We could hardly call ourselves an IT company without commenting on Steve Jobs and the massive contribution he made to the world of computers.

While most people think immediately of the Macintosh, iPhone and other popular Apple devices produced under his meticulous direction, Healthcare IT News online itemizes several areas where Jobs’ innovations have changed – and are still changing – the way we use computers in health care. An excerpt:

Many big-name electronic health records vendors have developed iPhone or iPad access capabilities. There's also an increasing number of iPad-native EHRs. The devices have proved their worth from the get-go when it comes to telehealth – and the new iPhone 4S (with its 8 megapixel camera and 1080p HD video capabilities) looks to be even-better suited for remote diagnoses in time-sensitive emergencies. The galaxy of self-monitoring, smoking cessation, fitness and assorted other mHealth apps in Apple's App Store have helped bring about a new era in personal health.

Read the full article here.

Steven Paul Jobs, February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011.