Medgadget with the scoop on the latest:
Here’s an exclusive look at the first, and only, electronic medical record (EMR) compatible with the infamous iPhone. Everything from office notes to prescriptions, x-rays to echos can be viewed in all their multi-touch screen glory on the iPhone. Not to worry, this sexy little program isn’t just for hip, trendy physicians – soon even patients will be able to access their medical records while downloading songs from iTunes.
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I posted this on Medgadget, but this frustrates me enough that I wanted to repeat it here. Feel free to remove it if you so please.
Sounds like they wanted to write-off buying iPhone’s on the company card.
The beauty of the iPhone is that it can load just about any web site nicely. The fact that their EMR system works on the iPhone is a hat-tip to the Apple guys, not the LifeRecord folks. Any web-based EMR would run equally as well on the iPhone browser.
Don’t even get me started on the copyright infringement they are into. Their web site mimics the Apple web site (or at least the design from a few weeks ago). Their application uses brushed metal throughout. The “i” in the LivePractice icon is the Apple podcast icon.
They also claim to offer the ability to video conference with other doctors via their application. That’s great, except it’s using iChat, which comes free with every Mac.
It’s great that they think Apple’s design is superior and elegant, however simply stealing their design directly is shameful. There is nothing innovative about their product.
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Excellent blog, Kevin – been subscribed for a few months now
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