Clinic Office Tablet and iPad Usage

This is a development of this support question

Re: Hosted edition – how does it work?
by roelofwielinga » January 11th, 2011, 10:10 pm

That’s the white document with some green ‘ticks’, some squares and no text (MAC).

IE: YES!! So hosted edition: ClinicOffice is accessible from any computer which has an internet connection. We recommend a Windows PC but you could also use an Apple Mac or Linux computer. Would a mobile phone be possible? Or an Ipad? Or a WEpad?

Any device that is capable of running Windows Remote Desktop can use the Hosted Edition. However, please note that the minimum recommended screen resolution for ClinicOffice is 1024×768.

Even though it will work on a device with a smaller screen size (e.g. an iPad) this is not recommended as you don’t get a very good user experience.ClinicOffice Support Team
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iPad and Tablet Usage
We look upon this slightly differently. We agree that sceen sizes and resolution make iPads a poor choice for your core interactions with Clinic Office. However for patient interaction just before and during treatment they have a lot to offer regarding access to patient visual notes etc over a wifi connection. So we are not talking massive data base interrogation, reporting or payments management but the ability to look at patient notes and see next possible appointment date. Use of a terminal and keyboard during a treatment session is poor patient interaction. But using an iPad instead of paper notes and clipboard could enhance the interaction. Particularly as you can now review MRI and other scanning images on the same device.

So enhancement request is for the next version of Clinic Office to have a tablet or “lite” option optimised to do this.

Tony Taylor
ESO Maidstone