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How is mobile health technology transforming physician–nurse collaboration?
Author(s) -
Dongmo Fotsing Laure.,
Pang Emily M.,
Shieh Lisa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.15484
Subject(s) - medicine , workflow , health care , nursing , quality (philosophy) , nurse practitioners , medline , family medicine , philosophy , management , epistemology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
The integration of mobile health technologies in medical practice has the potential to promote in‐person, high‐quality care. We examine the impact of Voalte , a healthcare‐specific mobile application, on bedside rounding and care coordination. A cross‐sectional survey was conducted on 71 medical ward‐based nurses from a quaternary‐care academic centre, capturing 183 rounding events. The frequency of physician–nurse overlap at the bedside was 50.3%, representing a >20% increase when compared with the 2018 baseline before Voalte 's introduction. Our results show that mobile health technologies can strengthen inpatient medicine workflows and interdisciplinary collaboration when implemented successfully.