[mythtv-users] OT: PDAs and Medical software

[David Morris]

I don't have specific experience with medical software, but I've had a 
few PDA's.  And my doctor uses a PDA to look up various references and 
also to write scripts (they print out via WiFi on a printer at the 
nurse's desk).  I believe his was a PalmOS PDA last I checked.  I used 
to prefer Palm but I've come to love my PocketPC 2003 PDA.  There is 
lots of medical software available to install on PDA's.  PocketPC (or 
Windows Mobile I think they call the current version) is a bit more 
flexible and has more software available for it.  PalmOS used to rule 
but has languished in the last few years and lost a lot of marketshare.

David

James Alexander wrote:

> My mother has asked me about buying a PDA. She is an RN and wants to 
> use it as a quick reference device for types of prescription 
> medication, dosages, combinations etc. This is really off topic for 
> this list, but I'm curious if anyone on this list is in the medical 
> profession and has a PDA used for this purpose, or if they have seen 
> one used for this purpose and if they know anything about it. I know 
> next to nothing about PDAs, so any information would be helpful. I'm 
> assuming that either there would be a PDA specifically designed for 
> this function, or there would be specific software to load on the PDA 
> that could be used to store this information. I haven't done a google 
> search yet because I was hoping that someone here might have personal 
> experience with it (different software packages, which one is better 
> (read: easier to use), more inexpensive, etc.), if not, I'm off to 
> search the web.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> - James
>
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