Part 2 in the 2017 mobility in healthcare survey series reveals that mobile device types still vary widely across the industry, and the particular device a person carries may depend in large part on the communication requirements of their role. The supporting infrastructure for wireless and cellular communications appears to be getting better, though there is still room for improvement. Likewise, existing plans for backup/emergency communication systems likely warrant closer scrutiny. Overall, survey participants see many opportunities for mobile communication improvements over the next three to five years.
Challenges to data access, such as natural calamities and ransomware, are forcing healthcare organizations to have a clear plan for recovering mission-critical information.
Almost all large healthcare organizations are fully electronic, and the use of electronic health records for the past several years has enabled them to collect vast stores of data.
