Mobile Computing Case Studies & White Papers

31. Which Mobile Devices Provide Real Value 1/27/2015

    The US healthcare sector continues to grapple with information technology. What to purchase? How best to implement? Who will be allowed to use the solutions? How will they be managed and secured?

32. Why Tablets Are Essential To The Success Of Your mHealth Initiative 1/27/2015

    Tablets continue to offer users a truly unique combination of portability and power. The healthcare sector is particularly intrigued with the potential these devices present in the areas of improved patient care, lower overall costs, and streamlined compliance with regulations. If they haven’t already, administrators in hospitals and long-term care facilities would be well advised to introduce the tablet and its growing portfolio of medical software applications to their patients and staff.

33. The Evolution Of mHealth Solutions 1/27/2015

    Mobile health, or mHealth, has broken through as a game-changer in today’s healthcare sector. While still very much a market in early development, mHealth initiatives are driven by a number of significant industry developments:

34. Top 10 Questions To Ask When Choosing A Patient Engagement System 1/22/2015

    First things first. Regardless of what platform you select, it will likely have one key thing in common with its competitors: automated patient messaging. Every platform you are evaluating should automate text and email messages to your patients. (If not, keep looking!)

35. Securing Health Data In A BYOD World 1/12/2015

    Just as mobile computing has become an indispensable part of your life, so to has it become a standard tool for healthcare providers — equally important as the stethoscope and blood pressure cuff. Smartphones and other types of consumer mobile devices are an increasingly prevalent part of that trend. In fact, nearly 89 percent of healthcare workers use smartphones for work purposes, according to Cisco’s BYOD Insights 2013: A Cisco Partner Network Study.

36. Team Communication Reduces Readmissions 11/10/2014

    This paper describes the implementation and preliminary results of a program designed to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions while improving care transitions, quality of care, and the overall patient experience. COAST@Marin (Collaboration for Older Adult Safe Transitions) was introduced at Marin General Hospital (MGH) at the end of 2012, and includes elements of Project RED and the Care Transitions Intervention integrated with existing best practices at MGH. Carebook TM , a mobile care collaboration platform from CareInSync (www.careinsync.com), was chosen as the technology to support the implementation of these interventions, making care team communication more effective and efficient.

37. Hospital Improves HCAHPS Care Transition Scores 18% With Mobile Solution 11/10/2014

    “Providing the best care possible in the most efficient manner”: It’s a monster of a challenge that hospitals have been wrestling with for years, regardless of reimbursement or governance model. Marin General Hospital (MGH) was no exception. Leaders at the Greenbrae, Calif. hospital wanted to finally tame the beast.

38. Secure Messaging Reduces Readmissions 22% 11/10/2014

    The value of communication and collaboration among clinicians in the hospital setting is widely recognized, yet rarely realized. To improve such processes, Marin General Hospital has implemented the nation’s first Mobile Care Navigation Network™, which enables clinicians to effectively communicate at crucial care moments.

39. Reduce Alarm Fatigue With Smartphones 9/5/2014

    Electronic medical devices in hospitals have produced an ever-increasing number of alarms and alerts, adding to the stress and occasional chaos that nurses face on the hospital floor. New converged mobile computing solutions can help filter this barrage of alarms, and empower nurses to respond more efficiently and effectively to the needs of their patients.

40. Converged Mobile Devices Are Revolutionizing Care Delivery 9/5/2014

    Mobile computers and other devices have transformed the way healthcare providers deliver care, and new smartphone platforms are poised to further revolutionize hospital efficiency and patient safety. However, at many hospitals the current mobile technology deployment model has left nurses and physicians using multiple, disparate devices and solutions.