Billions are being spent on health IT systems that will supposedly be used by Donald Berwick and cohorts to feed one size fits all guidelines for every aspect of care.
Meanwhile consumers are moving at the speed of life to adopt more nimble and portable tools to personalize care... Will the IPad be the latest weapon in fighting Obamacare?
IPads Are Latest Tool in Medical Sales
Medical-sector companies are passing out thousands of iPad tablet computers to salespeople to spruce up their pitch to doctors, and at the same time giving Apple Inc. a crucial foot in the door to business customers.
Abbott Laboratories, Medtronic Inc. and Boston Scientific Corp. are among the drug and medical-device firms making the move, while others say they are testing out the devices.
The tablet computers offer new ways to display product information or surgical-implant techniques, according to companies. Their quick start-up times mean the salesmen can jump into their presentations before doctors lose interest.