Study: Doctors choosing iPhone over BlackBerry
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In 2006, Spyglass Consulting Group released a report, Trends in Mobile Communications, finding that 59 percent of physicians interviewed were using smartphones. Today, according to the firm's latest report, that figure has jumped to 94 percent.
"Physician smartphone adoption is occurring more rapidly than with members of the general public," said Gregg Malkary, managing director at Spyglass. Moreover, Malkary added, "Physicians are showing a clear preference almost double for using the
Apple iPhone (44 percent) over the RIM BlackBerry (25 percent)."
A note of caution: the study's sample size is small. The "Point of Care Communications for Physicians" report involves telephone interviews in the spring of 2010, with just more than 100 physicians working in acute care and ambulatory environments across the United States. (Meanwhile, the 2010 Manhattan Research "Taking the Pulse" survey of more than 2,000 physicians puts the percentage of physicians using smartphones at a more modest 72 percent, compared with 20 percent of the general public.)
The firm also found that in spite of high smartphone use, 78 percent of physicians interviewed reported having trouble accessing and communicating with colleagues in a timely manner. According to Spyglass:
Physicians interviewed report they are overwhelmed by the daily volume of communications received from colleagues, care team members, and patients. They lack automated tools to manage voice mail, pager messages, SMS messages, and electronic mail. They are forced to continually check separate data silos, and manually filter and prioritize communications based upon sender, subject, and priority. Critical communications easily fall through the cracks.
So it seems that while "physicians across the United States are adopting mobile communications at point of care to improve communications and collaboration, streamline productivity, and enhance patient care and safety," the majority of them remain largely dissatisfied.
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Chopper 2 Lands In The App Store With A Unique Control Ability For Those With Both An iPhone And iPad
The high-flying attack helicopter game, Chopper 2, appears to be worthy step-up to its hit side-scrolling predecessor. The sequel features new weapons, new enemies, new missions, and better graphics. Along with these great gameplay enhancements, this release offers a new remote control and external display support for those with both an iPad and iPhone.
Chopper 2 uses a completely re-written 3D graphics engine with high-definition graphics for iPad and iPhone 4 users, and OpenAL for spatial sound effects to enhance the seventeen minute long original soundtrack. iPhone 4 users get the added bonus of being able to use the gyroscope for optimum control accuracy.
Help defend vehicles as they make their way through the desert, defend a train from underground enemies, and rescue stranded civilians in thirty-six missions spanning twelve different locations. To achieve your objectives, you’ll need to attack enemy tanks and choppers, while avoiding both ground and air attacks.
For those of you fortunate enough to have an iPad and an iPhone, you get the option of turning your iDevices into something of a portable gaming console. Pair your iPad to your iPhone via Bluetooth to use it as a wireless controller. If you want to bring your experience to the very large screen, you’ll need either the dock connector to VGA cable or the component AV cable. You can connect your iPad to your HDTV or other compatible large display to get an even more unique immersion. TV output is only supported from an iPad, and only when using the Bluetooth remote control feature.
Chopper 2 is a universal app compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad and is available now in the App Store for the introductory price of $2.99.
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Chopper 2 Lands In The App Store With A Unique Control Ability For Those With Both An iPhone And iPad
