Mobile phones in hospitals – good or bad?
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Can a mobile handset spread bacteria and diseases as it is difficulet to clean?
Knowing that Doctors love latest mobile technology/smartphones, the question arises; is it really the optimal hardware to use for them in the hospital?
A mobile phone is difficult to clean several times a day and the debate is going on, if this can be an infectious spreader…… I must agree.
I also don’t see the benefits of having a mobile phone with small display as a recording tool for the Doctor in the clinic, where computers – tablet PC’s, PC’s, portable PC’s – are available everywhere. The risk for errors increase with the small size of the display and writing area.
The biggest benefit with mobile technology in health care is the communication with the patient. This can be done between a PC in the Doctors office and the patients mobile phone. This is how we have developed our service.