The reviewers at the Apple iTunes App Store have approved the revised version of the EP Mobile app. For information on why the app needed to be revised, see my earlier posts on the subject. I removed the drug dose calculators (note though that the Warfarin Clinic module was not removed), but added detailed drug… Continue reading EP Mobile Update Version 3.6 for Apple Devices
Author: mannd
I am a retired cardiac electrophysiologist who has worked both in private practice in Louisville, Kentucky and as a Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado in Denver. I am interested not only in medicine, but also in computer programming, music, science fiction, fantasy, 30s pulp literature, and a whole lot more.
Update on EP Mobile and Apple #2
As some of you are aware, the Apple App Store rejected an update to the EP Mobile app based on the presence of drug dose calculators in the app. The App Store guidelines state: 22.9 – Apps that calculate medicinal dosages must be submitted by the manufacturer of those medications or recognized institutions such as… Continue reading Update on EP Mobile and Apple #2
How to Build a Better Electronic Health Record Part 27 — Modularity
Editors note: This 27th entry in our web series on EHR design is excerpted from Electronic Health Record Software: Principles and Practices, 3rd Edition, by Paul Lockhart and Janet Twombley-Chu, published by Addison Wesley, June 2089. 3378 pages. ISBN: 103-978-1-4919-0498-5. Reprinted by permission. Amazon listing [1]. Chapter 7 EHR Modularity 7.1 A History Lesson In… Continue reading How to Build a Better Electronic Health Record Part 27 — Modularity
All the President’s Tapes
Richard Nixon’s downfall, a.k.a Watergate — a word whose suffix has become a part of the English language, has always fascinated me. In the summer of 1973, poised between graduation from college and the start of medical school, I spent an inordinate amount of time in front of the television watching the Senate Watergate hearings.… Continue reading All the President’s Tapes
Update on EP Mobile and Apple
This is an update on my previous post which dealt with Apple’s rejection of an update to the EP Mobile app because it contained drug dose calculators. According to a clause buried in the App Store Review Guidelines (section 22.9, to be precise), 22.9 apps that calculate medicinal dosages must be submitted by the manufacturer of… Continue reading Update on EP Mobile and Apple
Who Can Write a Drug Dosage Calculator?
Several years ago I had an idea for a smartphone app that could be used to calculate doses for drugs that are prescribed frequently to patients with heart rhythm problems. These drugs include antiarrhythmics such as dofetilide and sotalol, and the new oral anticoagulants such as dabigatran and rivaroxaban. These drugs are handled by the… Continue reading Who Can Write a Drug Dosage Calculator?
Memories of Van Cliburn
In the long struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union, from the end of World War II until the end of the Soviet era in 1991, there were intense moments of high drama, like the Berlin Blockade and the Cuban Missile Crisis, intermixed with moments when the icy hostility melted a bit. With… Continue reading Memories of Van Cliburn
Somewhere in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean
Just a brief post today (internet service is poor and expensive). Right now I am 3 days out from New York City, nearly halfway to Southamptom, England, on the majestic Queen Mary 2. This is the view out my cabin balcony. The ocean is shrouded with fog. We are moving along at 23 knots, slower… Continue reading Somewhere in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean
Tips for an Extended Stay In Europe
My wife and I are heading back to Europe again for an extended stay. A year ago we did the same thing, moving to Paris right after we both retired from our medical careers. We are planning another 6 month stay. Prior to this second visit, I was able to think about the things that… Continue reading Tips for an Extended Stay In Europe
Is Medical Board Certification Testing Outdated?
Times change, and, as with Darwinian natural selection, those who adjust survive and those who don’t perish. Henry Ford’s assembly line greatly ramped up the production of automobiles but put many people out of work. The elevator operators of my childhood are long gone. Those who have embraced new technology have usually thrived; those who… Continue reading Is Medical Board Certification Testing Outdated?