Thomson Reuters, a US-based provider of information for businesses and professionals, has announced that it has released the latest version of its Charge Capture solution - Clinical Xpert Charge Capture 2.0. Clinical Xpert Charge Capture 2.0 allows physicians to record charges and procedures via their BlackBerry smartphones and Palm and Windows Mobile handheld devices, regardless of location. Charges are delivered to a centralised web portal for use by hospital and physician practice administrators and coders and also for integration into practice management and billing systems.
Part of the Clinical Xpert suite of mobile and web-based workflow solutions, Charge Capture 2.0 offers complete functionality for BlackBerry smartphones, usability enhancements for doctors and extensive new capabilities for billing administrators. The Clinical Xpert suite, originally developed by Mercury MD, which is now part of the Healthcare business of Thomson Reuters, includes solutions for mobile and web-based clinical data access, clinical surveillance, electronic backup of core HIS systems, medication reconciliation, and streamlined care-team communication.
In addition to providing support for BlackBerry smartphones, Charge Capture 2.0 features a number of usability enhancements for doctors, administrators and coders. The new release includes the use of defined keywords, enhanced lookup features, and customisation capabilities. The web-based portal has been redesigned for usability, with a new user interface, enhanced data downloads, and enhanced reporting and customisation tools for coders.
Wireless handheld devices such as Blackberry, iPhone , PDA, etc are becoming popular among the medical community. Health care professionals, clinics, and hospital organisations are considering the purchase and implementation of handheld technologies to assist with medical information management, improve medical data access, save time, improve patient care efficiency, and lessen medical errors.
Scientific and medical information resources providers are seen to be collaborating with mobile medical references providers to supply medical resources. McGraw-Hill Professional, part of education materials publisher McGraw-Hill Education, recently partnered with Modality to bring Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations to the iPhone and iPod touch. In a similar move, in July 2008, medical information provider Wolters Kluwer Health launched Mobile Clin-eguide for its IP-authenticated Clin-eguide subscribers for 'on the go' and point of care use on Palm OS, Windows Mobile, Blackberry, and iPhone devices.
In addition, in August 2007, US-based knowledge management solutions provider Unbound Medicine and Oxford University Press announced a partnership to provide medical students and residents with access to the 7th edition of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine using a personal digital assistant (PDA) or the Internet via computer or wireless device. Earlier this year, healthcare publisher F.A. Davis Company, released the mobile and web editions of Davis's Drug Guide powered by the Unbound platform.
Handheld devices are projected as an ideal platform for mobile learning and reference, particularly in medical education and practice.
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