Doctors find tablets more useful than smartphones for clinical purposes, according to new survey results measuring tablet and smartphone usage among electronic health record (EHR) and non-EHR users.
time spent using the tablet to access the records is significantly (66 percent) higher.
“These two reports provide useful insights into how physicians use technology to interact with patients, physician satisfaction with mobile devices and apps, and the differences of technology use within various user demographics.”
More than half of the smartphones or tablets (55 and 54 percent respectively) which the doctors use to access EHRs are Apple® products.
Ipads are becoming increasingly popular among healthcare professionals.
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Only 28 percent of smartphone users and 18 percent of tablet users said the quality of the apps available for their profession completely satisfied their needs.
“As the adoption of mobile devices increases, so do the expectations of clinical users.The health IT sector and app developers have an opportunity to improve the quality and usefulness of clinical mobile apps.”
75 percent of doctors communicate with other doctors as least once a week using their smartphones.
70 percent of doctors look up information about medications on their smartphones once a week
A quarter of doctors without a smartphone reported that they intent to buy one within 6 months.
A third of EHR users and a quarter of non-EHR users reported using a tablet in their medical practice
Doctors at smaller practices are more likely to use their tablet for a broader range of activities
Only a third of EHR users said they were very satisfied with their tablet
A third use their tablet to look up information about medications every day
Doctors with iPads have access to everything they need on the go
