iPad - Plus and Minus Points of EHR Adoption

These days, there's a lot of hype around Apple'sproviding profitable applications for the health care
release of iPad, an electronic tablet device that manyindustry.
in the health care technology field see as a- Although it's not clear why an Apple product would
revolutionary tool that will pace up EHR adoption.provide a more personalized interface, some
But there are other writers and experts who arecommentators are saying the iPad will be better than
apprehensive about it and think otherwise. There willPC-based devices at forging closer ties between
certainly be a period of testing and caution beforedoctors and patients. But it's not without
the healthcare industry embraces new EHR tools ofdisadvantages as well:
which the iPad is just one instance.- The iPad, it's being said can run only one application
If you want to know whether the iPad will actuallyat a time; as such it might be difficult to multi-task. It
live up to the hype or is it going to be just anotheralso does not have a built-in camera to take photos
fancy toy that will give health care workers andand video and the ability to play Flash-based content
patients a bigger screen to play Tetris on, read onon Websites.
for some pros and cons of the new tool:- Since there's no support for Apple's Bluetooth
The iPad will definitely bring some powerful new toolsmouse, click-heavy apps would be tough to
for you:negotiate. What's more, the device's lack of a stylus
- Its portability and ability to support an array ofwill limit data entry options.
applications will make it easier for nurses and doctors- While the interface is cool, its place in between an
to access and update patients' charts at the bedside.iPhone and the large screens available at hospitals
- Vendors are already thinking about the potential formight be unnecessary.