eHEALTH-Feb-2012-[40-43]-Swallow Tablets for Better Healthcare

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for Better Healthcare A revolution is happening in healthcare sector. It is called: Telemedicine 2.0. This new revolution is providing many with the hope of access to quality healthcare anywhere, anytime By Pragya Gupta

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andheld devices have very important role to play in hospital information management and patient care. Devices like PDAs, smartphones, tablets, hand monitors, and scanners are easily available in the market. Tablets are the latest in the array of devices that the healthcare segment is betting on. Usage of tablet computers and smartphones in health segment has had the effect of providing us with better outcomes in patient care. Tablets and smartphones are widely being seen as tools for expanding the reach of education. But now the healthcare industry is taking the leverage of handheld devices like tablets to have an efficient health service delivery.

The Rise of the Handheld Healthcare industry works as an enterprise, which has far too

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many critical needs and features. Enterprise segment has always been chasing after mobility. Tablets were first accepted as mobile computing devices by consumers, but gradually their significance has been realised by two important sectors where reach is still a challenge - healthcare and education. Healthcare delivery is a function of diagnosis, care plan and timely action. The handheld devices can help in reducing the time that is usually wasted in transmitting information from one interface to another. Devices can lead to seamless integration of information leading to a faster decision making process. However, use of new devices and technology must be combined with good clinical practices. The handheld products and its applications are accepted in the vertical because of the mobility it offers to the doctors and patients for care and administration.


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