by
Sean Ruck, Contributing Editor | February 15, 2016
From the January/February 2016 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
Spine Decide – Patient Engagement Tools for Healthcare Providers
Produced by: Orca Health, Inc.
Price: Free
Version: 5.1.1
Last Updated: Oct. 25, 2015
Compatibility: requires iOS 8.0 or later
Description: This second entry from Orca Health is built on the same premise as the Knee Decide app. This time, as the name indicates, the focus is on the spine. It offers all the same information as the previously mentioned app, but spine-specific: anatomical models to provide a display to accompany explanations to patients, normal and abnormal displays using 3-D animations and stretching and strengthening exercises to help speed patient recovery.
Education/Training
Clinical Sense
Produced by: Medical Joyworks LLC
Price: Free
Version: 1.0.5
Last Updated: Feb. 6, 2015
Compatibility: requires iOS 6.0 or later or Android 2.3 or later
Description: Clinical Sense presents hypothetical situations for a physician to consider and work through to find solutions. A number of potential solutions also deliver a number of potential outcomes. The app helps experienced doctors keep skills sharp, while professionals new to the field may pick up valuable knowledge and insight. Each situation is created through use of current medical information and uses appropriate management guidelines.
Reference
With hundreds of thousands of medical terms in existence, apps won’t have every one referenced in dusty old books. But do you have the time to read through each of those tomes to learn every term? In lieu of that, let technology lend a hand:
Johns Hopkins ABX, HIV, Diabetes, and Psychiatry Guides
Published by: Johns Hopkins Medicine
Powered by: Unbound Medicine, Inc.
Price: $29.99 per title or all titles $79.99 per year
Version: 1.12
Last Updated: Dec. 22, 2015
Compatibility: requires iOS 7.0 or later, available for Android OS 4.0 or later
Description: Four guides are available. The Antibiotic Guide features information on drug details, pathogens, disease management, vaccine information and other details to help support point-of-care decisions. The Psychiatry Guide provides information on diagnosis and treatment consistent with DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. The Diabetes Guide provides up-to-date information on diagnosis, classification and management. The HIV Guide provides up-to-date information on diagnosis and management including information on infection, complication and therapeutic options.
LactMed
Published by: National Library of Medicine
Price: Free
Version: 2.4.0
Last Updated: March 25, 2015
Compatibility: requires iOS 3.0 or later, available for Android OS 2.1 or higher
