| A separate patient display | Doctors have the power to control over what types of contents in the EHR may be shared with patients | Technology availability, reliability and cost; may increase doctor’s workload; and additional training required. |
| A projector | Doctors have the power to control over what types of contents in the EHR may be shared with patients and easy to move. | Technology availability, reliability and cost; May increase doctor’s workload; Additional training required. |
| A portable tablet | Easy to move, patients have more control when interacting with the tablet, and can access more individualized information. | Doctors and patients may not be on the same page during communication. |
| A touch-based screen | Doctors and patients can easily interact with the screen together and the data is clearly shown with large font size and visualization. | Information transparency without reservation might not be appropriate at certain situations and some patients may feel the large screen intimidating. |
| A display a shared computer display that can be viewed by both doctors and patients | Patients can be more engaged during the consultation, doctors and patients can easily be on the same page, and information transparency may be maintained and reserved by the doctors. | Information might not be easily viewed with clarity by both doctors and patients and the layout of the physical space may be the barrier for viewing on the same screen. |