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Meanwhile iOS is ... (wait for it) ... killing in medical: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Health-Care-IT/75-Percent-of-Physicians-Prefer-Apple-iPad-iPhone-Survey-494

• phlux 15y ago
  Thats not the same thing. There is a difference between physicians loving the DEVICE and it being the right platform for a hospital. Trust me I know. I design hospitals and health systems. I love the iPad - but if you think that giving 30% of your margin and 100% of control to apple is the right idea - then you're wrong. Sure, there are a ton of one-off single use apps for iOS and most of them are fantastic - but there are inhernet flaws with the use of iOS as a platform in a facility. For small practice, it totally makes sense - but not yet completely in a hospital. Except, physicians dont care about where the money goes - thus, we will see a shift to apple - but I still maintain that it is wrong. iOS will NOT lower costs in the broken US health system -- it will continue the greed and health costs will not come down. It is a far more complex issue than measuring your fucking blood pressure or tracking how many times you worked out on your little iphone.
  • rimantas 15y ago
    > Trust me I know. I design hospitals and health systems. I doubt that would encourage more trust in you.
    • phlux 15y ago
      Im one of the people trying to fix this shit, not one who has made the current mess....
      • chrisjsmith 15y ago
        Good for you - the healthcare system (worldwide) needs more objective people like yourself. Good luck!
  • masklinn 15y ago
    Why can't a hospital (a business) use enterprise deployment mechanisms for its core business deployments of iDevices? Rather than going through the "normal" AppStore?