ConnTIP reader, Hunter Neal, shot me an email referencing his recent blog article regarding how Apple’s rumored iTablet product (see ZDNet’s description here) could have traction in the electronic medical records field. Hunter thinks that iTablet could be a big seller in healthcare in connection with electronic medical records (EMR) because:
[t]he primary barrier to EMR adoption has been ease-of-use. Too many physicians are concerned about being able to efficiently use an EMR at the point of care. Apple, meanwhile, continues to raise the bar on usability and efficiency. If Apple releases a tablet with the usability of the iPhone, we think it would go over tremendously well amongst physicians.
In fact, we already talk to many physicians that want an EMR for the Apple OS, but very few such systems exist. We think there is a big opportunity for any “first mover” EMR vendor that writes to the Mac OS and this new Tablet device.
The HITECH provisions of the Stimulus Package (see past ConnTIP post regarding HITECH) makes EMR a point of interest in the tech markets, and a possible Apple product into that market only serves to create even more opportunities for software developers in the space. Something to definitely keep an eye on…which we will.
- Gregg J. Lallier
EMR is definitely the next big thing in the medical field. The first company to introduce the EMR software is going to benefit alot from this
Well Doctors are nowadays looking for better and easy to use interface of EMR systems. As a EMR system provider If Apple introduces Tablet and their new OS for EMR, then most of the doctors would be inclined to buy it.
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