Happy iPad Day! Well, more than a few days ago. But the iPad is still making a huge splash and making news all over the place. iPad medicine is also a big topic, with the iPad attracting millions of medical professionals curious to see if this new technology will help out in their offices. Concierge doctors are just as excited, if not more, than the rest of the field.
We've talked about the iPad a few times before in our blogs, but now that it has officially been released to the public, we did a little more research on what the reaction has been from the medical field. What are doctors and bloggers alike saying about this amazing new toy?
"Now that we know what Apple has been working on these last many months (it's an iPad) one of the first questions has to be, what do we do with it?
The answer is it's what your doctor has been dreaming of ever since the PC revolution began." – ZDNet.com
It's kind of a given fact that physicians and concierge doctors love the iPhone. I'm guessing your doctor probably has one and uses the multitude of medical apps on it. It's incredibly useful, and since the iPhone is so popular with doctors it stands to reason that the transition to an iPad would be seamless.
The best part, according to ZDNet, the iPad can be subsidized by an Electronic Medical Record company so that it's practically free. With healthcare reform in the works, doctors will have to find a way to convert to electronic records anyway. Apple may have hit the jackpot on this one in terms of the medical industry and electronic records.
Your next visit to your concierge doctor just might be a little more digitally interactive. Now, instead of just explaining to you your symptoms or diagnosis, perhaps showing you a 2D diagram, your concierge doctor can now give you the 3D explanation. Your doctor can pull up an app that shows in rotating 3D exactly what is going on with your body. Check out the Blausen Human Atlas app to see what I mean. Pretty amazing stuff!
The iPad is so affordable; it can be used not only in every doctor's office, but in every single exam room in that office. With the stylus and medicine apps, this new toy can help doctors go completely digital, convert to electronic records, instantly pull up those records in each exam room, and instantly provide 3D explanations to their patients. Remarkable!
Just listen to what The Washington Post recently said about the iPad:
"As for healthcare, the idea is that if you are in rural area with a unique condition, you can talk to a specialist in Los Angeles, for example, exchange video files and xrays to diagnose your condition and get over-the-Web treatment.
That's the idea, at least. And the FCC has made recommendations to other agencies (Education, Energency, Health and Human Services ) to carry out policies that put broadband at the center."
Very interesting stuff going on with the iPad.
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