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Documenting with mobile devices can significantly reduce discrepancies and errors while recording patient data — by 14 percent.([FOOTNOTE=Prgomet M, Georgiou A, Westbrook JI. The impact of mobile handheld technology on hospital physicians' work practices and patient care: a systematic review. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009;16(6):792–801. doi: 10.1197/jamia.M3215.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=]) A six-month study found that physicians using mobile devices prescribed antibiotics at a lower rate, while patient length of stay decreased by one day.([FOOTNOTE=Mickan S, Tilson JK, Atherton H, Roberts NW, Heneghan C. Evidence of effectiveness of health care professionals using handheld computers: a scoping review of systematic reviews. J Med Internet Res. 2013;15(10):e212. doi:10.2196/jmir.2530.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])

Manual record-keeping may introduce errors to patient data ranging from medication status to patient education. One hospital implemented a standardized electronic recording system and improved the quality of the charts. Reports meeting documentation standards increased by 49.5 percent.([FOOTNOTE=Heidarizadeh K, Rassouli M, Manoochehri H. Effect of electronic report writing on the quality of nursing report recording. Electron Physician. 2017;9(10):5439–5445. doi:10.19082/5439.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])

Mobile devices can keep patient data within reach wherever clinicians are on the floor. Tablets storing electronic medical records (EMRs) can reduce time spent on hospital rounds and charting. One group of physicians using mobile tablets during hospital rounds spent up to 1.4 minutes more at each patient's bedside.([FOOTNOTE=Fleischmann R, Duhm J, Hupperts H. Tablet computers with mobile electronic medical records enhance clinical routine and promote bedside time: a controlled prospective crossover study. J Neurol. 2015;262(3):532–540. doi:10.1007/s00415-014-7581-7.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])

Nurses can spend up to 35.3 percent of their shift on documentation.([FOOTNOTE=Hendrich A, Chow MP, Skierczynski BA, et al. A 36-hospital time and motion study: how do medical-surgical nurses spend their time? Perm J. 2008;12(3):25–34.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=]) Patient monitoring devices connected to EMR systems can transmit patient data automatically — saving nurses one to two minutes each time they have to read and update charts.¹