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Which version iPad should doctors buy?

12 days ago by
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A short discussion and analysis of the relevant factors when considering what size and version iPad to purchase if you are a medical professional. Factors considered include hardware, software, price, connectivity and available storage.

Despite enthusiasm from healthcare providers, hospitals are slow to adopt tablet systems

Dec 29, 2011 by
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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]

Future Uses for the iPad in the Operating Room: a Game Changer ?

Sep 27, 2011 by
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The built in sensors and communication capabilities of the iPad could lead to new types of assistive surgical instruments that could make the iPad a game changer in the operating room. The iPad could be brought directly into the operative field in a small sterile bag where the touch interface makes it possible to change settings even using gloved hands.

How to implement an iPad in the hospital, U of Chicago medicine program gives the blueprint

Jul 13, 2011 by
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How do you implement the iPad in the hospital setting for patient care and properly distribute it to a large group of physicians — all at once? The University of Chicago’s Internal Medicine residency program tried this last year, and came up with a great blueprint for others to see. Chicago’s Medicine residency garnered national headlines this past year with their use of the iPad for patient care. They have some great resources on their website that are public, showing how [Read more]

Veterans Administration hospitals CIO says VA must become “iPad friendly”

May 28, 2011 by
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The VA must come up with ways to allow iPad and other mobile devices in its systems since residents are using them anyway, according to CIO Roger Baker.

Mobile Medical News Roundup from iMedicalApps

May 13, 2011 by
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For anyone interested in mobile health, the pace of new developments, partnerships, and innovations is dizzying. In this series, we pore through the latest in the mobile health world and pick a few articles that we think are interesting and convey important developments. Be sure to let us know what you think by adding your comments to this post ! GenerationOne Selected by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center for Mobile Health Pilot with Teen Asthmatics From PR Newswire GenerationOne and [Read more]

Enthusiastic adoption of iPad in Chicago area hospitals [Chicago Sun Times]

Oct 21, 2010 by
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The Chicago Sun Times is reporting on examples of how Apple’s iPad has been adopted by doctors and hospitals in their region. In this article by health reporter Monifa Thomas, the examples and quotes paint a picture of enthusiastic adoption, that spreads rapidly once the tablet device appears and doctors find that it can be useful for their daily activities. Examples include a plastic surgeon who uses the iPad to demonstrate to patients what they might look like after breast [Read more]

Dell’s new tablet phone designed for medical use by health care community

Sep 15, 2010 by
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Dell’s Streak phone tablet has the medical community in mind and will be integrated with Dell’s existing health care software.

Apple’s success as enterprise solution in the business world bodes well for healthcare

Aug 31, 2010 by
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A recent article in the Wall Street Journal suggests that Apple may be making major inroads when it comes to adoption as a business-wide mobile solution and this time with the blessing of corporate IT

iPad 3G Arrives: Should the Medical World Care? Yes!

May 01, 2010 by
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When Apple’s retail stores reopened yesterday at 5pm, they had a shiny new item sitting on their shelves – the iPad 3G.  At iMedicalApps, we’ve certainly been excited about the iPad, not only because its a great device that could work for clinicians, but also because it is hopefully just the leading edge of a new generation of tablets that will finally free healthcare providers from paper charts and computer stations. For the most part, the 3G iPad is no [Read more]

California Hospital ordering iPads for healthcare use

Apr 21, 2010 by
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One of the most important apps for healthcare providers might not be a medical app after all, rather a business app, called Citrix Receiver for iPad.  This app allows your to have secure access to virtual desktops, applications, and data – those of you who have accessed your hospitals electronic health record when off campus are using this type of software. Hospital systems can use the Citrix app to access their own servers and desktops, as shown in the above video, [Read more]

Is More Better? Lexi-Comp on the iPad – An Incredibly Comprehensive Resource [iPad Medical App Review]

Apr 18, 2010 by
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We do a review of Lexi-Complete, the first big time medical reference company to step into the made for iPad app arena. We’re a bit surprised Epocrates and Medscape have yet to push out a iPad customized app, but check out what we thought of Lexi-Comp.