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Preliminary study on use of mobile phone by interns to answer pager messages
Click Here to Download PDF of Article Dhara N. Perera1 1Dr. MBBS, Bsc. (Hons), House Medical Officer – Eastern Health, Victoria; James Cook University, Queensland, Australia Corresponding Author: dharanalika@gmail.com Journal MTM 2:2:24–30, 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.7309/jmtm.2.2.6 Background: Improved communications within the healthcare sector is imperative to enabling increased clinical efficiency and enhanced quality of patient care. Mobile phone use has been demonstrated to enhance clinical practice by improving communication...
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Click Here to Download PDF of Article A/Prof Melissa Parker MD1,2 1Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Pediatric Emergency Medicine, McMaster Children’s Hospital,2Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto in Medicine. Corresponding Author: parkermj@mcmaster.ca Journal MTM 1:3:50-52, 2012 DOI:10.7309/jmtm.23 Mobile technology has become increasingly prevalent in the workplace. Smart phones, tablets, and other forms of personal digital assistant have...
read moreThe use of short message service (SMS) for patient appointment reminders
Click Here to Download PDF of Article Susan McClean1, Dr Mahendra Perera MBBS1 1Albert Road Clinic, Melbourne, Australia Corresponding Author: mcLeans@ramsayhealth.com.au Journal MTM 1:3:53-55, 2012 DOI:10.7309/jmtm.24 Albert Road Clinic is an acute care private psychiatric hospital with active and committed Psychiatrists who work with us. The Albert Road Clinic Consulting Suites is based within the hospital and this space is tenanted by approximately 40 consultant psychiatrists who work either full time or on a sessional basis in their...
read moreAn experience of the virtual desktop: a surgical perspective
Click Here to Download PDF of Article Dr Pamela Boekel MBBS1 1Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Australia Corresponding Author: pamboekel@hotmail.com Journal MTM 1:2:8-10, 2012 doi:10.7309/jmtm.11 With the advent of mobile technology, the interface in which the clinician can view medical imaging and electronic records is more accessible than ever1Citrix. Making the iPad work for healthcare. In: Inc CS, editor. Fort Lauterdale, USA2010.. The Citrix Receiver™ provides a secure platform for clinicians to access a virtual desktop, linked to the...
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