Question: (1) Share perspectives on use of online and mobile references accessible to practitioners today. Examples include: NLMmobile, Epocrates, Up-to-Date, and many other new web-based and mobile/iPhone/iPad reference apps.
(2) Mobile health apps - Yes, there is an app for that!
View the following short videos. Make reference to the videos along with readings.
- News iPhone App Changing Medicine Video Forbes
- Video Report: What is mHealth?
- Mobile Medicine: by Nature Video
Discuss your thoughts and impressions.
- What mobile applications in health care do you think are and will become most valuable in day-to-day practice?
- What are your thoughts on these new applications and others you have read about in your text or learned about in practice?
- Any you would want on your favorites list?
(3) The United States is investing heavily in electronic health record and communication systems. Based on the course resources, as well as any professional work experience with these systems, and the introductory videos, discuss the value of these systems in practice today for health care professionals.
Click on the following videos: EHR Intro
- Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect® in the Emergency Department - Providing Vital Information
- the power of electronic health records