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Page 1: Use of mobile technology by healthcare professionals - part 2

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

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