mhealth

Is it OK for doctors to use smartphones in front of patients?

Phone etiquette is changing fast, and it’s not always clear when and how it’s acceptable to use a smartphone. Everyone has had the experience of taking out their phone at a social gathering to send a text or look something … Read More

Best practices for smartphones in healthcare

Most doctors are using smartphones in their medical practice, which comes with big benefits and also some risks. Implement these best practices for smartphones in healthcare to ensure you are getting the most out of your mobile technology at work. … Read More

7 ways healthcare professionals use smartphones

When the Blackberry first merged communication and computing features in 2002, it was hard to imagine how handheld mobile devices would change healthcare and other industries. But today, when over 90 percent of physicians’s use smartphones at work, it’s hard … Read MoreRead More

How to understand your healthcare organization’s mobile device policies

Mobile devices are changing healthcare as more employees use their smartphones and tablets for work. Physicians and nurses are using their devices to check email, receive lab results, message with their team, and even add notes to the EHR. If … Read More

The status of mobile health apps: 11 facts

Observers were impressed when the number of mobile health apps reached 100,000 in Q1 2014. Today, that number has more than tripled and stakeholders within the health industry are embracing mobile health solutions. That’s according to a 2017 report from … Read More

Mobius brings athenahealth documentation templates to mobile

Mobius Clinic is the first app to make athenahealth documentation templates available on mobile devices. Mobius providers can use their iPhone or iPad to access templates within the HPI, ROS and PE sections of the athenahealth EMR. Why use templates? … Read More

Developing your hospital or clinic’s mobile device policy

Nearly all health care professionals are now using smartphones, laptops, and tablets at work. Properly implemented, these mobile devices are valuable clinical tools. As healthcare embraces mobile, hospitals and clinics need policies to ensure that devices are used safely and efficiently … Read MoreRead More

Are mHealth apps covered by HIPAA?

With over 300,000 published mHealth apps on the market, many Americans are using mobile devices to track and share information about their health and fitness. While some of this data qualifies as protected health information (PHI), not all mHealth apps … Read More

Transitioning from a medical scribe to dictation software

With the advent of electronic health records physicians are spending hours a day on the computer typing clinical notes. Many doctors hire medical scribes as a way to manage the burden of digital documentation, but they often overlook a third … Read More

How physicians create value with Mobius Clinic

I sat down with orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mark Casillas to discuss how he uses Mobius Clinic at his medical practice in San Antonio. This is the final of three posts that tell the story of how a suite of software … Read More