Power of Mobile Health: How it can transform your local health department

Documenting on paper at the time of service and then later keying the information into an electronic health record system at the office is a thing of the past. For local public health departments, it’s time to start detaching from the computer and to start transforming how clinics work with consumers. Now, clinicians and other care staff can take the EHR -- client information and clinical decision support data--  to the point of service. How? Mobile health. Mobile health is about presenting the right information at the right time with the appropriate tool. Client information and clinical support data can be readily available at the point of service and new information can be added real-time via a mobile phone, tablet or laptop. While this is a significant change in workflow for the care team, the results are impressive. By using mobile tools, care givers have access to more data, are more efficient, save time, improve client outcomes and ultimately provide better care.

In this workshop, the presenter will analyze trends in mobile health technology and give real examples of local health departments that are doing it well. In doing so, he will offer take-home, tangible tips for departments, giving them opportunities to transform their care delivery and change the way they do their job daily. The presenter will talk to how to help a local health department navigage this change and how to help staff rethink their jobs to incorporate mobile tools such as voice dictation, location services (maps), camera, and more at the point of service

The talk will also include research and statistics on the benefits of mobile health and how it can allow providers to offer better care.