Wednesday, December 9, 2009

MD Consult Now Available on Smartphones!

Announced by MD Consult:
Your institution now has FREE access to books, journals, Clinics, and guidelines through web-enabled smartphones like the iPhone, Blackberry, Treo and others.

To help healthcare professionals in your institution get started, we have posted web banners on the desktop version of MD Consult to let them know the new Mobile service is available. These banners will link to a short feedback form that we encourage you and your library patrons to complete. We value your opinion and this is your opportunity to help shape the future of MD Consult Mobile. Your insights (good or bad) will provide us with critical information on the development of this product enhancement.

As with other mobile systems, MD Consult Mobile is expected to be used without any training or user guides. However, we wanted to provide you with a few tips since your patrons may be using various phone types.

Phones: The system is designed for the iPhone, Blackberries, and phones that use Windows Mobile 6. However, other phones do have the option to click 'Continue' and use without formatting.

Browsers: Phones outside of the iPhone and T-Mobile G1 may not display all of our system formatting with their built-in browser. We are providing the ability to download the Opera Mini browser which supports our system formatting. Users can find a link to the Opera Mini browser right in MD Consult Mobile, on the Information menu (the "I" button) under "Device Configuration."

Logins: Because individuals' phones are completely unknown to MD Consult, the mobile system requires personal login accounts. Users can do this by clicking 'Create Account' in MD Consult from any workstation at your institution. Note: users will need to log out of MD Consult on the workstation before logging into their phone.

Remember Me Is Automatic: Once logged in on their phones, users will not have to enter their login information on successive use.
Below are two links to help you get started. These links will provide you with PDF flyers that you can print, share, email or post on your intranet to let your stakeholders know more about the program.
Thank you for your continued support of MD Consult. We look forward to better serving the mobile needs of your instituion.

QuickStart Guide
The Benefits of Mobile