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Sunday, November 08, 2009
Smartphones are catching on with US doctors - Harsha Sharma, BBC
Pagers have for long been considered the doctor's sidekick but in the United States, as hospitals face pressure for greater efficiency, smartphones are taking over. The emerging industry of smartphone health technologies has caught the attention of Apple and Research in Motion (RIM), maker of the BlackBerry phone, as they see an opportunity to push their devices further. It is estimated that 64% of US doctors currently own smartphones, according to analyst firm Manhattan Research. The firm predicts the figure will rise to 81% by 2012 when mobile data access will be indispensable for medical professionals.
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