HIMSS looks to change mobile health regulatory framework

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Mobile Devices in Healthcare• The usage of mobile devices in the healthcare industry

is on the rise• Physicians, providers, hospitals and support staff are

now increasingly using mobile devices to carry out their duties towards providing coordinated healthcare to population health groups

• The shift from desktop-based Electronic Health Record (EHR) software to mobile-based EHRs is largely due to the convenience and mobility these devices offer

• They can be used by healthcare professionals anywhere inside the practice or even outside of it

Medical Devices• As the usage of mobile devices in healthcare

increases, so does the need to regulate the shift• The Healthcare Information and Management

Systems Society (HIMSS) is responsible for managing the usage of technology in the healthcare industry by providing the legal framework for it

• The existing regulatory framework for medical devices must evolve to recognize the increasing presence of health IT

• This is a field which brings a new level of interconnectivity in the healthcare ecosystem which the current system does not offer

Medical Devices

• Instead of classifying EHR and CDS as medical devices, it is important to understand that the degree and frequency of local customization of health IT products sets them apart from traditional medical devices

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