February 14, 2005
Docs Consult Reference Guides on Mobile Devices
Ninety-six percent of physicians who use mobile devices consult an electronic database to check for drug interactions and information such as payer formularies, according to a report by Spyglass Consulting Group, Modern Physician reports.
According to the report, 73% of physicians surveyed use electronic reference manuals, and 64% use a medical calculator. Only 17% of respondents said they use a charge capture system, and 13% use an electronic prescribing device.
The report also found that 77% of outpatient physicians surveyed said Tablet PCs were appropriate for daily clinical use. In contrast, 51% of inpatient physicians said Tablet PCs were not fit for such use, Modern Physician reports. The survey also found that 20% of respondents use wireless PCs.
Results are based on a survey of 102 physicians between September and November 2004 (Conn, Modern Physician, 2/4).
Source: iHealthBeat
Posted by rsk at February 14, 2005 08:04 AM