PalmCIS: A Wireless Handheld Application for Satisfying Clinician Information Needs
ELIZABETH S. CHEN, MPHIL, ENEIDA A. MENDONC¸ A, MD, PHD, LAWRENCE K. MCKNIGHT, MD,
PETER D. STETSON, MD, MA, JIANBO LEI, MD, MS, JAMES J. CIMINO, MD
A b s t r a c t Wireless handheld technology provides new ways to deliver and present information. As with any
technology, its unique features must be taken into consideration and its applications designed accordingly. In the
clinical setting, availability of needed information can be crucial during the decision-making process. Preliminary
studies performed at New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH) determined that there are inadequate access to
information and ineffective communication among clinicians (potential proximal causes of medical errors). In response
to these findings, the authors have been developing extensions to their Web-based clinical information system
including PalmCIS, an application that provides access to needed patient information via a wireless personal digital
assistant (PDA). The focus was on achieving end-to-end security and developing a highly usable system. This report
discusses the motivation behind PalmCIS, design and development of the system, and future directions.
j J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2004;11:19–28. DOI 10.1197/jamia.M1387.
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