Comments on: A doctor’s review of rounds with an iPad

By: mike

mike — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:09:19 +0000

where is netter’s available for the ipad? are you using the flashcards, and if so, are they pixelated and blurry? i haven’t been able to find the real deal netter’s anatomy text book version made for the ipad.

By: MegaDyne Medical

MegaDyne Medical — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:36:27 +0000

The technology of the i pad is amazing. Does this really work?

By: Henry Feldman

Henry Feldman — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:53:09 +0000

I am the original author in John’s blog.

Our very powerful EHR is home grown at our hospital, and uses purely regular web pages (no remote desktop needed), it also includes our billing application. Other apps included the Netter’s Anatomy cards. We also have an institutional license for uptodate.com which I also used.

As for cleaning/disinfecting, I wiped it down with the same wipes we wipe everything down with. I have no idea if that does something bad to the iPad, but it seemed just fine, now after many weeks of wiping. The biggest problem I had is the CalStat leaves a film on your hands (OK) and builds up an impressive film on the iPad case (less fun, but washable)

As for the Hospitalist Neurologist, I take my notes right into our EHR (via Safari) so I don’t use a separate application, but one could use pages I suppose.

By: Dan Bader MD

Dan Bader MD — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:56:00 +0000

I’m more analog than digital but have bitten the bullet to get into the twenty-first century; I have my new Ipad! I’d like to use it to take histories from pts at bedside (I’m a Hospitalist Neurologist) and make a few pertinent observations about the physical findings on exam. Any recommendations for a Note -taking App? Thanks, in advance, for your advice.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:54:25 +0000

Just wondering how you go with infection control? I understand that most healthcare devices need to be disinfectable, and therefore require an IP (Ingress Protection) rating of IP52 or higher? We’re also having trouble with IT departments wanting to support these devices, as they prefer remote administration / deployment of updates, etc. The Motion Computing C5v Tablet PC keeps coming up trumps in healthcare…

By: Phillip

Phillip — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:01:39 +0000

What were the apps you used on the iPad?

By: Tom Benson

Tom Benson — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:12:44 +0000

Another vendor here. We are very interested in hearing these sorts of case studies. Thanks!

By: Jahanzeb Sherwani, Ph.D.

Jahanzeb Sherwani, Ph.D. — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:21:27 +0000

Thanks for the informative article. I’ve always wondered if there’s a way to bridge the iPad / desktop gap by using remote desktop. Has any doctor here used such a solution?

As it happens, we’ve built one of the top grossing iPhone / iPad remote desktop apps called iTeleport. iTeleport works with Windows, Mac and a host of other platforms, and we’re always adding new features. We’d love to get some feedback from the medical community, and if there are any unmet needs, we’d be able to quickly solve them since we’re a lean startup. Feel free to email me for a promo code to our app!

By: CF

CF — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:33:12 +0000

I am curious what software (EHR, others) this physician is using. Some systems, web-based or not, might lend themselves well to iPad usage better than others, so knowing what his UI loomed like would be nice to know.

By: behold

behold — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:57:32 +0000

yet another kiss-steve-ass article. beh!