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iPad proves equal to regular screens for TB evals

iPads are just as good as LCD monitors when it comes to diagnosing tuberculosis, according to a follow-up study recently conducted by the University of Maryland. The original study , which took place

AT&T to secure tablets for health professionals

Stepping into what it sees as a gap in the mobile device management market, AT&T has launched a new tablet-specific management service for healthcare, AT&T Managed Tablets . The product

Researchers build iPad app around autism skills

University of Edinburgh researchers have combined gaming with autism research in a new app, FindMe, that they say could help autistic children as young as 18 months. Touchscreens, tablets and other

iPad 3 only weeks away, source says

For hospital CIOs undecided about whether to go with tablets--and if so, which one--the much-anticipated iPad 3 is about to confuse things even further, according to MobileMarketWatch. The report

Hospitals slow on tablet implementation

The enthusiasm for iPads in healthcare these days is palpable. Hospital CIOs like John Halamka sing the device's praise, while health systems like The Ottawa Hospital and even the Department of

Despite mHealth's growth, device maturation still needed

Many articles about the current explosion of mobile health apps, including those for healthcare professionals, presume that this is a new phenomenon. But a decade ago, there were so many mobile

Apple's Mistri a 'secret weapon' in hospital iPad push

Apple's low-key healthcare guru, Afshad Mistri, might be a bit uncomfortable with the spotlight put squarely on him by a recent Wired magazine article. It's a spotlight Mistri largely has dodged

iPad apps helping hospitals make money, provide treatment

Hundreds of hospital have created iPad apps in the past year, but most have been pretty basic--directions to the campus, physician finders, some disease-specific educational content. Lately, though,

iPad strikes out big at Seattle Children's

The Veterans Administration might want to talk to Seattle Children's Hospital before it starts buying those 100,000 iPads . According to a recently published article in CIO, the tablet devices were a

Sense of smell in smartphones could help disease, infection detection

Belgian researchers are within reach of a new sensory frontier for mobile technology: Smell. Smartphones can already see (cameras), feel (touchscreens and accelerometers), and hear (microphones), and