Smartphone uptake among physicians

Friday, November 20, 2009


How many physicians currently used smartphones in 2009? How will that number change in 2010? I don't think anyone will doubt that the percentage will only increase each year until we reach some type of plateau effect. However, there is still much room for growth in this area.

According to the Manhattan Research, by the year 2012, 81% of U.S. physicians will use smartphones. Currently, about 64% of physicians use PDAs/smartphones. Based on the way smartphones are evolving, the standalone PDA will become extinct fairly soon and almost everyone will be using an Internet-capable smartphone.

Data from "Physicians in 2012: The Outlook for On Demand, Mobile, and Social Digital Media" Manhattan Research

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Dr. Joseph Kim is the founder of MedicalSmartphones.com, an independent website owned and operated by Dr. Kim. He is also the President of MCM Education, a professional medical education and publishing company that develops continuing medical education (CME) activities in joint sponsorship with medical universities, hospitals, and medical associations. Dr. Kim is a digital entrepreneur and technologist who has a passion for health information technology, mobile health, and social media. He frequently speaks at conferences about non-clinical careers for physicians, continuing medical education, mobile health technology, and social media in medicine. Dr. Kim holds a bachelor of science in engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a doctorate of medicine from the University of Arkansas College of Medicine, and a master of public health from the University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health.
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