HIMSS looks to change mobile health regulatory framework

1. HIMSS looks to change mobile health
regulatory framework
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2. Mobile Devices in Healthcare
• The usage of mobile devices in the healthcare
industry is on the rise
• Physicians, providers, hospitals and support staff are
now increasingly using mobile devices to carry out
their duties towards providing coordinated
healthcare to population health groups
• The shift from desktop-based Electronic Health
Record (EHR) software to mobile-based EHRs is
largely due to the convenience and mobility these
devices offer
• They can be used by healthcare professionals
anywhere inside the practice or even outside of it

3. Medical Devices
• As the usage of mobile devices in healthcare
increases, so does the need to regulate the shift
• The Healthcare Information and Management
Systems Society (HIMSS) is responsible for managing
the usage of technology in the healthcare industry by
providing the legal framework for it
• The existing regulatory framework for medical
devices must evolve to recognize the increasing
presence of health IT
• This is a field which brings a new level of
interconnectivity in the healthcare ecosystem which
the current system does not offer

4. Medical Devices
• Instead of classifying EHR and CDS as medical
devices, it is important to understand that the
degree and frequency of local customization of
health IT products sets them apart from traditional
medical devices

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