Vala Afshar: 10 Technologies That Are Revolutionizing Healthcare IT

1. Smartphones- The smartphone and apps have been the catalyst for major changes at the point of care
2. Wi-Fi - At many hospitals the wireless LAN (WLAN) now connects more devices than the wired LAN
3. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)- Smartphones + hospital Wi-Fi = the need for a BYOD policy and mobile device management
4. Government Mandates- Mandates- have forced healthcare institutions to invest heavily in IT infrastructure, talent, and application systems
5. Voice over IP (VoIP) - The emergence of VOIP has allowed healthcare institutions to leverage a single IT infrastructure backbone for both data and voice traffic
6. Social- Social media, such as Twitter and Facebook, provides a platform that is transforming healthcare
7. Virtualization- Virtualization has transformed the IT industry by giving the technology team new flexibility and agility
8. IP-Based Medical Devices- Medical devices are evolving at an unprecedented rate, so much so that the 510K device registration process is in dire need of an update
9. Mobile Health (mHealth)- With the increasing focus on decreasing healthcare costs, mHealth provides a spectrum of ways to leverage mobility to improve clinical work flows and outcomes
10. Big Data- Data is everywhere and the challenge is to use that data to make meaningful decisions and provide better care

Source: The Huffington Post
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