dear all, it occurred to me how useful the smartphone would be as a patient management tool. That statement may be a no-brainer but i think it is well known how under utilised our IT systems are. Having a quick trawl through the Apple App Store (I am sure there is an Android equivalent for pretty much well everything!), there are some free apps that can track medication lists/doses and provide reminders when scripts are due. Apps such as Evernote are great; recordings of consultations can be kept (I hate my voice on tape but never mind) and results can be photographed and stored. This apps can be connected to similar computer-based applications that are password protected.
Finally, the good old calendar with alarms can be used for appointments. I must say I love the Week Cal app as it nicely shows the whole week which the Apple Cal isn’t so brilliant at.
Over time , the various patient or consumer resources will become app friendly. I note with interest that there is a BreaCan Navigator app.
Happy Spring. Shane
