50GB of Box storage for all Doximity members

Box is offering verified Doximity members a free personal account with 50 GB of permanent storage. I don't know when this will end, but claim your storage space now: https://www.doximity.com/promo/box

Doximity is an online social networking platform for U.S. physicians. Box is an online file storage and sharing platform (similar to Dropbox, SkyDrive, Google Drive, SugarSync, and many others). 50 GB is a lot of storage. Most platforms only give you about 5 GB of free storage.

Have you tried the Doximity app?

If you're a U.S. physician, have you tried the Doximity app?

• Get monthly updates on new specialists or primary care providers near your practice.
• Exchange HIPAA-compliant messages and images by text and fax.
• Send and receive faxes directly from your mobile phone

Doximity app on iTunes updated to 2.0.1

The Doximity app on your iPhone may be outdated. Make sure to update to the latest version which is 2.0.1 (released on July 17).

What's New in Version 2.0.1?
- added menu captions
- fax attachment preview easier to see
- send DocMails to any verified physician

Connect with any US physician including co-authors, med school and training colleagues, and primary care and specialists nearby. Highlight your CV in physician-optimized profiles and share your back-line with the colleagues you want to reach quickly.

Send and receive faxes directly from the Doximity app! Physicians, claim your free DocFax number at Doximity.com today (supply limited).

Browse trending iRounds posts for cases and news your colleagues are discussing today.

Communicate securely with the latest HIPAA-secure medical-grade encryption standards.

Learn more here.

Doximity iPhone app updated to v2.0

The Doximity iPhone app has been updated to v2.0! (full disclosure - I serve on the Doximity Medical Advisory Board). So, if you haven't tried the Doximity app on your iOS device - now is a good time to give it a try.

I've been using Doximity on both my Android and iOS mobile devices for quite some time. I enjoy reading the interesting discussions on iRounds where I see familiar faces and colleagues posting questions and responses to these questions.

Smartphones are helping physicians find new jobs

There's an interesting story on American Medical News (by the AMA) titled, "How mobile devices can help a physician land a job." Most physicians in private practice may not be looking for a new job because they are so invested in the practice that they have "built." However, we're seeing a shift in employment models and more physicians are salaried employees of hospitals or health systems. Hence, it's not that uncommon to encounter physicians who are interested in finding a new job. Plus, some may be motivated simply because of their need to relocate.

Job alerts and secure social media networks are some of the key tools that are helping physicians find new jobs. I'd encourage any physician who's serious about finding a new job to join Doximity and reconnect with classmates and old colleagues. Sometimes, that's the best way to find a new job.

Doximity app - have discussions with other physicians online

Doximity for iPhone is the professional networking app for physicians and healthcare professionals. Connect with any US physician including former classmates and residents. Use your iPhone to send HIPAA-secure text messages, fax physicians and pharmacies, and one-tap dial over 98,000 hospitals and pharmacies nationwide.

What's New in Version 4.1
- Added ability to post images in comments in iRounds
- Added degrees of separation and mutual colleagues to search results
- New an improved Find feature to help you locate other members easier and faster
- Plus, some minor bug fixes and a little logo love

Learn more here

Physicians on Doximity are talking about Siri on the iPhone 4S

Doximity is one of the newest social networks for physicians. They're currently adding a series of new features and one of those features is a beta feature called iRounds. There, physicians are having conversations about clinical topics, technology, social media, and more. These are short bursts of conversations that are attracting some interesting comments from other physicians. What's great is that these physicians on iRounds are early adopters of technology. They're out there using the latest devices like the iPhone 4S. They're experimenting with Siri and dictating medical notes on their iPhone.

It's great to be a part of the Doximity community. If you value connecting with other physicians, then explore Doximity.

Lunch with one of the founders of MediBabble Translator

Earlier this month, I was at Stanford for the Medicine 2.0 conference and I had the opportunity to have lunch with Dr. Alex Blau, one of the founders of MediBabble Translator. He's currently working for Doximity as a medical director, but he's also keeping himself busy with MediBabble Translator.

MediBabble is a free, professional-grade medical translation tool. MediBabble is a robust history-taking and examination application designed to improve the safety, efficiency, and overall quality of care for non-English speaking patients.

MediBabble Translator was featured in this UCSF news story.

The following is a short video where UCSF interviewed the founders of MediBabble:

Doximity blog providing sound advice for physicians shopping for smartphones

Should I get an iPhone or a Droid? I get this question all the time. My wife, a family physician, uses an Android smartphone but she's already told me that her next smartphone will be an iPhone. We're on Verizon, so she wasn't fortunate enough to be an early iPhone adopter when it was only available on AT&T.

Do you know the differences between iOS vs. Android? The Doximity Blog "Physician’s Guide to Buying a Smartphone" does a nice job outlining some of the basic pros/cons and I would encourage you to read it if you're thinking about shopping for a smartphone.

Connect with me on Doximity

I invite you to connect with me on Doximity.

• Connect with over 567,000 US physician colleagues in 87 specialties, including former or current medical school classmates and residents.
• Get more referrals and consults to grow your practice.
• Exchange HIPAA-secure messages, send faxes, share private phone lists, back lines and pagers with physician colleagues you select and confirm.
• Curbside colleagues on clinical cases and stay current with the latest treatment guidelines and medical news in your specialty.

You can find my Doximity profile here.

Doximity raises $10.8 million

According to this story on MobiHealthNews, Doximity has raised $10.8 million to further develop its secure physician network.

By the way, speaking of Doximity, make sure to try their Adroid App. Tell your colleagues who have Android phones to get Doximity so you can securely connect and message each other. It's free and available in the Android Market.

Using iOS? You can access the iPhone Doximity app here.

Doximity is a private network for verified physicians and medical professionals to connect, refer, and securely communicate. It’s reliable, secure, and specifically designed by physicians, for physicians to save time and improve care.

Doximity for Android

Doximity is now available as a free download for Android smartphones.

* Quickly find a phone number, clinical interests, and languages spoken for over 567,000 US physicians
* Send HIPAA-compliant messages and images to colleagues with DocText
* Easily access phone numbers on the go for 24-hour pharmacies, hospitals and labs

https://www.doximity.com/

What is Doximity?

Author: Thuc Huynh, MD

Doximity is a private social and business network for healthcare professionals with iPhones.

It’s like Facebook in that you can connect with other healthcare professionals that you went to school with, did residency with, or work with. I want to say it’s like Sermo, but it really isn’t. They are two different services and Doximity is worth taking a look at.

In addition to the social aspect of being able to connect with others, Doximity also gives you useful tools to help with your daily workflow.

For instance, the app has a feature called DocText. It’s a HIPAA compliant, secure and quick way of sending messages. Essentially, it’s a secure text message service.

What do we do currently when we need another opinion? We stop seeing patients, look up a physicians number, dial it, ask the nurse to speak with the physician, wait for the physician to get out of a patient’s room, then tell them your concern with expectations of an immediate [ and pleasant ] response.