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Where's the Love for Tablet PCs?

Michael Segal, MD, PhD

Published on Oct 15, 2008

When tablet computers were unveiled six years ago, it was predicted that they would be widely adopted in medicine. How have such predictions held up? It is hard to tell. Observing what happened is not the uncertainty; the issue is that technology has changed so much that it’s hard to figure out what the original predictions actually meant. For those who imagined doctors talking with patients while writing on notebook-size slate tablets resting on their laps, their predictions have fallen short. Part of the reason is that computerization has advanced more slowly in medicine than in other industries. Another factor is that many of the doctors who use computers do so by sitting at a desk and typing on a keyboard and looking at a screen instead of looking at the patient.

Tech Savvy Clinicians

Maybe there is something top level management can learn from tech savvy clinicians too.

We all know as patients that we like it so perhaps it’s time for technology to come full circle and we all learn from each other here. Wouldn’t it be nice to see the CEO embracing some of this, as I’m sure those minutes from meetings would be a whole lot easier to put together with a little speech recognition too instead of the scribbles from yellow paper pads that need additional human time to re-write and process.

“The hurdle for most smaller physician practices has been the upfront cost,” said Dan Peterson, who oversees ProHealth Care’s EHR Advantage project.
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TPC and EMR

October 2, 2008

But money was not Pidwell's only priority. He knew that any system would need to be easy to use, or it would never fly among his colleagues. "They had big-time reservations. They worried it would slow them down." The vendor left a tablet PC loaded with the system at the group's disposal. The soft sell worked. "I was happy with it after two hours, so that was a good sign," Pidwell says.

Did you know that some universities, medical schools, businesses and healthcare organizations now require Tablet PCs for their students and employees? Tablet PCs — for writing notes, organizing them, and taking advantage of handwriting recognition options — are convenient, easy to use, and have clear advantages over other types of mobile devices.

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More Than 70,000 Healthcare Providers Use Dragon Medical for Voice-Driven Clinical Documentation

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I use Dragon as well both on my desktop and on my Tablet PC. It certainly makes it easier for me with just integrating with Outlook for email for one example and with the tablet PC and using the dual array microphones, there's no headset required. In addition, Dragon is also the prime choice of the military for use with electronic medical records. Earlier this year, they also acquired eScription, which is used in several hospitals.

Sometimes on a lengthy post for the blog, I use Dragon Dictation as well. One nice feature is the transcription item whereby I can dictate and have the software transcribe later with making a voice file initially, saves a lot of time. Good tool for anyone in the medical business. BD

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