These days, healthcare executives can use all the help and resources they can get in order to effectively lead their respective organizations, and the ever-growing technology boom makes it a little easier for leaders to manage their businesses and employees well. From management tips to breaking news updates, here are seven must-have iPad apps for healthcare executives.
1. CNBC Real-Time (free). CNBC's Real-Time iPad app allows hospital leaders to stay up-to-date on a broad range of business-sector information, including stock quotes before, during and after stock market hours from the NYSE and NASDAQ. The app also offers critical, breaking business news, videos and profiles. Users can even view company-specific news and create personal scrolling tickers and stock watch lists.
2. NEJM This Week (free). The New England Journal of Medicine is a staple publication for healthcare leaders who want to stay on top of the latest research articles, case studies and commentary. While the clinical aspect of this app may offer some insight into improving hospital operations and quality, the commentary published in NEJM can cover a wide variety of other timely topics, including healthcare reform, accountable care organizations and population health.
3. HBR Reads (free). Healthcare leaders can continuously improve their management skills, thanks to the Harvard Business Review's app. This publication allows iPad users to access innovative and timely features on how to manage employees, optimize business strategy skills and more. With editorial pieces ranging from "What to Do With Your Hands When Speaking" to "How to Choose the Ideas Your Company Should Invest In," this app is a can't-miss. Note: The iPad-compatible version of this app will be available soon.
4. Government Health News (free). This app serves as a one-stop shop for all the latest government news healthcare executives can use. The app is designed to aggregate news from federal agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, the Department of Health & Human Services, the Food & Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health and others.
5. Week Calendar ($1.99). Meetings with senior-level administrators of your hospital. Appointments with clinical department managers. Critical, time-consuming executive duties. Between these responsibilities and personal activities, it can be hard for healthcare executives to keep track of their agenda. This app allows users to organize their lives with a day, week, month and year overview. It also supports calendar syncing so you're up-to-date on other devices and with colleagues.
6. LogMeIn ($99.99). With agendas oftentimes racked with meetings, healthcare executives are constantly on the go. This app, which comes with computer software, allows hospital leaders to access critical computer documents remotely from their iPad with the touch of a button. With a one-time fee of $99.99 to purchase the necessary software, executives can install LogMeIn on any computer and laptop. Now, healthcare executives can take their most important documents with them on-the-go!
7. WebEx (free). Here is another app to assist those healthcare executives who are always on the go. WebEx allows users to attend online meetings through their iPad! The app is designed to offer a "full meeting experience" equipped with high-quality, streaming two-way video and audio. Now, healthcare executives can attend critical meetings wherever they are. In addition, the WebEx app allows users to pull up and share content through their iPad.x
1. CNBC Real-Time (free). CNBC's Real-Time iPad app allows hospital leaders to stay up-to-date on a broad range of business-sector information, including stock quotes before, during and after stock market hours from the NYSE and NASDAQ. The app also offers critical, breaking business news, videos and profiles. Users can even view company-specific news and create personal scrolling tickers and stock watch lists.
2. NEJM This Week (free). The New England Journal of Medicine is a staple publication for healthcare leaders who want to stay on top of the latest research articles, case studies and commentary. While the clinical aspect of this app may offer some insight into improving hospital operations and quality, the commentary published in NEJM can cover a wide variety of other timely topics, including healthcare reform, accountable care organizations and population health.
3. HBR Reads (free). Healthcare leaders can continuously improve their management skills, thanks to the Harvard Business Review's app. This publication allows iPad users to access innovative and timely features on how to manage employees, optimize business strategy skills and more. With editorial pieces ranging from "What to Do With Your Hands When Speaking" to "How to Choose the Ideas Your Company Should Invest In," this app is a can't-miss. Note: The iPad-compatible version of this app will be available soon.
4. Government Health News (free). This app serves as a one-stop shop for all the latest government news healthcare executives can use. The app is designed to aggregate news from federal agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, the Department of Health & Human Services, the Food & Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health and others.
5. Week Calendar ($1.99). Meetings with senior-level administrators of your hospital. Appointments with clinical department managers. Critical, time-consuming executive duties. Between these responsibilities and personal activities, it can be hard for healthcare executives to keep track of their agenda. This app allows users to organize their lives with a day, week, month and year overview. It also supports calendar syncing so you're up-to-date on other devices and with colleagues.
6. LogMeIn ($99.99). With agendas oftentimes racked with meetings, healthcare executives are constantly on the go. This app, which comes with computer software, allows hospital leaders to access critical computer documents remotely from their iPad with the touch of a button. With a one-time fee of $99.99 to purchase the necessary software, executives can install LogMeIn on any computer and laptop. Now, healthcare executives can take their most important documents with them on-the-go!
7. WebEx (free). Here is another app to assist those healthcare executives who are always on the go. WebEx allows users to attend online meetings through their iPad! The app is designed to offer a "full meeting experience" equipped with high-quality, streaming two-way video and audio. Now, healthcare executives can attend critical meetings wherever they are. In addition, the WebEx app allows users to pull up and share content through their iPad.x