Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
 

Pocket PC Physician Directories

Contents

System requirements

You must have a Pocket PC, Pocket PC 2002, or Pocket PC 3000. You need at least 32 megs of ram, and you must be running ActiveSync. You will need an internet connection available when downloading, and whenever you update your directory.

Application and Images Sizes
To install the Physician Directory, you will need to have enough free space on your Pocket PC for the main application and database. The photos, which are optional, will take up additional space and can be installed using the data refresh feature of the Physician Directory Application. See Show Profile Photo for more information.
Main Application and Database 4,248 KBytes (required)

Photos

 1,660 KBytes (optional)
Return to the Contents

Installation

  1. Install Microsoft .NET Compact Framework
    Simply click the link above, select Open, and then follow the directions. This program is necessary for the running of the Pocket PC directory. Installing this program will not interfere with the running of your Pocket PC, even if you have previously installed it.
  2. Install Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Windows CE
    Simply click the link above, select Open, and then follow the directions. This program is necessary for the running of the Pocket PC directory. Installing this program will not interfere with the running of your Pocket PC, even if you have previously installed it.
  3. Install the Physician Pocket PC Directory
    Simply click the link above, select Open, and then follow the directions.
Return to the Contents

Running the Physician Directory

Your program will be called "Jefferson Physicians" in your menu. The first time you run the directory, there will be no photos loaded in order to shorten your install time. In order to view the photos, simply update your directory (see Updating for more information)

Return to the Contents


Finding Physicians

There are four different ways to locate physicians: using the alphabet keys, searching on criteria, searching by keyword, and looking at your list of favorites.

Alphabet Keys

The alphabet keys are located near the top of the screen. Each key contains two letters of the alphabet. Select the key for the starting letter of the last name of the physician you want to locate.

For example, if you are looking for John Smith, choose the “st” button, which will give you a list of all the physicians whose last names start with either "S" or "T".

Search by Criteria

Select the binocular icon at the bottom of the screen. Tap the field you wish to search on before attempting to enter any criteria. You may search on multiple criteria, if you like. The program is not case-sensitive, so you may enter lower or upper case letters.

  • Press Cancel at any time to take you out of this view
  • Press Clear to erase all criteria you have already selected, in order to begin again
  • Press Search to initiate your physician find

For example, if you are looking for a doctor whose last name was similar to Smith, but you can't remember exactly what it was, enter "SM" into the last name field, and press Search.

Or, perhaps you are looking for a physician with the first name of Sue but you can't remember the last name. Enter "sue" into the first name field, and press Search.

Or, perhaps you are attempting to locate a cardiologist. Select "Cardiology" from the list of available specialties, and press Search. 

Search by Keyword

Select the icon of the binoculars with the key at the bottom of the screen. This will enable you to search by a keyword or phrase. You may enter a partial keyword or phrase, as well, although entering multiple keywords that do not appear sequentially within the data will result in no physicians being located.

  • Press Cancel at any time to take you out of this view
  • Press Search to initiate your physician find

For example, entering "f.a.a.c.p." will show you a list of all physicians who list "F.A.A.C.P." in their records, but it will not show anyone who has their data listed without the periods and has "FAACP".

Or, entering "gyn onc" will show you a list of all physicians who have listed "gyn onc" as a specialty, but it will not show anyone who has listed their specialty as "Gynecologic Oncology".

Favorites

Select the icon on the bottom of the screen showing two faces. This will bring up your list of previously selected favorites (see Favorites for more information)

Return to the Contents

Changing the Search Results View

There are two ways to display your results when searching for physicians (see Finding Physicians for more information on searching). You will always see physician names on the left-hand side (or as much of the name as space permits). On the right-hand side, you may choose to display the physician's primary specialty, or you may instead display the primary phone number. You may not display both at the same time.

Specialty List
  • Select View from the bottom corner of the screen
  • Select List Info from the menu
  • Select Specialty
Phone List
  • Select View from the bottom corner of the screen
  • Select List Info from the menu
  • Select Phone

Return to the Contents

Viewing Physician Data

After you have located the physician you want (see Finding Physicians for more information), click on the physician’s name to bring up his or her data. The physician’s name, specialty, phone number, and picture will be displayed, as available (picture will not display if you have turned off that option).
Additional Data

In order to view additional information, click more (under the photo). This will enable you to see such information as address, additional phone numbers, certifications, and notes that you have taken (see Notes for more information)

While viewing additional information, click the right and left arrow buttons to move from screen to screen within that physician’s data.

When you no longer wish to view the additional information, select less

 

 

Scrolling through Multiple Physicians

While the physician window is still open, you may still click on another physician name in the main window in order to scroll through a listing of doctors. Or, you may use the rocker button/up & down arrows on your Pocket PC to scroll.

Closing the Physician Window

When you are finished viewing data for physicians, you may close the window by clicking on the X.


Return to the Contents

Notes

You have the ability to add and edit notes about particular physicians, so you can keep track of any additional information not already listed.
  1. Open the profile of the physician to whom you wish to add notes (see Viewing Physician Data for more information)
  2. Click on more
  3. Using the arrow keys, scroll through the additional data until you reach the notes display
  4. Click on the area where the notes display, and then add your note
  5. Choose Save Notes when done
Return to the Contents

Changing the Physician Profile View

There are three options available for changing the display of the physician profiles (see Viewing Physician Data for more information). These options include the ability to display photos as available, to automatically display the additional information for each physician, and defaulting to displaying the notes you have added for each physician (see Notes for additional information). You may choose any combination of these options at the same time.

More Info View

When this choice is turned on, physician profiles will display automatically as if you had just selected the more button. You may still use the less button to hide the information, as usual.

  • Select View from the bottom corner of the screen
  • Select Profile from the menu
  • Select More Info View by Default
Show Notes View

When this choice is turned on, physician profiles will display automatically as if you had just selected the more button and then scrolled through using the arrow keys to reach the physician notes. You may still use the less button to hide the information, as usual.

  • Select View from the bottom corner of the screen
  • Select Profile from the menu
  • Select Show Notes by Default
Show Profile Photo

When this choice is turned off, physician profiles will not display photos on any records. Also, all physician photos in memory will be deleted. This option saves memory. Turning this choice on allows photos to appear, although you may need to Update before you see them (see Updating for more information).

  • Select View from the bottom corner of the screen
  • Select Profile from the menu
  • Select Show Profile Photo
Return to the Contents

Favorites

Favorites are shortcuts to frequently viewed physicians' records. You may access your favorites by clicking on the icon on the bottom of the screen showing two faces.
Adding a Physician to your Favorites

While you have the physician’s data screen showing, click on the icon of the single head with a glowing yellow circle next to the forehead.

Removing a Physician from your Favorites

While you have the physician’s data screen showing, click on the icon of the single head with the red line through it.

Return to the Contents

Updating

  1. In order to synchronize your Pocket PC directory with the most up-to-date online data, be sure that your Pocket PC is in its cradle and you have an active internet connection available.
  2. Click the stop light icon at the bottom.
  3. A message will display informing you either that your data is already up-to-date, or that you need to update.
  4. In order to update, press the Update button. This may take a few minutes to run. In order to save both time and memory, you will only be receiving information which has changed since your last update.
Return to the Contents