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The evolution of tablets for pharmacy

Submitted by JFahrni on Thu, 03/03/2011 - 13:18

Everywhere I look these days someone is showing off a new tablet; in the media anyway. Out in public I typically see mostly iPads with the Galaxy tablet coming in a distant second. I’m not sure that this will change anytime soon, but it’s clear to me that tablets will become mainstream devices for many people over time. The technology is simply too good to ignore. No one knows if the tablet will ever replace desktop machines, but I have an idea that they will for many, especially as the tablet market matures and hardware vendors begin to meet the needs of consumers. Case in point is the growing number of iPad keyboard cases you can find floating around on the internet. People want the iPad experience, but they also want a solid keyboard to work with so vendors obliged consumers by creating things like the ClamCase.

To the best of my knowledge the next twelve months will bring tablets of all shapes, sizes and OS flavors to the market. I’ve seen information on tablets with screen sizes ranging from 7-inches to just over 10-inches, and operating systems including Android, Windows 7 (8?), WebOS, BlackBerry, and of course iOS. Did I miss any? It’s possible that I did as I’ve seen a few others thrown in the mix over the past several months, but I believe these constitute the bulk of what we’ll see.

With that said, what impact do I think these devices will have on pharmacy practice? That’s a good question. Because I’m a tablet enthusiast I’d like to think they will revolutionize pharmacy practice as we know it, but in reality it probably won’t make much difference at all. Why? Site back and I’ll tell you.

Siemens Innovations 2010 Presentation

Submitted by JFahrni on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 09:33

Today was the big day. I gave my presentation at about 11:00 am and it cleared the room. There were about 100 attendees for the CPOE presentation just prior to mine and about 90 of those people got up and left when it came time for me to do my thing. I guess mobile pharmacy just isn’t interesting to most people.

Anyway, the presentation is below. There is an embedded video near the end that didn’t pull into SlideShare. It’s about a 30 second look at how we use Citrix on the iPad to access various clinical applications. I attempted to upload in to YouTube, but kept getting an error. I’ll try again later. If you want to see the elongated version of the videos simply go to YouTube and type in “Kaweah Delata iPad“, or something similar, and several options will pop up.

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iPad: One million and counting

Submitted by pillguy on Mon, 05/03/2010 - 21:03
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/05/03/apple-28-days-1-million-ipads/

Apple has sold over 1 million iPads in less than a month.  I have not seen any statistics, but I would bet my 3G iPad that no other tablet type computer has even come close.  

Source:  Company Reports via forbes.com

It is absolutely astounding.  I received my iPad 3G from our reliable friends at Fedex on Friday.  It really has been a magical device to use.  I find myself grabbing it to show the kids and wife things at home (math problems, netflix queues, pdf articles, etc)  and as a quick lookup tool in meetings at work.  Magic aside, I am very interested to see how this device makes my life more productive and fun.  

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"What'd I miss?" - Week of February 28th, 2010

Submitted by JFahrni on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 22:54

As usual there were a lot of things that happened during the week, and not all of it was pharmacy or technology related. Here's a quick look at some of the stuff I found interesting.

Notion Ink’s slate tablet shouldn’t be ignored

Submitted by JFahrni on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 22:47

The Notion Ink Adam tablet was a popular item for bloggers during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) earlier this year. The device runs the Android operating system and offers some very interesting technology for the end user like a touchpad on the back of the device and a 10.1” 1024x600 Pixel Qi display.

The Pixel Qi screen offers the quick refresh of an LCD screen with the low power consumption and direct sunlight readability of e-ink. I’m excited about the Pixel Qi technology and have been waiting for their screens to appear in consumer devices for quite some time. In fact, I’m holding off my purchase of a Kindle DX until I see a Pixel Qi screen for myself. I’m just not a fan of reading PDF files on a backlit LCD display, and reading them on a Nook or Kindle isn’t a great experience either.

Year end thoughts for 2009

Submitted by JFahrni on Sat, 01/02/2010 - 10:01

2009 brought many new and exciting changes not only in my personal life, but in the world of pharmacy and technology as well. I’ve learned many new things, gained some skills previously absent from my armamentarium, met some great new people, discovered the “real” internet for the first time, traveled more than ever before, discovered I don’t know diddly squat about a great many things, and am more excited about the next year than I can remember in recent history.

Below is a list of opinions about a great many things that I have seen and done over the past year. Some are pharmacy related, some are technology related, some are personal, and some are just random thoughts.

Tablet computing in healthcare

Submitted by rxadmin on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 12:36

LIVEdigitally » Blog Archive » The Tablet That Nobody Really Wants…

The author presents some great points for the use of tablet computers in mainstream computing. However, do they have a home in heathcare? Jerry provides a good summary of their use on his website.

Jerry Fahrni » Tablet PCs in pharmacy practice – The technology

The biggest question for me is how will they fit with more portable devices, such as an iPhone?
I can see the need for 2 devices in healthcare. One that is extremely mobile, allowing touch/click access and workflows, mostly for viewing information. The second is for input. Let's face it, a slate tablet is really worse than many phones for input, and much less portable. It does have more screen real estate, but that is about it. For pharmacy practice directly, there is a need to review labs and patient information to make decisions. We also need to write notes. Most of this is done in the hospital environment, where we have access to computers. Maybe I am a cynic when is comes to this technology in the healthcare sector, but right now I do not see a firm niche for its use.


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