PalmAsthma: Design of a System For the Implementation of Asthma Guidelines on Handheld Computers

Table of Contents

PalmAsthma: Design of a System For the Implementation of Asthma Guidelines on Handheld Computers

Objectives

Background

Complexity of Asthma Management

Addressing Asthma Management

Addressing Barriers to System Acceptance

Information Management Services for Guideline Implementation

Information Management Services in PalmAsthma system

PalmAsthma System

System Description

System Description (Continued)

Asthma History

Asthma Classification

Treatment Recommendations

Visit Documentation

Medications

Printed Prescriptions

Patient Education

Patient Education In Spanish… and English…

Design Considerations

Design Considerations (Continued)

Conclusions

Future Directions

References

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(c) YALE Center for Medical Informatics Presented at AMIA Annual Symposium 1999