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PDAs in clinical practice

PDAs in clinical practice 07/Pergami205-208F 5/1/03 12:15 PM Page 207 Neuroinformatics Copyright © Humana Press Inc. All rights of any nature whatsoever are reserved. ISSN 1539-2791/03/01:207–209/$20.00 Commentary Having a Database in Your Hand but Keeping the Decision in Your Brain Paola Pergami Department of Pediatrics,West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown,WV; E-mail: ppergami@hsc.wvu.edu Programmable personal digital assistants allowing direct data-entry in digital format. (PDAs) are excellent tools in medical practice, Additional saving in examination time may allowing easy and timely access to extensive depend on specific logistic settings. In our reference materials which immediately trans- experience, the MMSE can be administered in lates into improved cost-effectiveness in patient 3–7 min, and most (>70%) of this time is spent care. PDAs have also proved able to reduce med- interacting with the patient during data col- ication error and to greatly improve processes lection. In addition, an early decision for patient such as charting, consults, and sign-out. Many management is not usually prompted by the applications are available online (several in the detection of cognitive impairment by MMSE. public domain, see Web Resources at the end of More appropriate tests, using for example, the the article), with specific problem-solving abil- Glasgow coma scale (Teasdale et http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Neuroinformatics Springer Journals

PDAs in clinical practice

Neuroinformatics , Volume 1 (2) – Jun 6, 2003

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2003 by Humana Press Inc
Subject
Chemistry; Biotechnology; Engineering, general; Neurology
ISSN
1539-2791
eISSN
1559-0089
DOI
10.1007/s12021-003-0007-9
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15046243
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07/Pergami205-208F 5/1/03 12:15 PM Page 207 Neuroinformatics Copyright © Humana Press Inc. All rights of any nature whatsoever are reserved. ISSN 1539-2791/03/01:207–209/$20.00 Commentary Having a Database in Your Hand but Keeping the Decision in Your Brain Paola Pergami Department of Pediatrics,West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown,WV; E-mail: ppergami@hsc.wvu.edu Programmable personal digital assistants allowing direct data-entry in digital format. (PDAs) are excellent tools in medical practice, Additional saving in examination time may allowing easy and timely access to extensive depend on specific logistic settings. In our reference materials which immediately trans- experience, the MMSE can be administered in lates into improved cost-effectiveness in patient 3–7 min, and most (>70%) of this time is spent care. PDAs have also proved able to reduce med- interacting with the patient during data col- ication error and to greatly improve processes lection. In addition, an early decision for patient such as charting, consults, and sign-out. Many management is not usually prompted by the applications are available online (several in the detection of cognitive impairment by MMSE. public domain, see Web Resources at the end of More appropriate tests, using for example, the the article), with specific problem-solving abil- Glasgow coma scale (Teasdale et

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NeuroinformaticsSpringer Journals

Published: Jun 6, 2003

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