Lessons from an iPhone

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The XY Files in an MT World — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:51:05 GMT

Back in May of 2009 I wrote a highly enthusiastic blog post entitled " Lessons From An iPhone ." It's

re: Lessons from an iPhone

Cathy Magness — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:56:37 GMT

Jay: Welcome to the iPhoniacs!!! I too need to have mine surgically removed. Who would ever think that one who spends so much time at a keyboard would love playing with this adorable little machine, keeping fingers busy practically 24/7??? Best money I ever spent was on my iPhone. And don't even get me started on my addiction to the App Store!

re: Lessons from an iPhone

Raj — Wed, 20 May 2009 06:53:09 GMT

Jay,

Personally, I'm of the view that if a doctor can learn driving a car, he can mouse click the prefill options on a tablet PC, as simple as that. Where there is a will, there is a way, and the will has to come here as a legal compulsion from the government.

It's my longtime dream to own an iPhone, dunno when I can be a proud owner of that (waiting for the prices to come down here at my place, hehehe).

re: Lessons from an iPhone

Tina Whitecotton — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:33:47 GMT

Yes, Jay, as you and I have been harping for YEARS, proprietary software is worthless. Let's hear it for open technology. The sooner the software vendors learn this, the sooner the EHR will be adopted. So to all you software vendors out there trying to earn a buck, I'm afraid that you really won't take over the world with your software, no matter how good YOU think it is. I am not an Apple user or fan, but you certainly can't argue with their success. Are you listening Microsoft?

re: Lessons from an iPhone

Kathy Khajeh-Noori — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:43:07 GMT

I like the way you are thinking, Jay! KISS is always a good policy! So, we need to brainstorm about just HOW to keep things simple for the healthcare consumers and their healthcare providers. Need to keep the individual patient stories intact as well as convey all essential information at every patient encounter, accurately and updated. I vote for getting healthcare consumers to be the keepers of their own medical information so as to facilitate continuity of medical care in any scenario--in their hometown or while on vacation, or during an emergency, or at various facilities, etc. Wouldn't that be a great app for a handheld consumer device? iHealth?