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The Love/hate Relationship of Tablets in Electronic Medical Records: A Usability Study of a Native Emr Application for Mobile Devices

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Mobile devices have tremendous potential in healthcare. They provide interfaces to electronic medical records (EMRs) that are untethered. Tablets are used in home doctor visits and consultations. In Australia, providers… Click to show full abstract

Mobile devices have tremendous potential in healthcare. They provide interfaces to electronic medical records (EMRs) that are untethered. Tablets are used in home doctor visits and consultations. In Australia, providers have used tablets to access digital information in rural health clinics (Ribot, 2010). In Japan, doctors use tablets during consultations (The Yomiuri Shimbun, 2010). Providers also benefit from medical apps for tablets (Ribot, 2010; Volkmann, 2010). A study of internal medicine residents perceived improved workflow using iPads for EMR access (Patel, et al. 2012). However, …

Keywords: love hate; mobile devices; relationship tablets; hate relationship; medical records; electronic medical

Journal Title: Pediatrics
Year Published: 2018

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