Making the best of BYOD in a healthcare setting

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http://ehrintelligence.com/2012/09/06/making-the-best-of-byod-in-a-healthcare-setting/

By Patrick Ouellette
EHR Intelligence
September 6, 2012

Back in August, there was a bring your own device (BYOD) survey done by 
Coalfire Labs that revealed some strong reasons for healthcare CIOs not 
to allow BYOD in their practices without having everyone on board with a 
security plan.

While this survey wasn’t limited to just healthcare professionals, it 
raises the question of how seriously employees take the required 
safeguards when using a mobile device. Physicians are feeling more and 
more comfortable bringing their iPhone or Android device to work and 
those who don’t likely have hospital-provided phones.  And as we roll 
along toward Stage 2 Meaningful Use, patients are going to be using 
their own devices to help providers comply with data engagement 
requirements. You’re going to need to account for patients handling 
personal data and not losing or abusing it Here were some statistics 
from the survey:

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