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Ryan Faas (7:12 am PDT, Feb 24)



Healthcare was one of the first fields to adopt the iPad after it launched two years ago. As with other fields, the initial use of the iPad in healthcare came from doctors and other professionals buying their own iPads and bringing them into their practices or along with them on rounds – a move that predated most of today’s BYOD planning.

A recent study of mobile technology in healthcare clearly shows that the iPad is the number one device used by doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers with significantly greater use than Android or BlackBerry devices or even the iPhone.

“Based on our conversations, they are feeling the pressure from the physicians and staff to support those devices,” Manish Rai, head of industry solutions for Aruba (the company that conducted the study) said of the 130 healthcare IT professionals surveyed."

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