Under a $500,000 pilot program launched by the state government, graduate doctors in Victoria are to use iPads in hospital treatment. The Australian Medical Association has welcomed the move as it feels that there will be an improvement in efficiency and patient care.

Health minister Daniel Andrews said, "The iPads will allow doctors and nurses to access any web-enabled application run by their hospital as they move around the hospital, as well as allowing them to tap into health information resources."

But extending the program further, the results will be reviewed and then a conclusion will be taken out. According to Andrews gad doctors were chosen for the trial because they have seen a lot of technology around them.

AMA Victoria president Dr Harry Hemley feels that using iPads in hospitals will help in tackling various computer related problems like online information, accessing journals and sending emails.

This will also enhance the quality of care given to patients.

The World Congress' Summit on mHealth (mobile health) in the US recently discussed that tablet PCs and smartphones role being increased as patients and doctors welcome the mobile internet.