Imagine being a tightrope walker suspended over a canyon, balancing each step while negotiating the wind's constant push and pull. The scenery is breathtaking, but you don't dare look down; every moment demands your full attention. Now, replace that canyon with the vast landscape of the digital world, the tightrope with cybersecurity, and the walker with organizations navigating hybrid work. Doesn't seem so different, does it?

Mobile technology is playing an increasingly important role in enabling clinical workflows, but ensuring its security is still a concern for HDOs. With Imprivata, there’s a way forward.

Enabling workflow continuity and data security

It’s healthcare’ worst kept secret: mobile workflows improve care quality and the patient experience. So, for healthcare delivery organizations, supporting mobile workflows is no longer an option but a necessity.

Mobile devices are revolutionizing the way healthcare is delivered. With the right mobile strategy, clinicians can access patient records, monitor vitals and communicate with team members and patients from any place, at any time—even directly from the patient’s bedside. This can lead to immense benefits, such as improved patient and family satisfaction, increased communication between staff and better quality of care. Relying more on mobile devices allows clinicians to spend less time accessing information and documenting at a workstation and more quality time with patients.

A recent New York Times article highlighted a study that found that when prescriptions were written on paper, there were 37 errors for every 100 paper prescriptions, versus around 7 per 100 for those who used e-Prescribing software.