Does anyone ever take histories on an iPad when meeting with patients?

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Does anyone ever take histories on an iPad when meeting with patients?

 

[Medic741]

Does anyone ever take histories on an iPad when meeting with patients?

I wasn’t comfortable my apps were adequately protecting pt privacy and I couldn’t guarantee my device hadn’t been compromised so I do pen/paper.

Past week stopped taking notes during encounters and found they went better/faster

 

[7331poas]

This would be super unprofessional if I were a patient. I would be wondering whether the device is secure among other things.

 

[MSTP18]

I hated worrying about trying to keep my pen and paper sterile when entering contact precaution rooms - worrying about an iPad would be insane. Also should any bodily fluids land on my pen and paper, I wouldn't have an issue just throwing them out.

 

[hamstergang]

If you have the EMR on the iPad then that's fine, otherwise this seems to be inviting problems.