Fact Based List:
Health-Care Apps That Doctors Use
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/21/2013 - 11:14
- EPOCRATES-Gives doctors basic information about drugs, the right dosing for adults and children, and warnings about harmful interactions
- UPTODATE- Provides reference material doctors can consult when making treatment decisions
- ISABEL- Every doctor needs help reaching diagnoses
- ALIVECOR- This is a portable heart monitor and app
- IHEALTH WIRELESS PULSE OXIMETER- People with trouble sleeping can use this app to record their blood-oxygen level during the night
- RESOLUTIONMD- Doctors can look at X-rays and other images on a smartphone or tablet when they use this app
- CELLSCOPE OTO- A smartphone becomes an otoscope, the instrument doctors use to look into the ear, thanks to this app and optical device
- ISCRUB- This infection-control app collects and rapidly displays data on whether hospital staff are being scrupulous about washing their hands
- BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS GUIDE- Using this app, breast-cancer patients enter and track details of their disease and treatment
- CLINICAM- Increasingly, doctors are using their phones to take photos of a patient's condition and to upload the images to the patient's electronic medical record
Source: Wall Street Journal
Source URL: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB1000142405270230337690...
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