by
Sean Ruck, Contributing Editor | April 21, 2015
From the April 2015 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
UpToDate
Produced by: Wolters Kluwer Health
Price: Free
Version: 2.0.1
Last updated: Mar. 03, 2015
Works on:
UpToDate is a resource that has helped support health care professionals with clinical decisions by providing evidence-based resources for more than 20 years. The service offers more than 9,000 evidence-based and graded recommendations as well as more than 140 medical calculators, 5,200 drug entries, 27,000 graphics and almost 1,500 patient topics.
Isabel
Produced by: Isabel Healthcare Ltd.
Price: $2.99 weekly, $10.99 monthly or $119.99 for a full year
Version: 1.6
Last updated: Jan. 15, 2014
Works on: iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, Android
Isabel is essentially a diagnosis search engine that helps users determine what disease a patient is suffering from by searching a database of more than 6,000 diseases, to match up presentation by signs and symptoms. Searches can be customized to include age and gender as well as travel history.
ICD-10 Virtual Codebook
Produced by: Precyse Advanced Technologies
LLC
Price: Free
Version: 3.0.3
Last updated: Aug 16, 2014
Works on: iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, Android
Although ICD-10 implementation has been delayed repeatedly over the years, it will eventually happen. So why not be prepared? This app is one among many that have received high user ratings, but it has one of the more recent updates. Users can enter terms, disease names or condition names and the app will track down corresponding ICD-10 codes. It also offers documentation tips to ensure the coding is matched with proper documentation, to help health care professionals avoid billing problems later.
Collaboration
While there’s nothing like meeting face-to-face, when time is short that’s not always an option. New networking and collaboration apps will probably result in quieter phones at travel agencies across the country. Here are some of the apps responsible:
Doximity
Produced by: Doximity Inc.
Price: Free
Version: 9.2.2
Last updated: Jan 19, 2015
Works on: iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, Android
Doximity is a networking app for physicians. The app is the number one networking app for physicians, with more than 50 percent of U.S. doctors as members, according to the company’s website. Doximity offers members the opportunity to earn continuing medical education units when they review articles updated twice each month. The app also enables physicians to get more consulting opportunities and an e-fax number for each member. The e-fax meets HIPAA requirements and allows members to send and receive faxes on any mobile device.
