Just one year after Apple launched its iPad tablet computer, almost one-third of physicians own this new technology, according to a report by the American Medical News.
The market research firm Knowledge Networks reported that 27 percent of primary care and specialty physicians own an iPad or similar device, five times the rate of the general population.
Almost every major technology company has launched their own versions of the tablet, many of which are on the Android operating platform.
Read the American Medical News report on computers.
Read more coverage of physicians' use of iPads:
- Survey: iPad Deployment Increasing Due to Point-of-Care Apps
- Achieving Meaningful Use Requires a Physician-Centric Approach to IT
- Mistakes that Derail an EMR Implementation
The market research firm Knowledge Networks reported that 27 percent of primary care and specialty physicians own an iPad or similar device, five times the rate of the general population.
Almost every major technology company has launched their own versions of the tablet, many of which are on the Android operating platform.
Read the American Medical News report on computers.
Read more coverage of physicians' use of iPads:
- Survey: iPad Deployment Increasing Due to Point-of-Care Apps
- Achieving Meaningful Use Requires a Physician-Centric Approach to IT
- Mistakes that Derail an EMR Implementation