ArticleJournal of neurology2015
Tablet computers with mobile electronic medical records enhance clinical routine and promote bedside time: a controlled prospective crossover study.
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- Frequent Mobile Electronic Medical Records Users Respond More Quickly to Emergency Department Consultation Requests: Retrospective Quantitative Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Article
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- Variability in Doctors' Usage Paths of Mobile Electronic Health Records Across Specialties: Comprehensive Analysis of Log Data.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Article
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- Usage Pattern Differences and Similarities of Mobile Electronic Medical Records Among Health Care Providers.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2017Article
- What Clinical Information Is Valuable to Doctors Using Mobile Electronic Medical Records and When?Journal of medical Internet research · 2017Article
- Automating Clinical Score Calculation within the Electronic Health Record. A Feasibility Assessment.Applied clinical informatics · 2017Article
- Towards automated calculation of evidence-based clinical scores.World journal of methodology · 2017Article
- Patient's Experience in Pediatric Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders: Computerized Classification of Questionnaires.Frontiers in immunology · 2017Article
- Mobile Electronic Medical Records Promote Workflow: Physicians' Perspective From a Survey.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2016Article
- Use of Tablet Computers to Promote Physical Therapy Students' Engagement in Knowledge Translation During Clinical Experiences.Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPT · 2016Article
- Design of a Tablet Computer App for Facilitation of a Molecular Blood Culture Test in Clinical Microbiology and Preliminary Usability Evaluation.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2016Article
- Prescription Tablets in the Digital Age: A Cross-Sectional Study Exploring Patient and Physician Attitudes Toward the Use of Tablets for Clinic-Based Personalized Health Care Information Exchange.JMIR research protocols · 2015Article
- Spectrum of tablet computer use by medical students and residents at an academic medical center.PeerJ · 2015Article
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Abstract
Demographic changes require physicians to deliver needed services with fewer resources. Neurology as an interdisciplinary domain involves complex diagnostic procedures and time-consuming data handling. Tablet PCs might streamline clinical workflow through mobile access to patient data. This study examined the impact of tablets running an electronic medical record on ward round performance. We hypothesised that tablet use should reduce ward round time and decrease the time needed to check medical records thereby increasing physicians' bedside availability. Nine resident neurologists participated in a controlled prospective crossover trial over 14 weeks. In the experimental condition, tablets were used in addition to the established medical record. In the control condition, physicians used established systems only. The combined primary outcome measure included changes in total ward round time and relative time shifts between associated work processes. The secondary outcome measure was physicians' time required to check a medical record vs. physicians' bedside time. There was a significant main effect on the primary outcome measure (p = 0.01). Tablet use accelerated preparing (p = 0.004) and post-processing (p < 0.001) of ward rounds. Time for conducting ward rounds was unaffected (p = 0.19). Checking medical records was faster with tablets (p = 0.001) increasing physicians' bedside time (p < 0.001). Tablet use led to significant time savings during preparing and post-processing of ward rounds. It was further associated with time savings during checking medical data and an increase in physicians' bedside time. Tablets may facilitate clinical data handling and promote workflow.
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