Wireless Medical Records

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[esha_salz]

My project is on Wireless Medical Records using a PDA with bluetooth capability.
I am supposed to
- create a server to store the info into my notebook
- a database application
- a form based application (like visual ce) (is visual fox pro similar to visual ce?)

I just need some ideas on how to go about doing it..
I got a few progs in mind, like Access, SQL Server, Visual CE, Visual FoxPro, Excel, anythin else?

[txbakers]

Is this a school project or a real work project?

[esha_salz]

School project..

[streetshirts]

Well, you can use Visual Studio .Net to design for a server and the counterpart for the pocket PC.

How about an XML Web service to provide the patient data/results and any decision support, and a simple pocket pc access application for communication and viewing?

Things to consider:
Bluetooth has a poor range and is insecure, why not use encrypted WI-FI? This would be easier to progrom.

Have you thought about security issues regarding patient data.

With medical apps (and I have worked on them a lot) the main problem is useability. No-one like using the stylus to enter data, so what can you do about this in the design? For example, make buttons large enough to be pressed with a finger...

There are thousands of technically great medical apps that no-one uses.

If this is a school project, then pick someting else as you can't do this justice, without years of experience (the NHS NPfIT in the UK is finding this hard enough). If you are doing this for a job, the fact that you have to ask on this board means you shouldn't be developing medical applications

[streetshirts]

Sorry esha_salz, you answered while I was writing my reply!

[esha_salz]

Diz is a skool proj.. N i got to follow some requirements.. Like we got a PDA with bluetooth and bluetooth adaptor for the notebook.. the software part is totally up to us.. Ttz y i m bit unsure which to use..