- I have to share this before bed, thought it was cool. I go to a medical clinic today for an appointment. Go up to the reception desk to check in and notice an iPad on a stand facing me doing a slideshow with some clinic info and directions. I ask the woman behind the desk " You guys using some iPads eh ?" She said " Yes, this one" gesturing toward the iPad. Strange comment I thought. 10 minutes later I was ushered to the back clinic section and by the time I left, I saw four PBs ; one at the nurses's station and three in the hands of doctors in the hallways. I get it now. The iPad for show and the PB for serious work. I also got the nurse's comment up front now, the only iPad in the place was being used as a slideshow screen. Made my day01-26-12 01:12 AMLike 48
- i love reading stuff like this, and the word workhorse is spot on.
apple has completely brainwashed ppl, they spend tons of money on advertising. yet when you break it down to the actual apple product in your hands the bb/pb is far superior of a product.
i know i went on a tangent but i needed to vent.01-26-12 01:20 AMLike 13 - Awesome! I returned my ipad2 in lest than 24hrs for many reasons, but bottom line it isn't a PlayBook. Great story, thanks for sharing.01-26-12 01:57 AMLike 3
- I have to share this before bed, thought it was cool. I go to a medical clinic today for an appointment. Go up to the reception desk to check in and notice an iPad on a stand facing me doing a slideshow with some clinic info and directions. I ask the woman behind the desk " You guys using some iPads eh ?" She said " Yes, this one" gesturing toward the iPad. Strange comment I thought. 10 minutes later I was ushered to the back clinic section and by the time I left, I saw four PBs ; one at the nurses's station and three in the hands of doctors in the hallways. I get it now. The iPad for show and the PB for serious work. I also got the nurse's comment up front now, the only iPad in the place was being used as a slideshow screen. Made my day01-26-12 03:02 AMLike 0
- I have to share this before bed, thought it was cool. I go to a medical clinic today for an appointment. Go up to the reception desk to check in and notice an iPad on a stand facing me doing a slideshow with some clinic info and directions. I ask the woman behind the desk " You guys using some iPads eh ?" She said " Yes, this one" gesturing toward the iPad. Strange comment I thought. 10 minutes later I was ushered to the back clinic section and by the time I left, I saw four PBs ; one at the nurses's station and three in the hands of doctors in the hallways. I get it now. The iPad for show and the PB for serious work. I also got the nurse's comment up front now, the only iPad in the place was being used as a slideshow screen. Made my day01-26-12 06:58 AMLike 0
- It was late when I posted this last night. Now for details. Did you really think I would leave there without subjecting them to an inquisition? I asked the doc that was attending me and the summary of which was ; they had decided to try going as paperless as possible to streamline their system and integrate records. They started with a PB, an iPad and a Galaxy Tab 8.9. After everyone trying them out, they chose the PB. The iPad was out first mainly do to size, but later it turned out they had another reason. Between the Galaxy and PB, they preferred the PBs UI over Android and some operational issues. She also said that some of the staff had a tendency to not close out processes and when the Galaxy started getting weird (her word) they realized what was going on, but also noticed the PB wasn't as affected. The PB fits in their smock pockets, very convenient. Bridging and security were issues, as they have a third party contractor for record keeping and can directly send sensitive data directly and securely from the PB, skipping another record keeping step.
She said eventually all patient encounters would involve a PB and then upon the end of the visit, the info would be sent directly to the station, billing and records. New appointments were made on the spot.
She seemed very proud of their decision and happy with it so far. I'll keep tabs on them and see how it progresses.
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01-26-12 09:58 AMLike 21 - It was late when I posted this last night. Now for details. Did you really think I would leave there without subjecting them to an inquisition? I asked the doc that was attending me and the summary of which was ; they had decided to try going as paperless as possible to streamline their system and integrate records. They started with a PB, an iPad and a Galaxy Tab 8.9. After everyone trying them out, they chose the PB. The iPad was out first mainly do to size, but later it turned out they had another reason. Between the Galaxy and PB, they preferred the PBs UI over Android and some operational issues. She also said that some of the staff had a tendency to not close out processes and when the Galaxy started getting weird (her word) they realized what was going on, but also noticed the PB wasn't as affected. The PB fits in their smock pockets, very convenient. Bridging and security were issues, as they have a third party contractor for record keeping and can directly send sensitive data directly and securely from the PB, skipping another record keeping step.
She said eventually all patient encounters would involve a PB and then upon the end of the visit, the info would be sent directly to the station, billing and records. New appointments were made on the spot.
She seemed very proud of their decision and happy with it so far. I'll keep tabs on them and see how it progresses.01-26-12 10:31 AMLike 0 - Did they use special/custom apps to do the recording keeping and transmittal?
I do have to admit, when Tivo is not skipping commercials, some of the ipad/apps commercials can be quite magical and mesmerizing. Now whether they work as well as they appear is another story. I know I would not like to eat the 'ice cream' that appears in commercials but it looks great.01-26-12 10:33 AMLike 0 - The main apps called HIS (Hospital Information System) such as used in clinics and hospitals can easily converted to run on QNX since it is usually based on HTML5. No adjustment needed.
So the hospital converted the application to run on playbook which is connected to their server.
If I am not mistaken a few company like the insurance company and a lot more did this, also I see the future in its usage.01-26-12 10:40 AMLike 3 -
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- I'm actually working on an app for a private medical clinic that will be used for their patients' yearly checkup.
I've already done a few tests with them and so far they're loving what it can do and how they can do things much more efficiently so they're already planning on adding more apps.
They have 5 PlayBooks so far but I know they'll be getting more!01-26-12 05:10 PMLike 5 - I'm actually working on an app for a private medical clinic that will be used for their patients' yearly checkup.
I've already done a few tests with them and so far they're loving what it can do and how they can do things much more efficiently so they're already planning on adding more apps.
They have 5 PlayBooks so far but I know they'll be getting more!
P.S THIS IS MY 500th POST!01-26-12 05:12 PMLike 0 - i love reading stuff like this, and the word workhorse is spot on.
apple has completely brainwashed ppl, they spend tons of money on advertising. yet when you break it down to the actual apple product in your hands the bb/pb is far superior of a product.
i know i went on a tangent but i needed to vent.
There are many people out there who are not fooled by the adverts and their friend's choices. Spread the word!rotorwrench and Snap51 like this.01-26-12 05:15 PMLike 2 -
- The playbook is the right size for professionals
I'm thinking once OS2 with native PIM is out business will show a strong interest in the playbook
And I speculate business will love the more powerful 3G+ playbook coming out in Aprilrotorwrench and Snap51 like this.01-26-12 07:24 PMLike 2 - Did they use special/custom apps to do the recording keeping and transmittal?
I do have to admit, when Tivo is not skipping commercials, some of the ipad/apps commercials can be quite magical and mesmerizing. Now whether they work as well as they appear is another story. I know I would not like to eat the 'ice cream' that appears in commercials but it looks great.01-26-12 10:06 PMLike 0 -
- One or two vids were posted on CB soon after the PB was released showing how medical clinics and hospitals use it. They are excellent and might provide some ideas for your Drs. if you show it to them (on your PB of course). I don't have the link, but I think it would be easy to find.
I can't wait for OS2. It is going to really enhance my professional abilities. Not to mention my image LOL!rotorwrench and Snap51 like this.01-27-12 08:21 AMLike 2
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