From the December Issue of Medical Economics...
"The 10 software programs we present won't break the bank. Many are free, and you can buy the remaining programs together for under $1,300 (prices are per year unless stated otherwise). Add a powerful PDA for between $200 and $400, and all of a sudden you're a digital doctor."
Epocrates Rx
Source: Epocrates (www2.epocrates.com)
Price: Free
Works with: Palm or Pocket PC (Windows) OS
Shots 2005
Source: The Group on Immunization Education of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (www.immunizationed.org
Price: Free
Works with: Palm or Pocket PC (Windows) OS
Griffith's 5-Minute Clinical Consult
Source: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (www.lww.com).
Also available through other PDA software providers like Epocrates, Lexi-Comp (www.lexi.com), and Skyscape (www.skyscape.com)
Price: $59.99 to $139.99, depending on the vendor and software package
Works with: Palm or Pocket PC (Windows) OS
InfoRetriever
Source: InfoPOEMs (www.infopoems.com)
Price: $249
Works with: Palm or Pocket PC (Windows) OS
Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy
Source: Antimicrobial Therapy (www.sanfordguide.com)
Price: $27.50
Works with: Palm or Pocket PC (Windows) OS
PatientKeeper Clinical Results
Source: PatientKeeper (www.patientkeeper.com)
Price: Vendor would not disclose
Works with: Palm or Pocket PC (Windows) OS
MedCalc
Source: Mathias Tschopp, MD (www.med-ia.ch/medcalc)
Price: Free
Works with: Palm OS only
STAT Cholesterol
Source: StatCoder.com (www.statcoder.com)
Price: Free
Works with: Palm or Pocket PC (Windows) OS
STAT E&M Coder
Source: StatCoder.com (www.statcoder.com)
Price: $75 for two years
Works with: Palm or Pocket PC (Windows) OS
TouchScript
Source: Allscripts (www.allscripts.com)
Price: $69 per month
Works with: Palm (Pocket PC in future)
