Digital Health Unplugged: Mobile technology in healthcare

This podcast episode, in partnership with Digital Health Networks sponsor Imprivata, focuses on all things mobile technology in healthcare.

Host Jordan Sollof, reporter at Digital Heath News, is joined by Louise Clarkson, chief nursing information officer at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Daniel Johnston, associate chief nursing informatics officer and director of clinical operations at Imprivata, and Andy Wilcox senior product manager at Imprivata, the digital identity company for healthcare and beyond.

The conversation highlights the benefits of going mobile and the key things to remember for healthcare organisations implementing the technology.

They also discuss the main challenges to adoption and the barriers that IT departments and frontline workers are facing, before explaining what some of the workflow considerations are when going mobile.

Finally the guests look ahead to what’s next for mobile technology in light of the 10 year health plan, and what Imprivata hopes to achieve both in the short and long term.

Guests:

Louise Clarkson, chief nursing information officer at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Daniel Johnston, associate chief nursing informatics officer and director of clinical operations at Imprivata

Andy Wilcox, senior product manager – shared services at Imprivata