Discussion:
Using EHRs are time consuming as it is in the health care field. The wireless laptops and the proposal to implement is a big capital expenditure CAPEX as you cleverly mentioned. How do you get the best bargain in a competitive technology based economy? It appears that all computer based vendors have specials that changes sometimes weekly. Using the wireless laptop to record patient information does have attractive features. The mobility and patient centered care can become a process for improvement with wireless laptop proposal.
In the end, it does all come down to the bottom line which is money. If the proposal incorporates the best cost effective and beneficial plan for quality improvement for the section, make the best proposal for upper-management.