In my mind, I envision a time where patients enter health care facilities and are not asked where charts and other paper items are. They are presented with an iPad that has been customized with their records for use while they are staying for service (in patient or out patient). If they are having tests or this happens to be a standard visit, the Doctor or Practitioner will use the iPad to record vital signs and results. Once the results are stored on the device they will be electronically synced to the central server in the facility. This ensures that no data is lost in the process and things are kept up to date.
This model would be beneficial to surgeons since they would be able to access scans on demand from the system and would not have to wait for copies to be created. Nurses and other staff would have a universal method of data entry and the back end EPR's (Electronic Patient Records) would be consistent. It would also save money in training once it was developed. The popularity of the iPad means that more people would either be more comfortable using it or be more apt to try it.
On the back side of things development will have to be ongoing to get this off the ground and to keep it running. Who will pay for the first install of these? My thoughts might be Apple® itself. The proof of concept could open doors not before opened and allow access that is unprecedented. This is simply my overview wishlist, but given what the iPad has done so far, there is definitely more to come.
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