Personal digital assistants offer valuable tools for physicians.
  • ePhysician's ePad is a successful technology for clinical data management.
  • PDAs enhance the ability to track and analyze critical medical information.

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