by Angela Guess
Nicole Lewis reports, ” As the popularity of tablet use among physicians continues to grow so too has the challenges that come with integrating these devices into the health IT enterprise. That’s what a new study that polled 100 health IT managers reveals, with 74% of respondents saying tablets such as the iPad present challenges for entering data into enterprise healthcare applications and 66% say they believe providing technical support on consumer-grade tablets raises IT costs.”
She continues, “Published this week, the study–Diagnosis Danger: Governance & Security Issues Cause IT Concerns About iPad in Healthcare Setting–was conducted by BizTechReports, an independent research and reporting agency, in collaboration with Panasonic. The study gauged the perceptions of IT managers toward tablets as an increasingly vital tool that physicians use to enter medical data, access clinical applications, and view medical images.”
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