Peripheral to what they do 90% of the time. That depends on the doctor. But generally doctors spend ~20% of their day doing data entry. The rest of the time, i

Peripheral to what they do 90% of the time. That depends on the doctor. But generally doctors spend ~20% of their day doing data entry. The rest of the time, in general practice, family, etc. clinics, doctors need an EHR at their fingertips when talking to patients and other care providers and carrying an iPad around with an EHR designed for the iPad from the ground up is easier than most desktop-based EHR software. Could do the same almost as well on their laptop. Misunderstands why a person uses an iPad instead of a laptop.