iPad EHR

Physicians rejoice, native MacPractice iPad electronic medical record app finally on it’s way

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MacPractice Clipboard is an upcoming native iPad app for Macpractice users that streamlines the registration process, saves paper and staff time, and also reduces risk of data-entry errors due to illegible handwriting.

56 million patients have accessed their medical record through an electronic health record

A new report by Manhatten Research states that 56 million US citizens have accessed their medical record through an EHR system, with 41 million interested.

ClearPractice EMR targets physicians who use Apple products

ClearPractice, makers of the popular iPad electronic health record Nimble — that we reviewed — have now launched Eden Practice. And for all those physicians who are Apple lovers, they are going after you. Eden Practice is being marketed as a comprehensive medical office solution for the Apple Mac, iPad, and iPhone — all connected via the cloud. The desktop version was made for Safari, and runs four times faster on Safari than accessing the desktop EMR on a Windows [Read more]

The first iPad electronic health record, DrChrono, gets major update, exclusive beta review

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Review of DrChrono, the first iPad electronic medical record, exclusive beta review. This EMR was the first native electronic medical record on the ipad.

Practice Fusion tells iMedicalApps exclusive details of EMR App Store, launching next evolution of dynamic electronic health records

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Practice Fusion is a free, web-based electronic health record that has seen a rapid rate of adoption over the last two years and is currently the largest commercial EHR installation after Kaiser and the Veterans Affairs. In this interview with Matthew Douglass, VP of Product Development, we learn some of the fascinating story of Practice Fusion’s rise, its plans to expand its API (application programming interface) and launch an app store.

iMedicalApps Interview: Dr. Tom Doerr and Joel Andersen, co-founder and president of ClearPractice on Nimble, a powerful iPad EHR

In this interview, we learn from Joel Andersen & Dr. Doerr how the founding principles of ClearPractice still drive its current evolution

Review of Nimble: Possibly the first true high-powered EMR running on an iPad

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Nimble is a full-featured EMR that is written natively for the iPad, its cofounder is Dr. Tom Doerr, brother of legendary Silicon Valley investor John Doerr. In this article we review this electronic health record for the iPad.

Patient interaction with the iPad and the disconnect between health IT and medicine [iPad Makes the Rounds: Part 3]

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This is a continuation of a recent post where we reviewed Dr. Henry Feldman’s experiences using the iPad as his primary interface during a busy week serving as a hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital (BIDMC) in Boston. In part 1, we reviewed his original post and his positive report on the iPad’s wireless networking capabilities, ability to easily access web-based hospital clinical applications and interactions with patients using the iPad. In part 2, Dr. Feldman detailed his experiences of [Read more]

The iPad Makes the Rounds: Part 2 – Portability, Security and Infection control on the Hospital Wards

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This is a continuation of a recent post where we reviewed Dr. Henry Feldman’s experiences using the iPad as his primary interface during a busy week serving as a hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital (BIDMC) in Boston. Dr. Feldman is also the Chief Information Architect for the Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians. In this post we interviewed him about his experiences of using the iPad on the wards and focus on three main topics: security, portability, and infection control. In [Read more]

The iPad makes the hospital rounds: report from a busy week on the wards – Part 1

Recently, we had the chance to check in with Dr. Henry Feldman. He had posted a detailed summary of his experiences using the iPad as his main interface while rotating on service for a week as a hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconess hospital (BIDMC) in Boston. Dr. Feldman is also Chief Information Architect for the Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians. His report was published on Dr. John Halamka’s great blog “Life as a Healthcare CIO” on June 11. In part 1, [Read more]

The First Native iPad Electronic Health Record – An Interview with the Dr. Chronos EMR Development Team

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The American healthcare system is finally on the road to a modern national IT infrastructure. Recently, the iMedicalApps team had the opportunity to speak to a small but ambitious group of IT professionals who aim to be at the forefront of this modernization by targeting the physicians with the lowest penetration of electronic health records, those in smaller private practices. The web-based EHR put forth by the team at Dr. Chronos, as well as other vendors whom we have spoken [Read more]

iPad 3G Arrives: Should the Medical World Care? Yes!

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When Apple’s retail stores reopened yesterday at 5pm, they had a shiny new item sitting on their shelves – the iPad 3G.  At iMedicalApps, we’ve certainly been excited about the iPad, not only because its a great device that could work for clinicians, but also because it is hopefully just the leading edge of a new generation of tablets that will finally free healthcare providers from paper charts and computer stations. For the most part, the 3G iPad is no [Read more]