Smart Phones Are Quickly Becoming Powerful Healthcare Tools That Can Allow Health Care Workers To Keep Track Of Patient 1 (20.04 KiB) Viewed 40 times
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Smart phones are quickly becoming powerful healthcare tools that can allow health care workers to keep track of patient heart rate or activity level over the internete', or consult with a patient remotely via secure emaile, saving time and money for patients and healthcare organizations alike. But as portable devices become more powerful and more integrated into our healthcare systems, what potential issues could occur if one of these smart phones were to be lost or stolen? What consequences could this have on the employee? The hospital? The patient? What can be done to prevent these kinds of breaches of privacy when patient care makes its way onto our smart phones?
Smart phones are quickly becoming powerful healthcare tools that can allow health care workers to keep track of patient heart rate or activity level over the internete, or consult with a patient remotely via secure emaile saving time and money for patients and healthcare organizations alike. But as portable devices become more powerful and more integrated into our healthcare systems, what potential issues could occur if one of these smart phones were to be lost or stolen? What consequences could this have on the employee? The hospital? The patient? What can be done to prevent these kinds of breaches of privacy when patient care makes its way onto our smart phones?
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