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I guess you mean why every doctor doesn't own 2-3 of these, because battery won't last a day...

That's what the power cover is for.

That's what the power cover is for.

And now it's too heavy to carry around all day every day.

Part of the reason for this is that a lot of the 'Windows' apps I've seen for healthcare are really, really bad (and have UI much too small/complex to use on a touchscreen), whereas the iOS apps I've seen are much more polished, user-friendly, and accessible because they're designed for touchscreens from the start.

It would be impractical in a hospital. It's relatively heavy and where would you put it when you don't need it without risking theft? And how would you prevent unauthorized access to hospital records when stolen? I think the whole tablet at hospitals thing is a fantasy.

All of those concerns exist with a clipboard of papers, and you can't encrypt those.

Right. But who would want to steal a clipboard?