Apple Tablet as a Tool for Healthcare Providers

Posted by Editor on Jan 11, 2010 in Apple, Tablets

Jason Wilk over at Tinycomb.com has an interesting bit of rumor about another possible use for Apple’s heavily rumored upcoming tablet: as an electronic clipboard for healthcare providers a la Star Trek.

Apple has been going around targeting their first major paying customer for the device, which is not the average consumer, but the Healthcare industry (sorry fan bois, you’re not first priority here). This is a move widely overlooked by the media, since Apple has generally tried to own the consumer arena, and besides the film industry, hasn’t dominated enterprise. Well, now that they own the music, mobile, laptop and every teenager market, the medical industry is the next up to take over. [What's my intel? My Dad plays golf with Cedas-Sanai hospital execs, who say they have been getting frequent visits from Apple about a new device in the last 6 weeks].

Jason points out a few more points to back up his assertions in the rest of his post. It doesn’t seem like much of a stretch, Apple already demonstrated medical appls such as live EKG readings via push notifications with the release of iPhone OS 3.0, so this only makes logical sense. And besides, doctors like iTunes and Safari too, so it’s win-win.