BYOD Trend Influences Future of Health Care Technology
More and more nurses today are bringing their own smart phones and tablets to work and using them in their day-to-day work routine, according to a recent survey by Fierce Mobile Healthcare.
The study found that 61 percent of hospitals and health systems respondents said that half their employees use personal mobile devices for work. Fifty percent said the devices are used for just email and calendar applications, while 36 percent said the devices are used to retrieve patient data.
CHICAGO — Cook County Department of Corrections in Chicago unveiled its new Residential Treatment Unit (RTU) in June. The RTU is part of the Cook County Jail’s 276,450-square-foot addition project built to accommodate a growing jail population. The five-story facility is seeking LEED Silver certification.
NEW YORK — After six years of research and design development, New York-based NXT Health, a nonprofit organization dedicated to collaborative design innovation to improve the delivery of care, debuted Patient Room 2020 at the DuPont Corian Design Studio in New York.
ATLANTA — Last November, Birmingham, Ala.-headquartered Brasfield & Gorrie completed the new metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) radiation therapy room at the Aflac Cancer Center of Children’s Heathcare of Atlanta at Egleston.
BOSTON — In June, Boston-headquartered