As my project to migrate EP Mobile from Android to iOS progresses, there might be some of you who are interested in some of the obstacles that I have had to deal with. These obstacles are numerous and non-trivial. The programming languages (Java vs Objective-C) are completely different. The programming IDEs (Eclipse vs Xcode) are… Continue reading From Android to iOS: User Interface Issues
Category: Electrophysiology
Medical Guidelines and the Evils of Algorithmic Medicine
A succinct and humorous definition of time was written by the otherwise forgotten pulp SF writer Ray Cummings in his 1922 story The Girl in the Golden Atom — “Time is what keeps everything from happening at once.” For a busy EP doctor though, time isn’t doing a very good job of preventing everything from happening… Continue reading Medical Guidelines and the Evils of Algorithmic Medicine
Computerized Medical Documentation: Disappointing So Far
It’s usually some minor irritation that gets me into blog-writing mode, much as a grain of sand forces an oyster to produce a pearl. Judging by the dearth of blogs I have written recently, one might assume that my life has been remarkably free of irritation lately. That’s not the case. I’ve just been too… Continue reading Computerized Medical Documentation: Disappointing So Far
From Android to iOS, First Steps
EP Mobile has surpassed 10,000 downloads, and has matured to version 1.0. It is time to start porting it from Android to Apple iOS. This is a non-trivial task. I wish there was a conversion program that could take the Android Java program code and, with a click of the mouse, automagically transform it into… Continue reading From Android to iOS, First Steps
About EP Mobile
There has been somewhat of a deafening silence here at EP Studios with regard to blog posts. While my friend Dr. John M continues his torrential flow of bloggery, I have been more subdued than I usually am (which is already pretty subdued) and have left some tempting blog topics untouched because I’ve been preoccupied. … Continue reading About EP Mobile
Medicare ICD Guidelines Exegesis
In the process of preparing a module for my EP Mobile program on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines for using implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICD), I have had to delve deeply into the source document for said guidelines, the Medicare National Coverage Determination (NCD) Manual, more specifically, Chapter 1, Part 1, Section… Continue reading Medicare ICD Guidelines Exegesis
Science For Sale
I have written about this before, but I am still shocked by the stultifying effect copyright law has on the dissemination of science. In looking to expand my first attempt at an Android app, EP Mobile, I used “The Google” to look up various algorithms for localization of accessory pathways. I remembered that there were… Continue reading Science For Sale
A Microsoft Morning
I try to avoid The Vole, as Microsoft is referred to by one of my favorite tech sites, The Inquirer, but, much like Chun The Unavoidable in Jack Vance’s The Dying Earth, it sometimes is, well, unavoidable. One reason I can’t completely cut the tie to Bill Gates et al. is the electronic medical records… Continue reading A Microsoft Morning
Social Media and Medicine — A Good Mix?
Businesses have been quick to latch on to social media: isn’t it great that you can “Like” your septic tank cleaning company? Books have been written on optimizing use of social media in business settings. Yet in the medical business, there are reasons to hesitate before jumping onto the social media tidal wave. Medical blogging… Continue reading Social Media and Medicine — A Good Mix?
Multaq Woes Multiply
There’s more bad news about the heavily marketed atrial fibrillation drug, Multaq (aka dronedarone). Fast on the heels of reports that the drug can cause liver failure, we learned yesterday that the PALLAS trial was stopped prematurely due to increased cardiovascular events in the group on Multaq. Incredibly the PALLAS trial was designed to test… Continue reading Multaq Woes Multiply