HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
USE OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY BY
OVERALL USERS:
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MOBILE HAS BECOME THE PRIMARY SCREEN
Smartphones and tablets are outstripping personal computers among clinicians when it comes to search traffic, accessing professional reference
resources, and communication among colleagues.
TOP TASK-TO-SCREEN TRENDS
49% EHR/Notes/
e-Prescribing
39% Search
24% Professional
Resource
46%Search
38% Communication with Colleagues
38% Professional
Resource
71% EHR/Notes/
e-Prescribing
44%Search
26% Communication with Colleagues
Tablet
Smartphone
Computer
Computer users
1063Tablet users
562Smartphone
users
914
BUT EHR IS LAGGING MOBILE ADOPTION
4/5 physicians’ practices have implemented EHR*. For the rest more than 3/5 that have not yet adopted an EHR
plan to do so within the next year. Yet only one in three clinicians say their practices EHR
is optimized for mobile use, so they still use desktop and tablet for EHR.
CARDIOLOGY PRIMARY CARE
PSYCHIATRY NURSE
ONCOLOGY
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
203Computer
users 182Smartphone
users119Tablet users
204Computer
users 171Smartphone
users115Tablet users
202Computer
users 181Smartphone
users123Tablet users
203Computer
users 182Smartphone
users119Tablet users
204Computer
users 171Smartphone
users115Tablet users
202Computer
users 181Smartphone
users123Tablet users
201Computer
users 168Smartphone
users103Tablet users
125Computer
users 168Smartphone
users103Tablet users
128Computer
users 107Smartphone
users46
Tablet users
Administrative tasks and clinical note taking remain popular computer-based tasks with some traction gaining
among tablet users.
*In Italy, EHR is called FSE "Fascicolo Sanitario Elettronico" and it's adopting by some Regions, its use is growing.
Appocrate hopeS when it'll be completely adopted it will even be perfectly optimized for mobile
*EHR: Electronic Health Record