Providers' Perceptions: Mobility In Healthcare White Paper Now Available

"Mobility" is a broad concept that has many meanings to providers. Definitions range from device manufacturers to carriers and software firms. A wide spectrum of definitions exists, from the very simple surrounding devices to the more complex that enable actionable receipt and use of data on mobile devices at the point of care.

Billian's HealthDATA and Porter Research recently fielded a primary market research program aimed at understanding healthcare providers' perceptions regarding these definitions, and the impact mobile solutions are having on their organizations, especially with regard to improving clinical and workflow processes.

Porter Research expects that over the next five years, mobile phones, portable medical devices, laptops, sensor technology and associated applications will play a key role in connecting not only healthcare providers across care settings, but also patients with their providers. Healthcare organizations will need to develop or enhance their existing wireless strategies that support clinical and workflow processes.

Key findings from the "Providers' Perceptions: Mobility in Healthcare" study include:

• Though many healthcare organizations have mobile strategies in place, those strategies are still in their infancy.
• Security, funding, connectivity and interoperability are among providers' top concerns with regard to implementing mobile solutions.
• Providers believe improvement in patient safety and care quality to be among the biggest benefits of mobile solution implementations.
• Nursing represents by far the largest area in which mobile solutions are currently being utilized on a daily basis, though Chief Nursing Officers have limited influence when it comes to final purchase/decision-making power.
• The majority of providers surveyed prefer to select mobile healthcare solutions from vendors that specialize in mobility, followed by their current HIS/electronic medical record (EHR) vendor.

Visit BilliansHealthDATA.com to download the complimentary white paper.

SOURCE: Billian's HealthDATA