Tablets are not only for doctors, but patients too. This particular clinic does not have electronic records yet, but they are taking it a step at a time and have made one large step. Patients can sign in and take care of the co-pay for the visit with the kiosk too. 
Patients are going through a small learning curve just as clinicians do too. Nice use of the tablets! I’m a tablet person myself and have written quite a bit about their use. I take it to meetings, dictate with the unit, so I can choose which ever method of input I want. Back at the office it docks and I can hook up a keyboard if I need too. Usually I don’t require a keyboard unless I am using a virtual hard drive on the unit that runs Ubuntu or have a need to boot up XP on a virtual once in a while. BD
Patients visiting offices of The Iowa Clinic in the Des Moines area still grab a clipboard to update personal information or to verify insurance carriers. But pens now have been replaced with a stylus, and the clipboard is a computer screen, not a piece of paper.
The group of medical clinics recently completed conversion to electronic clipboards as a means of improving efficiency and accuracy in collecting patient information.
There have been a few kinks in the system, but overall acceptance of the wireless clipboards - also referred to as kiosks - has been smooth, said Vinnie Riley, The Iowa Clinic chief operating officer.Each of the 100 electronic clipboards The Iowa Clinic uses costs about $3,000. In addition, there was a cost for the software that allows the patient data to be transferred to a central information system and for licensing and training, Riley said.
Mercy Clinics will implement an electronic health records system later this year or next, said Dr. David Swieskowski, chief executive officer.
Check-in clipboards go high-tech at area clinics | DesMoinesRegister.com | The Des Moines Register
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