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Data Tracking with Handheld Devices. “Buy or Build?” Stephen McAllister Director, DMS Computing. Buy a package. Patient Keeper, www.PatientKeeper.com Patient Tracker 3 for WinCE www.handheldmed.com/code/ce/code/software/pt30announced.htm
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Data Tracking with Handheld Devices “Buy or Build?” Stephen McAllister Director, DMS Computing
Buy a package • Patient Keeper, www.PatientKeeper.com • Patient Tracker 3 for WinCE www.handheldmed.com/code/ce/code/software/pt30announced.htm • Pocketchart for WinCE , www.elixix.com/pocketChart.html • Ward Watch for Palm, www.watch.aust.com/pilot/wardwatch/ • Raphael for Palm , www.pdamed.com
Build your own • Expensive: Custom programming (using C) • Intensive: PC based forms software • Pretty Easy: Handheld software • Other: HTML forms
Expensive - Custom Programs • PRO • Customized intelligence • No limit on fields • Fast • CON • EXPENSIVE $$$ - TECHNICAL • Hard to maintain • Sync issues
Intensive - Desktop • Windows based design environments
Desktop Packages • Pendragon Forms 3.1 • (www.pendragon-software.com) • up to 250 fields per form • Satellite Forms 4.0 • (www.pumatech.com/Satellite_Forms_Enterprise.html)
Pretty Easy - PDA software • HanDBase 2.75 $24.99 • Jfile 4.1 $99.95 • (works with Filemaker) • List Free • TransForm $19.00 • Can download from www.tucows.com
Pretty Easy db software • Create simple forms • Create multiple databases • Popup lists, checkboxes, etc. • Few layout options • Most have sync or download options