A hospital in Israel has begun using Apple iPads to enable medical staff to help treat patients, provide consultations and study X-rays and CT scans from afar.
The Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center in Tel Aviv said it is the first hospital to programme the iPad to interact with the software it uses. "We now have the same programme and the same database for treatment in the hospital on the iPad," said chief executive Dr Yoram Liwer. "The patients' data are in the computer . . . so
physicians who are out of hospital but on call can see X-rays and ultrasounds through their iPad and give more intelligent advice to staff."