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"The days are gone when a doctor walked into a patient's room and grabbed the paper chart at the end of his bed to check his medical history. iPads and tablet computing have revolutionized the way many companies do business, and the medical field is no different. The sharp, intuitive displays and interactive content of tablets naturally make doctor's visits a more collaborative process. \nCurrently, a competitive market is emerging for both software and hardware companies. Recently Apple hired a director of medical marketing, so it's game on in this burgeoning sector. Plus, with economic stimulus incentives available via the HITECH Act, it's no surprise that doctors are beginning to make the switch to digital. \nHere's a look at some apps that are being used in doctor's offices and hospitals around the U.S. Have you seen any cool apps being used by your doctor that we missed? Share them with us in the comments.\n\n\n5 Useful iPad Apps for Doctors, Patients and Med Students\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Interactive Anatomy\n\nStep one in becoming a medical practitioner: Learn all the names of the body parts. What better way to demonstrate that knowledge to a patient than by sharing an intricate 3D model on a tablet?\nSince these apps are great learning tools, they're already appearing in medical classrooms. Software developer 3D4Medical has developed apps that feature detailed images of the body. Two such apps -- including the pictured Skeletal System app -- made it into the top 5 medical apps on iTunes in 2011.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. EMH Records \nWe previously highlighted Drchrono, the easy-to-use interface that allows doctors to manage patients' files, dictate notes, write prescriptions -- all completely free of handwriting legibility issues.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Radiology\n\nMedical software developer Mobile MIM has created an FDA-approved radiology imaging application that empowers doctors to store diagnostic-quality X-rays in the cloud. Now doctors can zoom to highlight certain areas of a scan.\nSince the images are in the cloud, patients can access their own X-rays from the comfort of home. Looks like lightboxes and costly radiological developing processes will quickly become fodder for medical museums.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Educational\n\nAs medical schools like Stanford give iPads to incoming students, the industry will soon experience a boom in apps for the device. Many students see the value in using them as study aids as well.\nA recommendation from our friends in med school, Epocrates is available for all iOS devices.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Assistive Technology\nThe iPad can ease communication for patients with disabilities. The Proloquo2Go app is a great tool for anyone unable to use her voice. In the past, we've written about other apps aimed at therapy, special education and behavior monitoring, and we imagine we'll continue to see innovation in this category of medical apps.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage courtesy of iStockphoto, eliandric"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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