The use of smartphones and tablets is growing slowly each year in healthcare facilities, according to an article on the Health Facilities Management website.
Twenty-eight percent of U.S. hospitals used smartphones in 2014 compared with 26 percent in 2013, according to the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Analytics Database.
Nearly 24 percent used tablets in 2014 compared with nearly 23 percent in 2013, 20 percent in 2012 and almost 19 percent in 2011.
Thirty-six percent of respondents said mobile technology would create overall efficiencies in care, 33 percent said it would have a minimal level of impact on care, 23 percent said they were unsure of its impact and 8 percent said it could make care worse, the article said.
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