About 85% of hospital-based IT professionals say their organization embraces “bring your own device” — or BYOD — policies that allow employees to use their personal mobile devices at work, according to a survey by Aruba Networks, Computerworld reports (Mearian, Computerworld, 2/24).
For the survey, Aruba Networks interviewed more than 130 hospital-based health IT professionals.
Levels of Access
Although 85% of respondents said their organization has a BYOD policy, the organizations varied in the amount of data they allowed personal mobile devices to access. The survey found that:
Types of Mobile Devices Supported
The survey also found that:
Additional Findings
The survey found that electronic health record applications are the most widely supported application on mobile devices, with 60% of respondents saying their organization supports the use of mobile EHR apps. The next most widely supported mobile apps include picture archiving and communication systems, secure messaging and voice-over IP (Computerworld, 2/24).
The survey also found that more than 75% of respondents said their organization provides Internet access to patients and hospital visitors, but 58% said they use open networks without password protection to do so (Jackson, FierceMobileHealthcare, 2/23).
Source: iHealthBeat
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