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Patient interaction with the iPad and the disconnect between health IT and medicine [iPad Makes the Rounds: Part 3]

Jun 28, 2010 by
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This is a continuation of a recent post where we reviewed Dr. Henry Feldman’s experiences using the iPad as his primary interface during a busy week serving as a hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital (BIDMC) in Boston. In part 1, we reviewed his original post and his positive report on the iPad’s wireless networking capabilities, ability to easily access web-based hospital clinical applications and interactions with patients using the iPad. In part 2, Dr. Feldman detailed his experiences of [Read more]

The iPad Makes the Rounds: Part 2 – Portability, Security and Infection control on the Hospital Wards

Jun 24, 2010 by
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This is a continuation of a recent post where we reviewed Dr. Henry Feldman’s experiences using the iPad as his primary interface during a busy week serving as a hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital (BIDMC) in Boston. Dr. Feldman is also the Chief Information Architect for the Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians. In this post we interviewed him about his experiences of using the iPad on the wards and focus on three main topics: security, portability, and infection control. In [Read more]

The iPad makes the hospital rounds: report from a busy week on the wards – Part 1

Jun 21, 2010 by
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Recently, we had the chance to check in with Dr. Henry Feldman. He had posted a detailed summary of his experiences using the iPad as his main interface while rotating on service for a week as a hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconess hospital (BIDMC) in Boston. Dr. Feldman is also Chief Information Architect for the Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians. His report was published on Dr. John Halamka’s great blog “Life as a Healthcare CIO” on June 11. In part 1, [Read more]