The plethora of mobile devices now used in the U.S. healthcare system has the potential to transform the industry. But so far they've had a much bigger effect on the work habits of physicians than on the care they provide to patients.

That could change as new reimbursement models emerge. "If you can imagine a world in which physicians and hospitals are paid based on the outcomes of patients, some of these technologies may be very integral to them getting paid and enabling them to do the right thing for the patient," says Dr. Mohit Kaushal, chief strategy officer and executive VP of business development for the West Wireless Health Institute, a nonprofit medical research organization.

Between 20,000 and 30,000 mobile health apps are available to consumers today. The vast majority of them are aimed at people who want to track their fitness or diet or look up healthcare information. For example, there are apps that record how far you alk or run, how many calories you burn, and how many hours you sleep.

Download “Why Are Your Doctors Using Mobile Computing Devices?” to learn about physicians’ patterns with mobile devices, such as:

• 62% of doctors use iPads or other tablet computers
• 81% use smartphones
• Only about half of the doctors who use tablets say they’ve used them at the point of care, and far fewer are using them to look up patient data

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Healthcare organizations of all types are increasingly dependent on wireless LANs. From hospitals to assisted living facilities and medical clinics, wireless LAN technology has become ubiquitous.

Download “A Wireless LAN for Today’s Assisted Living Facilities” to find out the success hospitals are having with wireless LANs, such as:

• Allowing hospital staff to access electronic medical records everywhere
• Using powerful, yet affordable, consumer communications devices to make staff tasks easier
• Accessing the Internet from within the hospital to stay connected with co-workers and loved ones

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The average enterprise telecommunications system life cycle is five to seven years,starting with the Y2K issue. The last five years were predicted to be one of the most active for telecommunications renewals, corresponding with trends such as bring your own device (BYOD), appification, softwarization and new go-to-markets based on cloud technologies.

Download “Aging Communications Systems: Risks and Opportunities” to find out why video and mobility has been increasing more slowly than expected. Potential reasons include:

• The transition was viewed as complex, requiring multiple technologies that are sometimes costly and difficult to integrate
• There was no firm proof that deploying UC&C would provide a return on investment
• Many organizations delayed making capital investments to their networks during the poor and uncertain economic conditions of recent years

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