The U.S. military is testing commercial mobile devices for usability with its electronic health record applications, Government Health IT reports.
Lt. Col. William Geesey — product manager at the Army’s Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care organization — said officials are testing tactical EHR applications on the:
- iPad;
- iPod Touch;
- iPhone;
- Sprint HTC EVO; and
- Samsung Epic.
According to Geesey, early results indicate that versions of the Army’s EHR technology work on the Apple and Droid operating systems.
