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, …
               
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