Originally published October 5 2005
PDAs are impacting the healthcare profession
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Reuters reports that palm pilots and hand-held computers are now commonly used by doctors as a means of quickly accessing patient and drug information.
Personal digital assistants, PDAs, could change the way health care is delivered in the future by providing doctors with easy access to patient data and the latest information on treatment.
Palm pilots and other hand-held computers were originally designed as personal organizers but they are becoming increasingly popular with doctors, medical students and even patients to improve the quality of care and safety.
"The most commonly used clinical application is drug reference, so far.
But it has gone beyond just looking up drugs and dosages and running interaction checks," Dr. Daniel Baumgart, of the Charite Medical School of the Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany, said in an interview.
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