Providing medical residents with tablet computers could boost efficiency, reduce delays in patient care and improve continuity of care, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, CMIO reports (Byers, CMIO, 3/12).
Study Details
In November 2010, 115 medical residents at the University of Chicago Medicine were given Apple iPads (HealthDay, 3/12). Residents were able to use the iPads to:
In 2011, researchers surveyed the residents about how the devices affected their workflow and patient care.
Study Findings
The study found that:
Researchers also examined data from the hospital’s EHR system to evaluate how the iPad deployment affected residents’ completion of orders. Researchers found that after the residents received iPads, they completed:
Researchers noted that the number of orders for tests and procedures remained the same after the iPad deployment, but slightly more orders were placed within two hours of a patient’s hospital admission (Reuters, 3/12).
Lead author Bhakti Patel and colleagues wrote, “The implementation of personal mobile computing via iPads was associated with improvements in both perceived and actual resident efficiency” (CMIO, 3/12).
Source: iHealthBeat
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