In the past, when I'm on call, if I get a call, I'd have to step out, no matter where I was, to gather information and details about a patient. It's really hard sometimes to describe an injury, and a specialist is looking for certain things. As...
As a specialist, I rely on referrals from other physician within the community. With the DocBookMD app I am now able to get referrals in real time from other physicians while they are actually seeing the patient. Just the other day I received a text through DocBookMD from a primary...
While on-call for our practice a few months ago, I received a call from the ER about a young and otherwise healthy patient who abruptly "passed out" while at work. The ER physician communicated to me that the evaluation thus far was unremarkable, except for bradycardia. I asked him to...
The most frustrating part of my job in Emergency Medicine has always been contacting primary physicians and specialists with regard to one of their patients or when needing a new consultation. DocBookMD makes it SO easy! It takes 30 seconds to send a secure message, and I can be assured that...
When my patients ask where my office is, I tell them "we are standing in it" as I point out their skilled nursing/rehab room, or assisted living apartment. Since the average age of my patients is about 88 years old, with a range currently of about 65 to 102 ("and a half"),...
While flying to Alaska at 37000 feet, I was able to access the db directory and communicate with physicians in Austin. This technology is miraculous. I can recall when making a long distance telephone call seemed like a minor miracle and was much more expensive. This technology is great!
I was about to take an elderly patient back for a complex abdominal surgery when during the review of her labs her kidney function labs (BUN/Cr) came back abnormal. She told me this was a chronic problem and her nephrologist was aware of it. I asked her who her...
DocBookMD has become my go-to way to collaborate on patients, especially during clinic hours when other doctors are busy and would probably rather return non-urgent messages at more convenient times.
The DocBookMD app is very impressive! It is well thought out and easy to use. From an emergency department perspective, the app have served as a convenient means of getting valuable information to consultants. In the past we would have to wait for the consultant to get to a fax...
A DocBookMD picture is worth 1000 words
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With DocBookMD I get referrals in real time
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DocBookMD helped me to make a vital diagnosis within minutes
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