Choosing the right phone can be the difference between increasing mobility or headaches. When it comes to mobile devices in healthcare, the perfect device does not yet exist.While industry is starting to catch on, popular smartphones or tablets for consumer use often dont offer the resilience or security that clinicians need for their day-to-day workflow, according to a new report by KLAS Research, Clinical Mobility 2018: Leveraging a Smartphone Strategy.Often what is not understood is what impact certain devices will have on day-to-day workflows, says Paul Hess, research director at KLAS Research and co-author of the study.Short battery lives, updates that break systems and phones that hit dead spots in hallways or elevators can all be challenges for nurses and clinicians looking to use these devices over the course of their daily shifts. Moreover, Hess adds that phones take a beating during routine nurse shifts.They get dropped in toilets or on the hard tile floors repeatedly, says Hess. Further, abrasive chemicals are used to wipe down phones to prevent infection, which can break down normal consumer-grade phones within weeks.

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