Creating medical records during patient visits or as close to it as possible by physicians or documenting assistants is commonly referred to as Real-Time Data recording. This has been known to improve accuracy as the information is updated almost immediately. Hence it gives very little space for human errors or omissions due to memory lapse. This data is a recording of all the observations made about the patient and medical interventions as and when it is provided. Therefore, it has a positive impact on clinical decisions made by physicians and improves patient care and treatments.

Technological innovations have hugely helped in real-time data entry. Physicians use voice recognition software for real-time conversion of dictations to digital records and employ medical transcription service providers to rectify and edit any errors created by the AI-enabled records. Real-time data helps physicians in decision-making since the regular updation of records allows them to notice if patients are improving and if not change their course of action as quickly as possible.

Real-time data creation saves a considerable amount of time since the recording is done at the moment and not postponed for future completion. This also cuts the cost of employment of personnel for the creation of data but they can be used for rectification of errors. This leads to improved accuracy as there is less human intervention.

Continuous and immediate updating of the documents is very useful for investigative and legal purposes as it provides a very clear picture of the patient's medical history. When it is stored on a single platform, it can be made available to multiple physicians at a single point in time and by highlighting the key health information, any consultant can immediately recognize the nature of the patient's illness. Physicians can also take note of any recent lab and test results vital for diagnosis and plan their course of action.