A Simple, But Valuable Solution for Healthcare – Lock Sockets

As someone who has written about health IT and EHR for 18 years, I like to think there’s nothing about health IT that I haven’t written about.  Plus, it’s fun to look back at how we covered the launch of the iPad and how that could be leveraged in healthcare.  It’s been a few years since I’ve written about iPads in healthcare because tablets are now just a standard solution that’s integrated into the workflow and replacement lifecycle at healthcare organizations. With that said, it is amazing to see how many tablets there are in healthcare.  Whether it’s used at the front desk to handle check-ins or used by the nursing staff to document the patient visit or used by the doctor to document their findings, tablets are all over healthcare.  One challenge with all of these tablets and cell phones is that you have to regularly plug them in to make sure they’re charged.  There’s nothing worse for a nurse or doctor than to have to search for a charged device to be able to help the patient. One problem with having to charge these tablets is that iPad plugs like to grow legs and walk away.  While I’d love to assume that most iPad charging cables are just being misplaced, it’s more likely that patients and staff are taking these cables.  As someone with multiple children, I know how valuable a few extra power cables can be. The good news is that there’s a solution to this problem called Lock Socket.  It̵...
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