Impact of mobile computing on medical systems usability
Although the EHR improves clinical documentation and consistency, some clinicians observe that their time to document patient encounters increases rather than decreases. Having readily accessible mobile devices such as tablet computers, mobile carts, bedside terminals and even smartphones can be one way to provide less interruption to nurse and physician workflow at bedside.
Below are two healthcare scenarios that describe the use of mobile devices.
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