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Apple Mobile Products: iPhone, iPad, iPod
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Apple launches new high-capacity 128GB Retina display iPad
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<blockquote data-quote="vansmith" data-source="post: 1491662" data-attributes="member: 71075"><p>True but, in part, that's negligence on the part of the IT department and/or the doctor. Beyond that, losing a tablet is a much more likely scenario than a workstation (not to mention theft). So, I agree that being on a computer doesn't make it secure beyond doubt but I do think it is a much more secure option than a tablet (of any variety).</p><p></p><p>I don't have an issue with tablets in medicine in theory but I fear that their design as consumer devices makes them problematic for a field that uses devices in very different ways. Now, if data was streamed (over secure connections of course) and not stored on the device, I might be okay with it.</p><p></p><p>And here I sit in a city that, <a href="http://tabtimes.com/feature/healthcare/2011/11/28/ottawa-rebel-hospital-cio-successfully-deploys-3000-ipads-and-improves" target="_blank">more than a year ago</a>, rolled out more than 3,000 iPads to doctors and hired 70 developers to create applications specific to the needs of doctors and nurses. Looks like I might be on the wrong side of this debate (despite my reservations).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vansmith, post: 1491662, member: 71075"] True but, in part, that's negligence on the part of the IT department and/or the doctor. Beyond that, losing a tablet is a much more likely scenario than a workstation (not to mention theft). So, I agree that being on a computer doesn't make it secure beyond doubt but I do think it is a much more secure option than a tablet (of any variety). I don't have an issue with tablets in medicine in theory but I fear that their design as consumer devices makes them problematic for a field that uses devices in very different ways. Now, if data was streamed (over secure connections of course) and not stored on the device, I might be okay with it. And here I sit in a city that, [URL="http://tabtimes.com/feature/healthcare/2011/11/28/ottawa-rebel-hospital-cio-successfully-deploys-3000-ipads-and-improves"]more than a year ago[/URL], rolled out more than 3,000 iPads to doctors and hired 70 developers to create applications specific to the needs of doctors and nurses. Looks like I might be on the wrong side of this debate (despite my reservations). [/QUOTE]
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