A doctor's review of hospital rounds with an iPad

Donna Cusano

Curious about the iPad’s ‘chops’ on the hospital floor?  Check this article from the field in MedCity News by Dr. Henry Feldman, a hospitalist (North America terminology for physicians specializing in hospital medicine) using it on rounds for a week. Since the hospital’s apps were all web-based, it was easy for him to get on.  The keyboarding presented little problem, battery life was outstanding, sanitation was done by wipes, it roamed well.  A few things were tricky (see end) like printing and discharge. The writer’s technically savvy (MySQL manuals loaded on the iPad, he adjusts server settings!) but all in all, rather promising.  A doctor’s review of rounds.