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10 top health blog posts, July 2010

Here are the top posts from this past month, based on the number of times they were viewed. 1. iPhone, Android or Blackberry? The right smartphone for doctors 2. What residents and medical students should wear in the hospital 3. Why doctors run late and how patients can help 4. Florida EMTs may go bankrupt because of a malpractice lawsuit 5. Unnecessary testing needs more than tort reform to cure 6. Ranking prestige of medical diseases 7. The way we practice primary care doesn’t make sense 8. Customer service needs to be a priority in health care 9. Best free Android medical apps 10. The grief men face when their wives undergo mastectomies Health blog posts of the week, ending July 14, 2010 10 top health blog posts, March 2010 10 popular health blog posts, December 2009 No comment | Tags: Cancer , Health IT , Malpractice , Medical school , Patient , Primary care , Residency | Category: Medical potpourri

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Android and iPhone pros and cons for healthcare

by Jeff Brandt I wrote an article for KevinMD.com several months ago discussing the benefits of Android for the healthcare market. I also compared Android with the iPhone .   I listed the iPhone’s technical shortcomings and really angered the “believers of all things Apple”.  That was not my intent. (...) Read the rest of Android and iPhone pros and cons for healthcare No comment | Tags: Health IT | Category: Health IT and EMR

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Health blog posts of the week, ending July 14, 2010

Here are the top posts from this past month, based on the number of times they were viewed. 1. What residents and medical students should wear in the hospital 2. iPhone, Android or Blackberry? The right smartphone for doctors 3. The grief men face when their wives undergo mastectomies 4. Mark Midei and the failure of peer review 5. Best free Android medical apps Ten top medical blog posts, October 2009 10 top health blog posts, April 2010 Health blog posts of the week, April 9-16, 2010 No comment | Tags: Cancer , Health IT , Heart , Hospital , Residency , Specialist | Category: Medical potpourri

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iPhone, Android or Blackberry? The right smartphone for doctors

by Iltifat Husain Lately, I’ve often been asked the question, “What type of smartphone should I get?” by my medical peers.  I’ve been asked this by physicians, residents, medical students, and others. Many of my friends are entering residency and plan on upgrading to a smart phone, while others already entrenched in residency have phone contracts finishing up. The answer to this question is not easy. Rather, as Facebook nomenclature would demand, “it’s complicated”. From the title you can see I’ve excluded the Palm platform and Windows mobile phones. Palm is currently restructuring since being bought by HP , and Microsoft is in the process of rebooting their mobile division – so both currently do not possess vibrant ecosystems for app development – and won’t be included in this discussion. (...) Read the rest of iPhone, Android or Blackberry? The right smartphone for doctors No comment | Tags: Health IT | Category: Health IT and EMR

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Best free Android medical apps

by Brett Einerson and Iltifat Husain Health care professionals and students using Android are probably wondering what free Android apps may be helpful in the health care setting. Android developers continue to add more apps to the Market that relate to health and medical practice. While the field of apps relevant to health care professionals on Android lags far behind the iPhone OS platform, there are several apps worth noting. (...) Read the rest of Best free Android medical apps No comment | Tags: Health IT | Category: Health IT and EMR

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