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Top 5 ways the new iPad will impact business

Apple didn't talk business very much in today's announcement of The New iPad. But it's clear that the business customers are a key target.
by Ben Bajarin

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The 8 industries and professions most rapidly impacted by tablets

Thanks to IT consumerization and BYOD, tablets are becoming more common in the workplace. Some industries are evolving more rapidly than others, however.
by Doug Drinkwater

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Noteworthy tablet deployments: Law firm gives iPads to opposing counsel?

Also inside: Motion Computing's C5v tapped to help improve anesthesiology documentation, and Hammond School makes iPads standard issue for students.
by David Needle

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Maribel Lopez: How and why tablets will play a critical role in evolving healthcare

When combined with the medical cloud, tablets of all shapes and sizes will fundamentally change healthcare. Here's how.
by Maribel Lopez

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How Tennessee nurses swapped laptops for iPads in a bid to reduce infection

Almost every day brings reports of medical practitioners finding new uses for tablets and developing software to make them more valuable.
by David Raths

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Dr. Robert D. Hunt: How and why tablets will transform mental health care

By asking the right questions and sharing data in real-time, tablets can be used to create more effective treatment for mental health disorders.
by Dr. Robert D. Hunt

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The best iPad healthcare and medical apps

Patient monitoring, educational, and image-viewing tools lead the innovations in healthcare
by David Raths

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DC surgeon: "I use the iPad every day in the operating room"

Felasfa M. Wodajo, MD explains how and why the iPad has so quickly become such an indispensable tool during surgery
by David Raths

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Joe Holland: Tablets represent a unique opportunity to extend applications—securely

The CTO of SecureSheet Technologies sees great promise and ironclad security in browser-based business applications for tablets
by Joe Holland

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Ottawa Rebel: Hospital CIO successfully deploys 3,000 iPads—and improves healthcare

Ottawa Hospital CIO Dale Potter's secret is simple. He listens to the clinicians and physicians instead of bossing them around.
by David Raths

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Real-time healthcare: How one hospital uses Cisco's Cius to improve patient care

Palomar Pomerado Health deploys tablets, custom Android app development, and RFID with favorable results.
by David Raths

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Tablets in healthcare: 7 ways the iPad is transforming the field

Has the iPad had more of a transformative effect on healthcare than any other industry?
by Neil Versel

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Healthcare 3.0: Putting an iPad in patients’ hands

By giving patients iPads preloaded with proprietary software, Columbia University improves patient engagement with surprisingly little downside.
by David Raths

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