(PR Web Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Sarasota, FL (PRWEB) January 26, 2011 Voalté, a leading developer of innovative point-of-care communications software on the iPhone and BlackBerry smartphone devices, has announced the release of a new white paper, ‘The Smartphone Tsunami- Will Your Hospital Sink or Swim?” The white paper is designed to assist hospital leadership in defining a mobile strategy and workflow guidelines for smartphone usage – from setting the strategic vision to managing device.
Smartphones offer “anywhere” access to people and information. Hospitals risk being left behind if they don’t embrace and utilize this technology. The key is being SMART about incorporating smartphone technology.
According to the report, “Hospitals must first conduct a site assessment in which all stakeholders are interviewed and issues are discussed to help formulate a comprehensive mobility strategy. Pilots and proofs of concept help test new technology and the perceived impact on clinical workflow. After the initial site assessment, a deeper dive needs to focus on the hospital’s infrastructure to address both the physical and digital landscape.” The paper covers the following elements of creating a mobility strategy:
• Clinical site assessment
• Pilots and new technologies
• Staying agile
• Training and support
• Preparing the infrastructure
• Device and network security
• Alarm and device management
• Aligning workflows
To download the entire white paper, please visit: voalte.com.