Even the docs love iPad!
Doctors in America are using i-Pad for work. When a consultant at Chicago’s MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island discovered Apple’s lightweight tablet computer could be used to access medical records, it started a craze that has spread to two other hospitals in the area and further afield. They can even be used to show patients their x-ray results.
Having sold over one million tablets in the first four weeks of its release date in April 2010, the i-pad is becoming an increasingly popular hit with consumers. And as people find more new and innovative ways to use it, i-Pad could outstrip the record sales set by the i-Pod.
As people reported how the multi-functions of the slate makes their job more efficient, technology director of the Kaweah Delta Health Care District in California, Nick Volosin ordered 100 i-Pads for his team of hospital staff and health care workers. Kidney specialist Dr. Roger Haley said, “This is going to make my day easier and patient safety better because I don’t have to find a work station to do what I need to do. What I need to do I can do it right there, right then, right now.”
Some doctors even find the iPad so useful they have purchased one at their own expense. Plastic surgeon Dr. Julie Parker, says iPad helps her breast-cancer patients preview the effects of reconstructive surgery so they can view a result of the operation before it happens. “The touch screen is intuitive and gives a hands-on experience for patients as they navigate through the pictures,” Parker said.
Whilst similar touch-screen devices used in the medical profession cost somewhere in the region of US$3000, i-Pad’s price tag of $500 may prove to be a very worthwhile investment.
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