PDA Medical Software: Free and Available

One of the most exciting things in the medical field several years ago was the idea of charting and performing medical tasks with a portable computer. This was when laptops had just started making a mark, and medical software was being created - at very high profit margins - to target the lucrative field of medicine. Today, you can get the same software, often free, in the form of PDA medical software. Imagine being able to chart a patients' progress with the technology in your shirt pocket. No more heavy charts, no more searching for the right information. With your handheld computer, all the information is at your fingertips.

Even better, dozens of downloads are out there for medical applications. You can find dosage metering programs, medical dictionaries, contraindication databases, and even complete electronic versions of the PDR available for your handheld device.

Many applications, both those available at no charge and those that you must pay for, are also compatible with software your hospital or medical facility may use for electronic charting. And often, you can find handheld computers and character-recognition technology that will allow you to take notes by hand, rather than using a rather awkward keyboard. Imagine, you take notes by hand on each patient. The computer recognizes your handwriting and translates it into digital characters, then uploads it to your hospital database. You chart one time, by hand, and the electronic version is almost instantly available to everyone on the hospital computer. And you do nothing else!

If you're a medical professional, owning a handheld computer will soon be a necessity. If you get medical PDA software now, you'll be on the cutting edge.