Not trying to excuse the bad behavior of the Physician disengaging from patient care, but often what's taking place is the Physician recording elements of the p

Not trying to excuse the bad behavior of the Physician disengaging from patient care, but often what's taking place is the Physician recording elements of the patient's history currently being relayed by the patient themselves and the examination in progress. This can't be done in advance of the exam (although they could be done after). The fact that it's electronic enables administrators (emboldened by EMR/EHR vendors) to claim that "it's convenient" enough to be done in the room (faster than writing it down by hand or transcribed via recording after the exam ends).