The mobile phone of choice for US officials appears to be Google Android phones, according to a recent report in CNN. The phones that will be dispersed to numerous federal agencies as well as government contractors. The smartphones are first being deployed for use by U.S. soldiers. Later on, some federal agencies are expected to receive the phones in order for secure sending and receiving of government cables while away from their offices. The iMedicalApps team has previously reported on [Read more]
Despite enthusiasm from healthcare providers, hospitals are slow to adopt tablet systems
Its no secret that healthcare providers are adopting tablets at a rapid pace – one survey found that over 25% of physicians own a tablet and that was nearly nine months ago. This trend, both with tablets and smartphones, has generally been bottom-up; physicians, PA’s, NP’s, nurses, and other healthcare providers are buying consumer devices and bringing them into the clinical world. However, as Eric Yablonka, CIO of University of Chicago Hospitals put it, “This is not ‘nice to have [Read more]