The report is based on an online survey conducted from December 2011 to January 2012. Health IT professionals of United States and international hospitals were surveyed.
Key findings include:
• Eight-five percent of health IT professionals support the use of personal devices by physicians and hospital staff at work;
• Sixty percent reported their hospital supports electronic medical record applications on mobile devices;
• Ninety-three percent reported their hospital owns independent network infrastructure;
• Fifty percent plan reported their hospital plans to expand wireless network capabilities within the next 12 months.
Additionally, many hospitals have the capabilities to support a variety of mobile devices:
• Eighty-three percent of health IT professionals report their hospital supports, or plans to support in the next 24 months, clinician use of Apple iPads;
• Sixty-five percent reported their hospital supports iPhones and iPod touches;
• Fifty-two percent reported their hospital supports Blackberry devices;
• Forty-six percent reported their hospital supports Android tablets or devices.
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