Health care providers increasingly are adopting Apple’s iPad for use in medical settings in part because of the device’s point-of-care applications, according to a survey of nearly 950 members of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, InformationWeek reports.
The survey was conducted during an online webinar cosponsored by HIMSS and mobile service management company BoxTone. Nearly 70% of respondents were from hospitals or health care organizations with more than 1,500 employees and 15% were executive-level staff or physicians (Lewis, InformationWeek, 12/20).
Key Findings
The survey found that nearly 70% of respondents plan to deploy iPads or similar devices within the next year and that more than 25% of respondents plan to deploy iPads or similar devices immediately.
In addition, one-third of respondents identified point-of-care applications — such as clinical decision support and medical image viewing tools — as top priorities when using iPads or similar devices. About 18% of respondents identified general administration applications — such as billing, coding and claims tools — as top priorities.
According to the survey, 75% of respondents identified secure configuration and deployment as the number one challenge for iPad management and 53% of respondents identified mobile application and deployment as a key challenge (Oh, Becker’s Hospital Review, 12/15).
iPad’s Appeal for Health Care
Lynne Dunbrack, analyst with IDC Health Insights, said the iPad’s design, intuitive user interface and large screen makes it particularly appealing for health care providers.
She added that electronic health record vendors are responding to the growing popularity of the iPad and similar tools by developing applications for the devices (InformationWeek, 12/20).
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Source: iHealthBeat
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