Are iPads A Patient Threat In the ACO-PCMH Model? by Jim Bloedau of Information Advantage Group
Which tablet device is you organization most
likely to adopt: Microsoft Surface, iPad Mini or the leading answer being NEITHER
thus far? This poll and others
that claim at least 62% of physicians adopting the iPad and half of them reporting use it
at the point of care forget about IP
65 and IEC 60601 which
deal with infection control and electrical safety of equipment used in the
clinical setting. Shouldn’t, What about
the patient’s safety? be the more
appropriate question?
A QuantiaMD
study released in 2011 showed that most physicians purchased their mobile device personally or for their
private practice, however, some 18% received them from hospitals and other
health care institutions that they worked for.
The iPad is not IP 65 0r IEC
60601 certified, so how does the professional clinician protect the
patient from their mobile devices? What policies should the institutions have? Do you think that this is a more immediate discussion than how the FCC will regulate medical apps on mobile tech? What about the visiting nurse and the ACO-PCMH home care market?
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