MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'blackberry'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:00:02 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4742491&cid=t_103295_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2FIfPULHEeSYs%2F Since I’m starting to write a lot of daily/breaking news, I’m going to try something new today that might become a regular Friday feature: posting my week in review. It will consist of a quick rundown of stories I’ve written this week. Here goes: Monday “Patient Safety Initiative To Leverage Health IT: The $1 billion federal Partnership for Patients initiative aims to cut $35 billion in healthcare costs, save 60,000 lives, and decrease hospital-acquired conditions by 40% by 2013.” (InformationWeek) Tuesday “Medicare Opens EHR ‘Meaningful Use’ Attestation” (InformationWeek) “How mobile health can abide by HIPAA” (MobiHealthNews) “State of mobile and wireless healthcare” (video/slides of my recent presentation to M... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4742491 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:21:52 +0100 4742491 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4600628&cid=t_103295_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2F6VthUUiXp08%2F Looking for more commentary about another aspect of health IT? Don’t forget that I’m now a regular contributor to MobiHealthNews. This week, I comment on the rave reviews coming in for the iPad 2, particularly from the healthcare sector, and note the significance of Microsoft discontinuing its Zune digital music player, the product that never did gain much traction against Apple’s ubiquitous iPod. While it looks as if the Android platform may be losing out to the iPad in healthcare, I say don’t call this one for Apple just yet, at least not until Research in Motion comes out with its BlackBerry PlayBook next month. I also recently wrote a special report for HFM, the magazine of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, on the subject of optimizing and enhanci... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4600628 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:36:33 +0100 4600628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4549805&cid=t_103295_113_f&fid=38494&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcuretogether.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F03%2F04%2Fcuretogether-goes-mobile-new-treatment-finder-and-symptom-checker-apps%2F                                     At long last, after many requests, we have made a mobile version of CureTogether. It works across all platforms, and you can access it by going to http://curetogether.com with your mobile device. We’ve built two apps to get the ball rolling, and more will be released as we go. With Treatment Finder, you can quickly look up the top patient-reported treatments for any of our 500+ conditions. And with Symptom Checker, you can do the same thing for patient-reported symptoms.                                 Here’s what they look like for Anxiety, our most popular condition commu... The Collective Well blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4549805 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:26:44 +0100 4549805 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489656&cid=t_103295_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1144 As if you really needed one more thing to keep track of your every waking pregnant moment….Here are some blackberry apps to assist in counting the number of kicks per minute/hour/day and some to help you know the exact  amount of days until your due date ( as if that matters….) You can set reminders for appointments and write down questions to ask your health care  provider, set alarms when you need to start researching cord blood banks and start preparing the room for the momentous occasion. We all know that memory lapses are one of the facts of life about pregnancy. Have fun! Read about more apps here (Source: Cord Blood News) Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489656 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:46:10 +0100 4489656 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3998992&cid=t_103295_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fa-report-from-the-blackberry-clinical-collaboration-summit%2F2010.09.23 Last week, Research In Motion (RIM), the makers of BlackBerry smartphones, held a clinical collaboration summit in Boston to discuss their vision of the future of mobile device integration into healthcare IT. Several vendors and app makers attended and shared how they are implementing mobile devices into workflows with RIM claiming their superiority in security and data protection through data wiping, access control, and audit trail. One claim that several speakers made was that hours per week could be saved by making clinical and logistical data available on smartphones and that studies have shown clinical information presented on a small screen can be used for mobile situation diagnostic ability, notably for ECG and OB data through companies like AirStrip. A few studies have backed parts... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3998992 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:00:01 +0100 3998992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3994011&cid=t_103295_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F09%2F23%2Fwhen-your-husband-isnt-like-a-wall-he-is-a-wall%2F “The Great Wall of China’s attractive, but he’s too thick – my husband is sexier.” – Eija-Riitta Eklöf-Berliner-Mauer, The woman who married the Berlin Wall Do objects have souls? A few weeks ago my laptop’s battery was in trouble and I had to bring it in for a checkup. While the computer was being fixed my Blackberry simply stopped operating. I was frantic. I felt betrayed by the objects I rely on, ‘love’ and care for. “Why is this happening to me?” was my new mantra. One of my friends suggested that Mercury was in retrograde; another asked if I had done something to offend my favorite objects. We laughed, recalling a Woody Allen routine where his appliances are on the fritz and he hits them, and when he goes into the elevator the elevator asks if he... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3994011 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:12:48 +0100 3994011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3929234&cid=t_103295_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffda-actively-monitoring-medical-and-healthcare-apps%2F2010.09.02 Bradley Merrill Thompson, an attorney with expertise in the FDA approval process for medical devices, is stating that the FDA is actively monitoring app stores on various platforms. Regulating medical devices and health care-related applications falls under the FDA’s jurisdiction. James Kendrick from JkOnTheRun spoke with Thompson, where he stated the following: The FDA is actively engaged in surveillance of various app stores to see if apps should trigger their involvement. Applications where a smartphone is connected in any way to imaging are under scrutiny, in particular. Any app that is used to transmit images to a medical facility requires FDA approval. By “various app stores,” Thompson is likely referring to the App store [Apple], Palm App Catalog [Web OS], App World [BlackBe... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3929234 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:00:10 +0100 3929234 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3907601&cid=t_103295_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdoctors-and-their-smartphones%2F2010.08.26 An eye-popping statistic shows that 94 percent of doctors have adopted smartphones, in part to keep up with an information glut. A consulting group released results of 100 in-depth interviews with physicians working in acute and ambulatory care environments in numerous specialties nationwide. The physicians used the phones to communicate, manage personal/business workflows, and access information, including medical reference materials. (In case you’re curious about what your peers are using, 44 percent use an iPhone and 25 percent use a BlackBerry.) This growth in adoption — a 60 percent increase since 2006 — isn’t surprising, since the same survey reported that doctors’ biggest challenges are communicating with colleagues in a timely manner, the volume of... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3907601 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3907601 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3780434&cid=t_103295_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D3151 Eponyms is a project by Andrew Yee, and most medical users should be familiar with this application which gives you access to “common and obscure medical eponyms (e.g., Rovsing’s sign, Virchow’s node) with descriptions” in your handheld. It was first available for PalmOS (we’ve blogged about it quite a number of times here) and then later became available in the other major mobile platforms including iPhone, Blackberry and Windows mobile (I even found an Android version not linked from Andrew’s website so I don’t know if it is “officially” sanctioned”). Anyway Andrew has been very gracious in providing us with the database in order to produce a WebOS version. It took a while and a bit of discussion in the PreCentral forums but fin... The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3780434 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3780434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3767312&cid=t_103295_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FaDDdBP36Ro4%2F No bad jokes, please. But 59 percent of physicians now own a smartphone and 17 percent say they use their devices to handle e-detailing, regardless of their age. Not surprisingly, more physicians say they also expect to spend less time with sales reps, according to a recent survey of 11,000 doctors and healthcare providers (here is a statement, but not the full survey). In general, smartphones, such as iPhones and BlackBerries, are now used by 62 percent of specialists and 55 percent of primary care physicians (PCPs). More of these folks are using their devices to particpiate in online surveys, too - 24 percent and 29 percent, respectively. At the same time, 12 percent of specialists and 14 percent of PCPs expect to spend less time with reps this year, compared with 8 percent and 9 percen... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3767312 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:44:34 +0100 3767312 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3733055&cid=t_103295_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Femail-signatures-unprofessional%2F photo: Thinkstock Yes, we know that some people have awesome smartphones that put our basic flip-phones to shame, but are email signatures indicating the $300+ device they were sent on really necessary? We’ve all seen them: “Sent from my Verizon Wireless Blackberry”, or “Sent from my iPhone”. It seems like just blatant marketing on the part of the phone manufacturer or service provider, but in the business world it’s come to be seen as an excuse for a sloppy or short email. It’s even worse if the signature has this tacked onto it: “Sent from my iPhone sorry for typos.” Proofread, people. Make sure there aren’t any typos, even if you need to stop walking, eating, or talking to do it. Lifehacker suggests including the reason for you... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3733055 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:27:52 +0100 3733055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3733057&cid=t_103295_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fshould-your-texts-be-private-at-work%2F So your company provides a pager, phone, or BlackBerry – score! Saving money on phone bills every month is a major job perk, but what if the texts you send could get you fired? Not so perky. In City of Ontario v. Quon, Jeff Quon, a California police sergeant, claimed that the city had violated his privacy when they audited the texts sent through his company phone. Though the lower courts said that he had a right to privacy in this case, the Supreme Court ruled that police officer’s texts weren’t private. The court made it clear that this ruling doesn’t extend to all cases, but the ruling indicates that companies are likely to have protection of the law when auditing employee communications. In Quon’s case, the city found that out of 456 texts sent on his work phon... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3733057 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:00:19 +0100 3733057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3671784&cid=t_103295_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F06%2F17%2Fput-down-your-iphone-while-driving%2F Not only is it dangerous to drive while talking on your mobile phone or iPhone or Blackberry, it’s also not good for your relationship either. So says a professor who thinks that if driving while distracted by your technological gadget is bad enough, imagine what trying to hold up your end of the conversation in your relationship might be. Relationships rely on good, clear communication. Driving relies on good, clear undivided attention and no distraction. The two don’t seem entirely compatible, so it seems to reason the good professor has a point. “In general, cell phone usage while driving might lead to missed relationship stop lights, slow reactions to dangerous relationship circumstances, loss of control of one’s part of the interaction, and interaction mistakes that co... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3671784 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:28:19 +0100 3671784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4294773&cid=t_103295_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2FohxNPtcF2GM%2Fnew-fiercehealthcare-mobile-app.html My current No. 1 client, FierceMarkets, has just released a FierceHealthcare mobile app for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android and Windows Mobile. Download the app at http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/mobile or text "Fierce" to 46275. (Source: Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog) Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4294773 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:14:03 +0100 4294773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3632429&cid=t_103295_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F04%2Fhospitals-stay-competitive-with-branded-mobile-sites%2F According to eMarketer, 42% of U.S. consumers used smartphones in 2009 and 72% of physicians reportedly using smartphones this year, the writing is on the wall for healthcare marketers that to remain competitive, hospitals and health systems must create branded mobile-specific Web sites. Example :: Southern Regional Hospital in Riverdale, GA, created a mobile-friendly website “to allow smartphone users to rapidly access key information without the long delays that typically occur when trying to open Web sites on mobile devices,” says Marcus Gordon, strategic marketing manager for the health system. “It is expected that nearly 70% of all information searches in the next five years will include a mobile device,” Martin Beerman, Southern Regional Health System and Chil... Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3632429 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:51:50 +0100 3632429 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3599331&cid=t_103295_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fstress-management-12-sneaky-symptoms-of-stress%2F photo: Thinkstock For many of us, stress doesn’t manifest itself in pulling our hair out or biting our fingernails into nubs. You may have symptoms of stress that you don’t even realize are tension-related. Forbes clued us into 12 surprising symptoms of stress, and what you can do to help overcome them. 1. Irritable bowel syndrome: Let’s get the most uncomfortable stress-related ailment out of the way. Your brain is connected to your colon through nerves. So when you’re stressed, you may have cramps, constipation, or diarrhea. Try to exercise every day. It will burn energy and help keep your sleep patterns and bowel movements regular. You can also try adding more fiber to your daily diet. 2. Frequent colds: Being stressed weakens your immune system, so you probably ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3599331 Tue, 25 May 2010 18:07:15 +0100 3599331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3522698&cid=t_103295_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FHdoFXKsZeTY%2F Guest Post: Hayden Hartland works at Spearstone, makers of Spearstone’s DiskAgent offering which provides a multi-platform approach to smartphone security by allowing lock, data-wipe, and GPS-tracking from any web-browser along with online backup for your business. Breathtaking advances in smartphone capabilities are changing the ways we work and live. In their latest forms, phones such as the iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone, Symbian, and Palm are beginning to rival, and in several areas (think GPS, camera and video) exceed the capabilities of laptops and desktops. Increasingly, we email, keep contacts, track tasks and appointments, browse the internet, capture family moments, connect with friends, shop, and even run powerful business apps from our hand-held do-it-alls. No won... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3522698 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:10:22 +0100 3522698 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3515321&cid=t_103295_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fcell-phone-radiation-%25e2%2580%2593-talking-your-ear-off%2F photo: Thinkstock A recent episode of NPR’s This American Life focused on true urban legends – one of which is the idea that radiation from cell phones causes cancer. The segment was an interview with Christopher Ketcham, who wrote an article in GQ in February about the controversial issue, and how no one in the U.S. seems to care about it. The article highlights startling facts about cell phone usage and tumors, early onset Alzheimer’s, brain-aging, and other not-so-super-fun effects. Another article, in the current Harper’s, looks at results of studies of cell phone radiation side effects, and the findings are anything but consistent: “Cell-phone radiation slows one’s cognitive reaction time” or “It makes one think faster” or “It ha... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3515321 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:45:41 +0100 3515321 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3467939&cid=t_103295_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FRsvon7aUqYg%2F To-do lists can help keep you organized and make it easier to achieve your goals. They save time, energy and, stress. Check out these basic tips for creating effective to-do lists. Get Organized Writing on scraps of paper around your house isn’t the best organizational method. You need to have your ideas and tasks all in one place, so find the right system that works for you. It could be a spiral-bound notebook tucked into your purse, a wall calendar next to your desk, or an electronic list on your Blackberry or iPhone if you’re on the go. Wherever you make your list, refer to it often in order to stay focused, and re-prioritize as necessary. A big wall calendar with sticky notes is great because you can move the notes around if your priorities or schedules change. Categorize Y... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3467939 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:04:30 +0100 3467939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3424909&cid=t_103295_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F31%2Fon-being-a-student-therapist-facebook-and-process-commentary%2F Buzz…buzz…buzz… The Blackberry on my client’s lap was signaling a message. Usually, this client silences her phone and puts it away before our session, without any prompting from me. This time, she glanced down at it, pushed a few buttons, and resumed our conversation. I let it go. Two minutes later: buzz…buzz…buzz… My client looked down again and started pushing buttons. I called her out. “What’s up with the phone today? Usually you put it away. Is something going on?” “It’s just Facebook updates.” She pushed a few buttons again and put the phone in her pocket. I didn’t hear it vibrate again during the rest of the session. In my group theories class, we’ve been discussing the concept of process commentary, which Irvin Yalom described in his book The Theory a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3424909 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:20:11 +0100 3424909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3424957&cid=t_103295_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D2901 Recently, Laptop Mag has been having PDA shootouts, and the Palm Pre Plus beat the Google Nexus One and just edged out the Blackberry Bold 9700. Those polls were directed at the general public. What about medical and healthcare professionals? What is the smartphone OS of choice? I guess many use iPhones these days as it is hugely popular with many applications available on that platform and indeed it has the largest Appstore compared to the others. On the other hand, the device does not have a hardware keyboard, non-replaceable battery and to be honest, a rather “old” OS with a stale UI which doesn’t do much multi-tasking unless you Jailbreak it. Apple promises multi-tasking with OS 4.0 but we don’t know what shape that will take and when it will materialise. Stylet... The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3424957 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3424957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3415997&cid=t_103295_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fi-drink-alone-and-you-cant-stop-me%2F photo: Thinkstock A pint of Vanilla Swiss Almond. Three episodes of 30 Rock/Lost/Project Runway/Top Chef/Grey’s Anatomy on DVR. Pie for breakfast. Pancakes for dinner. All are respectable-enough guilty pleasures, but compared to mixing yourself a stiff cocktail on a any given weeknight, they lack a certain, well, punch. Actually, scratch that – they’re for amateurs. For me, there’s no better way to decompress after work than exactly the way the world tells you not to: drinking alone. If you take up this taboo habit, prepare for repercussions: Your GP will frown on exceeding your recommended weekly drink quota; your personal trainer will balk at the empty calories; your therapist will grill you about what’s really going on; your friends will suggest AA meeting loca... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3415997 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:58:32 +0100 3415997 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2973921&cid=t_103295_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FLHhIh9dps8s%2F The following guest post on the subject of drug adherence is written by Julie Murchinson, Founder, Health 2.0 Accelerator and Managing Director with Manatt Health Solutions. The tools are coming! The tools are coming! For a while now, tools to manage drug adherence have been developed, many designed to enable the patient to self-manage in the context of and in collaboration with the health care system from a specifically designed device or heavy application. Patient adoption, however, has been slow and the vision for self-management of drug adherence not yet reality. But recently from the budding Health 2.0 space, we are seeing tools built on more accessible web and mobile platforms that allow patients to manage when and where they want to with their mobile device (e.g. iPhone, Blackberry,... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2973921 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:57:11 +0100 2973921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2862596&cid=t_103295_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclinicalit.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Ftop-healthcare-bloggers.html FierceHealthcare last week published a list of nine interesting healthcare bloggers. I didn't make the list, but I guess it would have raised some suspicion if I had, because I of course write the weekly FierceHealthIT, FierceMobileHealthcare and FierceEMR newsletters, published by the same company. As it turns out, I also contributed a story to last Friday's FierceHealthcare from the Healthcare Facilities Symposium in Chicago.A couple of IT blogs made the list: HIStalk (of course) and Will Weider's Candid CIO blog.By the way, this week's FierceMobileHealthcare week will have a list of interesting free apps for the BlackBerry. I'm in a good mood right now because the Bears and Redskins won and the Cowboys lost. That always makes for a good Sunday. (Source: Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog) Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2862596 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:21:00 +0100 2862596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2814445&cid=t_103295_101_f&fid=38980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicthree.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fhow-to-deal-with-blackberry-thats.html DISCLAIMER: YOUR PHONE MIGHT ALREADY BE GORKED. THIS IS JUST AN ATTEMPT TO GIVE YOU THE BEST ADVICE POSSIBLE TO FIX YOUR PHONE. IF THIS DOES NOT FIX YOUR PHONE, IT ISN'T MY FAULT. YOU'RE THE ONE WHO PIDDLED ON IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. NO, I DON'T NEED YOUR STORY ABOUT HOW RICE SAVED YOUR LIFE. I DON'T CARE THAT SOME COINCIDENCE HELPED. THIS IS THE PROPER PROCEDURE. LIVE WITH IT. Many of us have experienced the dreaded moment where our BlackBerry has met H2O up close and personal. Many of us have managed to salvage our devices too, sometimes with luck, sometimes with skill, sometimes purely on accident.There are many ideas out there on what to do: rice, water, alcohol, desiccant, etc. But the trouble is we don't know why those reasons have worked for people, or if they have at all.Many here a... medic(THREE) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2814445 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:05:00 +0100 2814445 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2724913&cid=t_103295_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F08%2F21%2Fdubious-blue-light-iphone-app%2F Recently a press release crossed my desk advertising a blue light application for your iPhone (now) and for the Blackberry and Palm soon. I was amazed at the brash medical claims this software maker was claiming — claims that one might think might need to evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration because they relate to the claimed treatment of seasonal depression. What’s so special about blue light? In recent years, there’s been a growing body of research that suggests light in the 460 - 470 nm wavelength spectrum can be particularly effective in helping people with seasonal affective disorder (also called seasonal depression or SAD). It’s also been theorized to help fight fatigue and drowsy driving. But here’s the rub. When you examine those studies, you... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2724913 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:15:35 +0100 2724913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2788937&cid=t_103295_101_f&fid=38980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicthree.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fblackberry-storm-healthcare-backgrounds.html To get on your phone right click, copy image location, then paste into an email to yourself. (Source: medic(THREE)) medic(THREE) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2788937 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:06:00 +0100 2788937 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2788954&cid=t_103295_101_f&fid=38980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicthree.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fgoogle-voice-for-blackberry-smartphones.html I've had a Google Voice account for about a week now. While I think the idea behind Google Voice is great, it just isn't something I'd use. Until Today.Today Crackberry.com announced the Google Voice app from google. Head over to http://m.google.com/voice from your BlackBerry to download the app. This finally will allow it to work on my phone without dialing silly extensions.It seems to have some hang ups trying to get my history, but dialing works fine. Unfortunately this still uses my cell minutes to dial, not data.All in all I'm impressed. Will update once I see it in full force. (Source: medic(THREE)) medic(THREE) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2788954 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:40:00 +0100 2788954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2417083&cid=t_103295_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D2347 If you purchase and activate a new BlackBerry® smartphone and register online within 14 days of purchase, you get to receive a free one year subscription for Epocrates Rx PRO (a $60 value). Click here for more on the Blackberry Healthcare Offer (note: US residents only, and valid till May 31st) via Medical Smartphones from the Palmdoc Chronicles Blackberry Epocrates Rx Pro Offer (Source: The Palmdoc Chronicles) The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2417083 Sun, 17 May 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2417083 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2249761&cid=t_103295_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FKd7kKW5rf6M%2F Today we'll discuss some of the cognitive implications of "always on" workplaces and lifestyles via a fascinating interview with Maggie Jackson, an award-winning author and journalist. Her latest book, Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age, describes the implications of our busy work and life environments and offers important reflections to help us thrive in them. This is a 2-part interview conducted via e-mail: we will publish the continuation on Thursday March 12th. Alvaro Fernandez: New York Times columnist David Brooks said last year that we live in a Cognitive Age, and encouraged readers to be aware of this change and try and adapt to the new reality. Can you explain the cognitive demands of today's workplaces that weren't there 30-40 years ago? Maggie... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2249761 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 23:07:10 +0100 2249761 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2144435&cid=t_103295_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2009%2F01%2F28%2Fallscripts-ceos-stunning-take-on-obamas-emr-plans%2F In a recent Wall Street Journal article on electronic medical records, they talk about Allscripts’ CEO’s take on the governments planned $20 billion investment in EMR.  Here’s a portion of the article: Glen Tullman, chief executive of the health IT outfit Allscripts-Misys Healthcare and an advisor to the Obama campaign on health information technology issues, argues that that any legislation should first help doctors buy and install electronic medical records, then give them financial incentives to actually use them in a way that could reduce waste and improve care. “That one-two punch would dramatically change the adoption rate for physicians,” he said in an interview with the Health Blog. I’ve talked about Obama EMR many times before on this blog and over the... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2144435 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:19:20 +0100 2144435 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2116659&cid=t_103295_123_f&fid=37052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpediatric-pda-blog%2F%7E3%2FkaMaVKadgZA%2F One of the defects that we used to see with the popular Unbound Medicine platform was the missing blackberry compatibility. They used to have Palm and Windows Mobile versions of all of their products and their mobile websites allowed users of any mobile [including blackberry] to have access to their titles. Now there’s another native platform; The Blackberry. With the launch of recent blackberry devices such as Blackberry Storm that supports touch interfaces the list of differences between BB and other platforms is getting shorter, now Blackberry is not an email-only machine carried by enterprise employees and business people, it can as well be carried by us doctors. The evidence is that with the addition of Unbound Medicine we now have all the major three developers [Epocrates - Sk... The Pediatric PDA Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2116659 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:57:57 +0100 2116659 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2046830&cid=t_103295_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D2081 Unbound Medicine has launched native applications which you can install and run on your Blackberry. The applications feature convenient over-the-air installation, wireless automatic updates and superior navigation. Other features include full text with tables and images, index selection, cross-linking between titles and full memory card support. Products now available for BlackBerry include Nursing Central, The 5-Minute Clinical Consult, Davis’s Drug Guide, and the The Merck Manual. Visit the Unbound store for more details. from the Palmdoc Chronicles Unbound Medicine releases BlackBerry Medical Software (Source: The Palmdoc Chronicles) The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2046830 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 2046830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1834622&cid=t_103295_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D1852 One of the best Contact management programs for PDA phones is Agendus. Iambic has versions for Palm, Windows mobile and Symbian. They have now also announced a new version for the Blackberry. I am a great fan of Agendus because of the way it integrates the Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and Memos. I depend a lot on Agendus to manage my patient schedules and appointments and well, practically my daily work flow! from the Palmdoc Chronicles Agendus - now for the Blackberry (Source: The Palmdoc Chronicles) The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1834622 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1834622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1802720&cid=t_103295_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D1801 The AHRQ ePSS is an application designed to help primary care clinicians identify the screening, counseling, and preventive medication services that are appropriate for their patients. The ePSS is available both as a web application and a mobile application. Previously, this free application was available only for Palm and Windows mobile devices but Blackberry owners will be pleased to know that a version for the Blackberry is now available. For more free AHRQ PDA applications, click here from the Palmdoc Chronicles AHRQ ePSS - now for your Blackberry (Source: The Palmdoc Chronicles) The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1802720 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1802720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1730696&cid=t_103295_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D1718 Good news for Blackberry owners. QxMD has come out with new freebies, including QxMD Cardiology, QxMD Gastroenterology, QxMD ICD9 Coder, QxMD Hematology and QxMD Pregnancy Wheel. To learn more, visit QxMD It would be cool if Styletap were to have an emulator for the Blackberry platform. Unfortunately according to their FAQ, it’s not yet available. Perhaps Blackberry owners could pester Styletap! With Styletap you could run thousands of Palm applications on your non-PalmOS device. Hat tip to Daniel Schwartz who posted the comment in the Medical calculators for your Blackberry If anyone has information on new products or software updates, they could also use the Feedback form a QxMD -more free medical software for your Blackberry (Source: The Palmdoc Chronicles) The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1730696 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1730696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1709027&cid=t_103295_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F08%2F17%2Fthe-sunday-sidebar-16%2F The Next Big Thing Wondering what’s on the medical horizon? Here’s some thoughts on what’s in store. From male birth control to HIV vaccine, this list of future medical breakthroughs look promising. Holiday help for the CrackBerry crowd Addicted to electronics? Can’t seem to leave your blackberry, laptop, PDA, etc at home? You’re not the only one. A recent survey done by Tripharbour.ca, a cruise planning site, found that 21% of working Canadians are connected 24/7, even on vacation. But for those who want to break free, there are now some resorts that not only offer unplugged rooms but also force guests to ditch their devices at the door. A bit like rehab for the electronic addict… The World’s Weirdest Health Mascots Have you seen this new breed o... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1709027 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:01:58 +0100 1709027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1649044&cid=t_103295_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D1536 I don’t use a Blackberry though I wonder how many BB owners use their device for more than just push email? I was surprised to see so many Medical titles for the Blackberry on Pocketgear. Many of the titles are from Skyscape which seems to be pushing support for multiple platforms as are many PDA vendors these days. I guess that’s the trend since there isn’t exactly a dominant platform these days. Good in that means there’s plenty of choice for we consumers but I guess that’s bad for developers! If you are a Palm Treo or Centro user I don’t think we miss out on Push email. ChatterEmail for instance is an excellent Push email client for the Palm. Coupled with all the Palm medical software available I think we’re still ahead of the Blackberry users ... The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1649044 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1649044 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=916215&cid=t_103295_87_f&fid=36069&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffrankiespeakingfrankly.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Frss-reader-in-my-mobile-phone.html I've just bought a new phone. It is a Sony Ericsson K800iWhat a pleasant surprise to see it includes a pre-installed RSS reader!This will surely increase the take-up of RSS, as people scroll through the available functions on their phones they are bound to ask 'what is RSS?' when they see 'RSS Reader' with its little orange icon listed. And what better a way for busy doctors to receive all the latest news updates on their speciality than directly to their mobile phone/Blackberry? (Source: Frankie Speaking Frankly) Frankie Speaking Frankly blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=916215 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:54:00 +0100 916215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=716576&cid=t_103295_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D1310 USBMIS has announce a trio of interlinking programs for Blackberry owners: The Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia, The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy, and Current Consult Medicine 2007 The innovative design of these three applications provides an all-in-one solution for medical professionals allowing them to access the wide range of valuable information contained in three popular medical references from a single application. The powerful, interlinking capabilities provide the user direct access between products to offer a complement to the information provided in one application with the similar contents of another so you will never be without the answer. For more information on the bundled discount, visit USBMIS (Source: The Palmdoc Chronicles) The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=716576 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 716576 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=713181&cid=t_103295_113_f&fid=34972&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.doctorsgadgets.com%2Fskyscape-brings-out-blackberry-software.html Skyscape have just announced over 300 titles for the Blackberry wireless platform: Skyscape Introduces Broadest Portfolio of Trusted Medical Resources for BlackBerry MARLBOROUGH, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Skyscape®, the worldwide leading service for trusted medical information by specialty for mobile devices announced the availability of more than three hundred medical resources covering the drug, clinical and evidence-based medical information for the BlackBerry® wireless platform from Research in Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM;TSX:RIM). Skyscape’s introduction of these resources paves the way for healthcare professionals and institutions that are eager to adopt BlackBerry smart phones in their medical practice. With this announcement, Skyscape further enhances its leadership in th... Doctors' Gadgets - Medical PDA and EMR Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=713181 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 22:28:35 +0100 713181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=612192&cid=t_103295_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D1288 Good news for Blackberry users. Current Consult Medicine 2007 from USBMIS is now available on this platform. (Source: The Palmdoc Chronicles) The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=612192 Thu, 17 May 2007 08:42:29 +0100 612192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=588811&cid=t_103295_113_f&fid=34649&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftechnhealth.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fblackberry-with-curves-research-in.html Blackberry with curves Research In Motion has released a new smart-phone which is sure to entice many more health professionals to the joys of blackberries.Curve, the latest smartphone to the market includes all the usual blackberry features and now comes with a 2 mega-pixel camera with 5x zoom, built-in flash and a full-screen viewfinder.It lets users watch videos and play music like other BlackBerries, but also comes with an advanced media manager program and a photo editor as well."For those that were eagerly awaiting for a Pearl-like design with a full QWERTY keyboard, this is it," RIM co-Chief Executive Jim Balsillie said in an interview.The Curve's bells and whistles are aimed at high-end customers who are willing to pay top dollar for stylish looking smart-phones with multimedia cap... Tech 'n' Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=588811 Thu, 03 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 588811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=479854&cid=t_103295_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D1220 Do you have a Blackberry and envy your colleagues with Treos and the multitude of medical software installed on their smartphones? Well, now you can have medical software on your Blackberry, as QxMD announces it’s first free medical software for the Blackberry, QXMD Nephrology QxMD Nephrology A Free Program for all MDs using the RIM BlackBerry, not just Nephrologists. - What is the risk of your patient requiring dialysis after cardiovascular surgery? - What is your dialysis patient’s Kt/V? - Calculate your hypernatremic patient’s water deficit. - Determine if your patient is volume contracted - calculate fractional excretion of sodium or fractional excretion of urea - Calculate anion gap and osmolal gap Thanks to Daniel Schwartz for the feedback. Now this is why we car... The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=479854 Sun, 04 Mar 2007 03:06:51 +0100 479854