Eighty-six percent of physicians said they are interested in accessing electronic health records wirelessly, while 83% of doctors said they are interested in using mobile technology to prescribe medication, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers survey.
The survey also found that 74% of physicians are interested in using mobile technology to monitor patients in the hospital and that 57% said they are interested in using wireless technology to monitor patients outside the hospital.
In addition, 63% of physicians said they are interested in wirelessly initiating and tracking referrals, and 60% of doctors are interested in using mobile technology to communicate with patients, according to the survey.
Results are based on an online survey conducted in the summer of 2010 of 2,000 consumers and 1,000 physicians.
Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute, “Healthcare Unwired”
