Hopsital utilizing Apple TV and EPIC’s patient care app to communicate with patients in a digital manner.
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Integration of mobile devices increase medication verification by pharmacists
A recent study by Ray and colleagues investigated whether the integration of mobile devices into medical rounds decreased the time to verification of medication orders versus traditional use of stationary computer terminals.
Crowdfunded accessory combines clipboard and iPad holder
A simple, yet potentially useful adaptation of a clipboard could find a home on the hospital wards if Clipboard+ meets its fundraising deadline on Kickstarter in one week. The idea is that hospital residents and students still need to write on paper, but that juggling a smartphone or tablet while trying to hold paper is […]
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 […]
Johns Hopkins Internal Medicine residency launches iPad program
An insider perspective on the move to mobile at the nation’s number one hospital. In this first series installment, we answer the question – why the iPad?
