Pulse

Wingmen in the ED

Medical scribes have found a niche in hospital emergency departments. There, these skilled transcriptionists attend to the electronic health record while physicians tend to patients.

 

Virtual Visits

Two Twin Cities-based online diagnostic services are bringing relief to patients—and providers.

 

Hospital Geeks

A unique Geek Squad precinct provides tech support for hospitalized children and their families.

 

The iPad Project

Will the iPad be the next learning tool for medical students?

 

Media Master

Mayo Clinic has embraced social networking and is sharing what it has learned with others in healthcare.

 

End Notes

The Lives of My Cells

Musings on my phones.

By Charles R. Meyer, M.D.

 

 

 

Table of Contents | April 2011

Cover Story

25 Ways to Use Your Smartphone

Physicians share their favorite uses and apps.

By Kim Kiser

 

Feature

Social Networking Savvy

Physicians need to be informed about how to use social media wisely.

By Colin M. Segovis and Melissa L. Rethlefsen

 

Clinical and Health Affairs

EHR Adoption and Use: Results from the 2010 Minnesota Ambulatory Clinic Survey

By Kari Guida, M.P.H., and Martin LaVenture, Ph.D., M.P.H.
 

What You Can Do Now to Prepare for ICD-10

By Patrice Kuppe
 

Health Care and the Environment: Local Champions, Global Impact

By Jeanette Augustson, M.A., and Carl Patow, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S.
 

Surrogate Decision-Making and the Need for Advance Care Planning: Issues Raised by the Al Barnes Case

By Keith M. Swetz, M.D., Mark G. Kuczewski, Ph.D., and Paul S. Mueller, M.D., M.P.H.

 

Editor's Note

A Gadget Guy’s Take on Technology

 

Viewpoint

Confessions of a One-Star Doc

 

MMA News

MMA Seeks Officer Candidates
New Handbook for M.D.s Advising Community Health Boards
Meet Will Nicholson, M.D.
MAPS Develops Model Informed-Consent Policy

 

Letters

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