According to an online survey of 341 U.S. healthcare professionals (HCPs) completed in February 2011, 79% would choose Apple’s iPad for professional use. Their overwhelming preference for the iPad is in sharp contrast with Windows PC and Android-based tablets at 12 percent and 9 percent, respectively.
Among the responding HCPs that already have an iPad, 59 percent said they use the device for medically related tasks, including receiving and reviewing information updates, as a tool during their standard practice, and to complete paperwork. Rapidly becoming an essential platform for HCPs, the survey revealed that about 38 percent of U.S. HCPs will own an Apple iPad within the next year. In another sign of high demand for the device among medical practitioners, additional respondents said they would use an iPad if supplied to them by a third party or an employer.
Source: Fierce MobileHealthcare