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From the iPad to iPhone apps and Blackberries, many technology devices are touted to revolutionize health care delivery in various ways.
Since the iPad debuted, there has been a good deal of buzz around its potential in a healthcare setting. Here's a short roundup:
The Washington Post reported on Apple's potential inroads into health IT (plus a lot of speculation of what Steve Jobs was daydreaming about after his liver transplant)
Chilmark Research predicted the iPad's impact will be biggest in student and patient education, but notes Apple is indeed planning for healthcare.
iMedicalapps.com suggests five apps ready for healthcare professionals to use on iPad
Saint Elizabeth Health Care is introducing mobile healthcare technology to its front line staff across Canada. SEHC is equipping staff with Blackberrries to enable real time communication and enhance the client experience through automated data collection and increased flexibility. CellTrak, the chosen solution, which runs on Blackberry devices, will work seamlessly with scheduling software to allow increased efficiency and capabilities to respond to client and system requirements more effectively.
For the e-patient, recently we told you about bant, a free iPhone app for type 1 diabetes self-management. With bant, you enter your readings with a single swipe. Store it instantly to your Google Health account. People can share their experience with the diabetes community through Twitter. bant makes blood glucose data capture easy, and sharing experiences even easier.
Whether you wax poetic about IT in health care or you're a skeptic, we want to hear from you. Share below what you're seeing work with your colleagues and staff - and what you question.
