“Many physicians have discovered that smartphones can be a valuable work tool. Now some hospitals are buying smartphones for affiliated doctors and mandating use.
Some 63% of physicians already own smartphones, the Manhattan Research study, “Physicians in 2012: The Outlook for On Demand, Mobile, and Social Digital Media,” found. Researchers expect that number to increase to 81% by 2012. Monique Levy, senior director of research at Manhattan Research, said that as more physicians adopt the phones for personal use, momentum builds for hospitals to deploy smartphones systemwide.”
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Pamela Lewis Dolan, AMNews, 26 October 2009
