Delphi adds 'PocketChart' EMR software; MedAptus PPC charge capture software adds Tablet PC support

- Gary Thayer, Editor

August 25, 2005 -- (MobileVillage) -- In separate announcements, Delphi Medical Systems and MedAptus have announced updates to their software offerings for mobile healthcare workers.

Delphi Medical today announced that its PocketChart electronic medical record (EMR) software now comes bundled with a Windows CE based PDA for US $1,495.

PocketChart enables physicians and other health care workers to create, enter, update, and access their patients' medical record data -- such as medical history, exam notes, prescriptions, and coding -- with a few taps of a pen on customizable menus or pick-lists. The software also works on PCs and laptops.

While the US $1500 price for the PDA-and-PocketChart combo is no small sum by consumer standards, Delphi says that it's a great deal for healthcare providers, since Medicare is plugging its current EMR software to physicians nationwide for $2,700.

PocketChart also has a drug interaction database that provides screening on
new and current prescriptions, and assists in billing. Delphi Medical also offers optional specialized add-ons available for specialties such as Psychiatry, Trauma, and Surgery, and updates to the software are free for the first three years.

PocketChart complies with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA, by protecting patients' health information, according to Delphi Medical. The company also sells the software separately. For more information, see delphimedical.com.

MedAptus yesterday announced a new Tablet PC version of its Electronic Charge Capture software, previously available only on Windows based PCs and Windows Mobile Pocket PC handhelds.

The Tablet PC version affords physicians the same application functionality as the handheld version, and all components are completely interchangeable, according to MedAptus. For example, with our system a physician can use a Tablet in his office and later take his handheld device to the hospital for use during rounds.

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