1. Are iPads A Treat To Patients In the ACO or PCMH Model?
By Jim Bloedau of Information Advantage Group
Which tablet device is you organization most likely to adopt:
Microsoft Surface, iPad Mini or the leading answer being
NEITHER thus far? This poll and others that claim at least 62%
of physicians adopting the iPad and half of them report using it
at the point of care forget about IP 65 and IEC 60601 which
deal with infection control and electrical safety of equipment
used in the clinical setting. Shouldn’t, What about the patient’s
safety? be the more appropriate question?
A QuantiaMD study released
in 2011 showed that most
physicians purchased their
mobile device personally or
for their private practice,
however, some 18% received them from hospitals and other health
care institutions that they worked for.
The iPad is not IP 65 or IEC 60601 certified, so how does the
professional clinician protect the patient from their mobile devices?
What policies should the institutions have? Do you think that this is a
more immediate discussion than how the FCC will regulate medical
apps on mobile tech? What about the visiting nurse and the ACO-
PCMH home care market?