New life for the Nightingale Tracker?

In the 1990s a proprietary handheld computer called the Nightingale Tracker was developed by Fitne, Inc. Using the Omaha standardized taxonomy it organized patient data collection and classification of problems. The Tracker was shown to be very valuable in home health nursing but was limited by the expensive devices required to run it. It seemed that the Tracker was ahead of its time.

With the development of the iPhone/iPod Touch SDK it may be time to look again at the Tracker technology. The small size, voice capability, sharp graphics, and high memory capacity of the iPhone eliminates the past limitations. The iPhone is an ideal device to take into home care settings. The Tracker can guide the nurse through required assessments, integrate with the client's health data, and communicate back to the home office.