Survey: Many iPad loyalists among health IT pros

Jeff Byers | | Health Exec | Precision Medicine
Rodrigo Ayala, RT (R) (CT), imaging technologist in the Imaging Data Evaluation and Analytics Lab at Weill Cornell Medical College, views an abdominal CT on an iPad.
Seventy-nine percent of healthcare professionals in a recent survey reported using an iPad for professional use. Trailing behind, Windows PC and Android-based tablets were used by 12 percent and 9 percent of the respondents, respectively, according to the survey by healthcare communications company Aptilon.

Among the responding healthcare professionals that already have an iPad, 59 percent reported they use the device for medical-related tasks, including receiving and reviewing information updates, as a tool during their standard practice and to complete paperwork. The survey also revealed that about 38 percent of U.S. healthcare professionals plan to purchase an Apple iPad within the next year.

The survey garnered 341 participants, and was conducted between Feb. 7 and Feb. 16, according to Montreal-based Aptilon.

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