Friday, November 21, 2014

3/4 of Nurses Very Positive About Workplace Smartphone Messaging


According to a recent study in the Journal of Hospital Medicine, a communication system based on smartphone messaging assisted with increase efficiency and accountability among nurses and physicians. Below are the findings:

  • 82.8% of medical trainees and 78.3% of the nursing staff said the communication system helped them work through their daily tasks quicker.
  • 67.1% of medical trainees and 73.2% of nurses either agreed or strongly agreed that the communication system made them more accountable in their clinical roles.
  • 35.8% of physicians and 26.3% of nurses said the system was useful for communicating complex issues.
Source: Becker's Health IT & CIO

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