Healthcare DIVE January 30, 2018
Dive Brief:
- Mobile devices are becoming ubiquitous in healthcare, with 98% of doctors, 97% of nurses and 96% of pharmacists at acute care hospitals saying they expect to use such technologies by 2022, a new Zebra Technologies study finds.
- More than seven in 10 hospitals say IT solutions improve patient care, while 55% cite reduced costs of care. A similar share of nurses credit mobile devices with improving staff communications and 61% report fewer medication administration errors.
- The ability to harness and share data will also improve, with 89% of IT executives expecting mobile devices to send and retrieve predictive analytics and early detection notification for life-threatening conditions.
Dive Insight:
More than nine in 10 nurse managers see...
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