iPads have been used by doctors for many years now, but Apple reportedly has ambitions for the tablet to be placed into the hands of every hospital patient.
iPads are already being made available to patients in a number of U.S. hospitals in a program intended to give them direct access to their own medical records …
TechCrunch says that hospitals involved in the pilot include Jacobs Medical Center at UC San Diego, MetroSouth Medical Center in Chicago and Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles.
Cedars was already allowing patients to see their own medical records, but it wasn’t working brilliantly before they trialled the iPads.
Cedar says that the iPad-based system also makes it easier for nurses.
The neonatal intensive care unit is also using iPads in a different, and rather touching, way.
Interestingly, the only patient quote TechCrunch includes about access to medical records is from someone rather lukewarm about it. Personally, I like to know what’s going on when I’m in the hospital, and would welcome this kind of system – what about you? We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments.
