Using mobile devices for inpatient rounding and handoffs: an innovative application developed and rapidly adopted by clinicians in a pediatric hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the usage of a novel application (The FLOW) that allows mobile devices to be used for rounding and handoffs.

Materials and methods

The FLOW provides a view of patient data and the capacity to enter short notes via personal mobile devices. It was deployed using a "bring-your-own-device" model in 4 pilot units. Social network analysis (SNA) was applied to audit trails in order to visualize usage patterns. A questionnaire was used to describe user experience.

Results

Overall, 253 health professionals used The FLOW with their personal mobile devices from October 2013 to March 2015. In pediatric and neonatal intensive care units (ICUs), a median of 26-26.5 notes were entered per user per day. Visual network representation of app entries showed that us

SUBMITTER: Motulsky A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7651935 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature