Abstract
Personal digital assistants (PDAs) have had a tremendous impact in the clinical setting, as they have in business and education environments. This report explores the health care application of PDAs, compares available PDA devices and software, and discusses PDA use for tracking patients, documenting clinical procedures, medical education, research, and accessing medical reference material. This report aims to increase awareness among health care providers about the potential roles of PDAs and to encourage further evaluation of PDAs in respiratory care.
- computers
- research
- decision-support systems
- personal digital assistant
- PDA computer
- handheld computer
- patient records
- data collection
- information management
Footnotes
- Correspondence: Teresa A Volsko RRT FAARC, Respiratory Services, Advanced Health Systems Incorporated, 561 East Hines Hill Road, Hudson, Ohio 44236. E-mail: tvolsko{at}advancedhealthsystems.com.
Teresa A Volsko RRT FAARC presented a version of this report at the 33rd Respiratory Care Journal Conference, Computers in Respiratory Care, held October 3-5, 2003, in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
- Copyright © 2004 by Daedalus Enterprises Inc.
