anna lisina's List: MOBILE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT

• Cerner’s system was too hard to use via a Safari browser.
• before you dig too deeply into your mobile strategy, you may want to hear more clinicians on how their mobile EMR usage is playing out

• there is a growing concern of malware and hacks that are now being reported
• steps that should be taken to properly protect

• Developing an intuitive, user-friendly interface is one of the keys to success  in any mobile-device program in the healthcare setting.

• The primary benefits cited by most clinicians are 1) instant access to  information; 2) the ability to share data and images with patients and family,  at the bedside and in examining rooms; and 3) secure, wireless, remote access to  EMRs.
• Now, with the iPad, the team has access to the most up-to-date information on  each patient for the morning report.
• increase in high-value interactions between senior and junior residents
• improved communication and raised patients’ satisfaction
• on-the-sly discussions and teaching
• serves as an entry point or a center of focus for patient interactions
• the ability to grab extra minutes, at home or in transit, to keep up with new  developments is a powerful efficiency tool
• • Preparation for surgery

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• Mobile healthcare computing devices (MHCDs) is a technical term defined by Lin  and Vassar [5] as all mobile and handheld  computing devices used in healthcare.
• • Definition of Mobile devices
• wireless laptops provide the ability to input, store, retrieve and view, in  real-time, ‘unlimited’ patient information

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