Mobile-Based Hospital Communication System Improves Care

A new study published in the journal BMJ Open finds that a hospital in the United Kingdom reduced its length of patient stay by replacing a phone- and pager-based communication system with a smartphone- and tablet-based communication system. FierceMobileHealthcare.

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  • patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
  • transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
  • institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
  • vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.

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