| Vol. 3 No. 13 June 28, 2006 |

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| Vol. 3 No. 13 June 28, 2006 |

FACTS AND STATS

Thirty-six percent of health IT professionals said PDAs should be used in medical and nursing school training, according to a survey by HIMSS.

Thirty percent surveyed said Tablet PCs should be used in medical training, and 19% said laptops should be used. Fifteen percent surveyed said other technology should be used in training physicians and nurses.

According to the survey, 59% of respondents feel that medical students would most benefit from technology used in training, while 19% feel that nursing students would benefit the most.

Results are from a May survey of 129 health IT professionals.
Source: ihealthbeat
Date published: 06-09-06

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