As a disclosure, Voalte is a developer for smartphones. Given that, you can take their whitepaper knowing they may have a particular slant in mind. However, I must say that as a non-biased observer, I agree with the overall conclusion. Healthcare is the fastest growing smartphone market today.
Voalté, a leading developer of innovative point-of-care communications software on the iPhone and BlackBerry smartphone devices, has announced the release of a new white paper, ‘The Smartphone Tsunami- Will Your Hospital Sink or Swim?” The white paper is designed to assist hospital leadership in defining a mobile strategy and workflow guidelines for smartphone usage – from setting the strategic vision to managing devices.
According to the report, “Hospitals must first conduct a site assessment in which all stakeholders are interviewed and issues are discussed to help formulate a comprehensive mobility strategy. Pilots and proofs of concept help test new technology and the perceived impact on clinical workflow. After the initial site assessment, a deeper dive needs to focus on the hospital’s infrastructure to address both the physical and digital landscape.”
The paper covers the following elements of creating a mobility strategy:
- Clinical site assessment
- Pilots and new technologies
- Staying agile
- Training and support
- Preparing the infrastructure
- Device and network security
- Alarm and device management
- Aligning workflows
To download the entire white paper, please visit: http://bit.ly/fqi8H9.
