Recent statistics revealing that physician tablet use has doubled may have fewer implications on the practice of healthcare than initially thought, according to a FierceHealthIT editorial.
Only half of the current tablet owners have ever used them at the point of care, the editorial said. Most physicians are using iPads to read medical news, access drug information and e-prescribe — the same tasks that would be completed on smartphones.
The real potential for change lies in the access and use of EHRs on physicians' tablets, but a relative lack of uptake in this area reflects the fact that most EHRs are not designed for use on mobile devices, the editorial said. Of the major EHR vendors, only Allscripts has so far released an iPad-native application. eClinicalWorks is expected to release a version this summer, and Epic is said to be working on an iPad-compatible version but has not made any announcements.
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Only half of the current tablet owners have ever used them at the point of care, the editorial said. Most physicians are using iPads to read medical news, access drug information and e-prescribe — the same tasks that would be completed on smartphones.
The real potential for change lies in the access and use of EHRs on physicians' tablets, but a relative lack of uptake in this area reflects the fact that most EHRs are not designed for use on mobile devices, the editorial said. Of the major EHR vendors, only Allscripts has so far released an iPad-native application. eClinicalWorks is expected to release a version this summer, and Epic is said to be working on an iPad-compatible version but has not made any announcements.
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