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As people, our daily lives revolve around technology so much that we sometimes are obvious to some of the downfalls associated with its use. The increasing adaptability and reasonable affordability is allowing [medical] facilities to use mobile technology such as cell phones, tablets, and other similar devices on a daily basis. While these devices often help to make the on-duty staffers’ job easier and more efficient, there can also be drawbacks. For instance, lack of compatibility with [patient] record systems, to lack of protection such as encryption possibly allowing data theft.

Read DOTmed.com’s article “Cell phones create medical imaging HIPAA storage and security violations: RSNA” for things to be on the look out for when using mobile technology in the workplace