Management attracted to 10-hour battery life

A California hospital is currently planning to deploy iPads to a variety of staff members, according to PCWorld. Kaweah Delta Health Care District's director of technical services, Nick Volosin, reportedly plans to take advantage of the tablet's 10-hour battery life, which is expected to help avoid wasting time recharging notebook computers in between appointments.

Volosin initially obtained three iPads for testing and demonstrations, although the number is expected to climb to 100 as the project accelerates. About 20 Kaweah doctors have already purchased their own iPads in the meantime.

"This is going to make my day easier and patient safety better," Dr. Roger Haley told a local ABC News station in an interview. "Now, I don't have to find a workstation to do what I need to do; I do it right there, right then, right now."

Doctors are reportedly using the new tablet to keep track of patients, connect to the hospital network, view x-ray images, monitor EKG results, and send e-mail, among other tasks. Volosin suggests iPad integration has been an easy transition, as many doctors were already using Citrix Receiver for the iPhone.

"We're giving users full access to a full virtual desktop," Volosin said. "They can run anything we can run internally."

by MacNN Staff