Mobile Technology

A growing number of applications are designed for portable devices used by clinicians. Stories here cover trends in how mobile technology is used in the health care setting, the benefits and pitfalls of various device types, and what the future holds for application development.

Nurse Carts Becoming More Sophisticated in Capabilities and Use

Elizabeth Gardner | May 13

Claude Parnell wants to know why it is that people can track a $5 pair of socks at every stopping point between Amazon.com and their house, but most hospitals can't track medications between the pharmacy department and the bedside -even those that cost $10,000 or more per dose.

Medication Management

Group Practices

Hospitals

Decision Support

EHR

U-Rochester Reports Breach after Flash Drive Lost

Joseph Goedert | May 07

The University of Rochester Medical Center in recent days has notified 537 former patients of a breach of their protected health information after a physician’s flash drive went missing.

Policy & Regulation

Data Security

Consumer Health

Group Practices

Hospitals

HIT Vendor News Round-up

Gary Baldwin | May 07

Meaningful use certifications, mobile job searches, a new telemedicine product and a new name for an established firm are among recent announcements from health information technology vendors:

EHR

Group Practices

Hospitals

Policy & Regulation

Vendor News

Stimulus

Practice Management

Decision Support

Deploying a Mobile Device Management Strategy

Marcus LaFountain | May 06

A recent Ovum study showed that almost 60% of employees bring some type of mobile device into the workplace. There are a few names for this, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), Bring Your Own PC (BYOPC), Bring Your Own Phone (BYOP), User Introduces Unsecure Device onto My Network and Then Loses My Secure Data (UIUDOMNTLMSD).

Data Security

Group Practices

Hospitals

Policy & Regulation

WOW! Or is it MOW?

Elizabeth Gardner | May 01

Carts evolve from workstations on wheels to medication delivery on wheels.

Medication Management

Hospitals

EHR

Group Practices

Decision Support

New Health I.T. Safety Committee Holds First Meeting

Joseph Goedert | Apr 29

A recently formed workgroup of the HIT Policy Committee to identify ways to improve the safety of health information technology held its introductory meeting on April 29. Among its charges, the group will compile a report on strategies and recommendations for a risk-based regulatory framework for health I.T., including medical mobile applications.

EHR

Data Security

Group Practices

Decision Support

Hospitals

Health Info Exchange

Payers

Medication Management

Policy & Regulation

Kronos Goes Mobile with Health Workforce Management

Joseph Goedert | Apr 26

Kronos Inc. has introduced a health care-specific version of its Workforce Tablet Analytics, a suite of portable workforce management applications running on an iPad.

Hospitals

Group Practices

Vendor News

NFL Drafts eClinicalWorks to Tackle On-Field Injuries

Apr 24

The NFL draft is getting underway, and the league has made a draft choice of its own: It has called on eClinicalWorks to create a mobile electronic health record that will be used by team caregivers to provide real-time access to player videos and information on how to diagnose and treat sports injuries.

Decision Support

EHR

Health Info Exchange

Hospitals

Medical Imaging

Web Technology

Wireless/Mobile

Behavioral Health Provider Reaches Out to 3,000 after Breach

Joseph Goedert | Apr 17

Arizona Counseling and Treatment Services, a behavioral health provider serving the greater Yuma, Ariz. region, is notifying about 3,000 patients following the theft of a laptop computer and external hard drive.

Consumer Health

Data Security

EHR

Group Practices

Policy & Regulation

Stimulus

CDC Wants to Use Phone Texting to Conduct Surveys

Joseph Goedert | Apr 15

The Centers for Disease Control is readying a feasibility study of conducting population health surveys via consumers’ smartphones.

Consumer Health

Disease Management

Policy & Regulation

Theft of Psychologist’s Laptop Triggers Breach Notifications

Joseph Goedert | Apr 15

The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is notifying 652 clients after a psychologist’s laptop computer was stolen.

Consumer Health

Data Security

Group Practices

Policy & Regulation

Stimulus

Tracking HIT Acquisitions in 1Q 2013

Apr 14

Chronic Care

Consumer Health

Disease Management

Electronic Data Interchange

Group Practices

Health Info Exchange

Hospitals

Payers

Practice Management

Revenue Cycle Management

Revenue Cycle & Payments

Vendor News

Thousands of Home Care Patients Notified of a Data Breach

Joseph Goedert | Apr 11

United HomeCare in Miami has sent notification letters to more than 13,600 patients after an employee’s company laptop computer was stolen.

Consumer Health

Data Security

EHR

Group Practices

Policy & Regulation

Stimulus

Breach at South Carolina VA Center

Joseph Goedert | Apr 10

The William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia, S.C., has notified more than 7,400 patients of a breach of information after a laptop was discovered missing on Feb. 11, 2013.

Consumer Health

Data Security

EHR

Hospitals

Policy & Regulation

Stimulus

Joint Commission Issues Alert on Medical Device Alarm Fatigue

Joseph Goedert | Apr 08

The Joint Commission on April 8 issued a Sentinel Event Alert to hospitals, imploring leaders to take a focused look at the serious risk caused by “alarm fatigue” from medical devices.

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Consumer Health

Hospitals

Chronic Care

Disease Management

Medication Management

Medical Imaging

Policy & Regulation