It is important for doctors and physicians to gain access to medical records of their patients since they use this to evaluate illnesses and diseases. Rather than the need to be at the hospital or clinic where they are practicing, they can now access records from anywhere with the use of the iPhone.

With Allscripts Remote, physicians can now safely make critical medical decisions even when they are away from the office, with all relevant information available on the one device they keep closest - their phone. Also available for the Apple iPod touch, Allscripts Remote delivers an interactive connection to the award-winning Allscripts Enterprise and Professional Electronic Health Records.

Capabilities include quick access to real-time patient summary information; fast communication to local hospital emergency rooms; convenient ePrescribing to the patient’s regular pharmacy; and real-time access to all the information a physician needs to make decisions, including medical history, lab results and medications.

(Source) Press