mHealth Intelligence December 20, 2017
A new survey finds that health system CIOs who have implemented mHealth communication platforms are now focusing on integrating with EHRs and other clinical platforms, and they’re prepared for pushback from physicians.
With some three-quarters of the nation’s health systems now having an mHealth communications strategy, CIOs are now setting their sights on integrating those platforms with clinical decision support tools, including the EHR.
That’s the biggest take-away from a survey of almost 50 CIOs conducted by mobile communications vendor Spok. The survey, taken in June among members of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), finds that most executives have a road map in place for their mHealth plans, and they’re now headed toward what might be considered...