Desktop virtualization is becoming increasingly popular in the healthcare industry as it allows medical professionals fast and secure access to patient information from any device, saving time and improving security. Adoption rates have grown rapidly, with studies finding that desktop virtualization can reduce daily login times from 45 minutes to just 3-5 minutes. It also provides significant financial benefits and security by removing patient data from devices and storing it securely in datacenters, helping minimize the risks of data breaches from lost or stolen equipment.

1. ILLO
PULSE CHECK: How Desktop
Virtualization is Changing the
Healthcare Industry
Desktop virtualization gives healthcare professionals quick, secure access to patient
information—saving time, improving security, and impacting an organization’s bottom
line. With desktop virtualization, the healthcare industry’s landscape is changing.
A 2013 study by Imprivata found that adoption rates
of virtual desktops are
In a case study of the healthcare system
Region Hovedstaden, use of desktop
virtualization shortened daily login time
from 45 minutes to 3–5 minutes.
It takes just 7 seconds to reconnect to a
care professional's desktop.
TIME
GROWING RAPIDLY.
Healthcare organizations are quickly realizing the benefits of desktop virtualization.
A HEALTHY CHANGE
DESKTOP VIRTUALIZATION PROVIDES
A case study of Metro Health’s desktop
virtualization use found that its adoption
had a substantial financial impact on
the organization.
SAVINGS
The Ponemon Institute estimates each lost
or stolen patient record costs $294 per
health care organization.
In recent years, the Department of Health
and Human Services has levied steep
fines against organizations that have
compromised patient data.
FOR EACH INFRACTION, HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS WERE FINED:
% OF RESPONDENTS REPORTING USE OF EACH:
% OF RESPONDENTS REPORTING USE OF
SERVER HOSTED VIRTUAL DESKTOPS (SHVD):
By removing patient information from
endpoint devices and securing it in
the datacenter, desktop virtualization
secures patient data and minimizes
the risk of data breach due to lost or
stolen devices.
Sources: Imprivata | The Ponemon Institute | Department of Health & Human Services | Epocrates
SECURITY
Primary care providers, nurse practitioners, and other
medical professionals who routinely use tablets, smart
phones, and computers are driving change as digital
“omnivores,” according to a 2013 study by Epocrates.
DOCTORS ARE DIVERSIFYING THEIR TOOLS.
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DESKTOP VIRTUALIZATION IS
CHANGING THE HEALTHCARE
INDUSTRY FOR THE BETTER.
40%
2012
57%
2013
Total daily time saved per doctor
with desktop virtualization
40
MINUTES
Total daily time saved
per 50 doctors:
33HOURS
338%
ROI
$14.3MILLION
in discounted benefits over 5 years 9.8
months until payback
on the investment
$150,000
stolen thumb drive
containing electronic
protected health
information (ePHI)
$1,500,000
stolen unencrypted
personal laptop
$1,700,000
stolen USB hard drive
containing patient data
$0.5 MIL0 $1 MIL $1.5 MIL
2012
SMART
PHONE
DESKTOP/
LAPTOP
TABLET
78 99 34
SMART
PHONE
DESKTOP/
LAPTOP
TABLET
2013
86 100 53
SMART
PHONE
DESKTOP/
LAPTOP
TABLET
2014
PROJECTED
94 100 85
28OMNIVORE
47OMNIVORE
82OMNIVORE