BYOD for Healthcare

  • 6h 17m
  • Jessica Keyes
  • CRC Press
  • 2014
  • Covers risk assessment and mitigation strategies for a BYOD that are in line with medical laws, regulations, ethics, and the HIPAA and HITECH Acts
  • Examines the broad range of technical considerations, including selection, connectivity, training, support, and security
  • Details configuration management in a BYOD environment
  • Explains how to integrate BYOD into Resource Management with considerations for certification of EMR/EHR software, health informatics, and health information exchange

With 70 percent of organizations already adopting bring your own device (BYOD) and Gartner expecting this number to increase to 90 percent by the end of 2014, it is not a question of if, or when, it’s a question of will you be ready.

BYOD for Healthcare provides authoritative guidance to help you thrive during the healthcare BYOD (hBYOD) revolution. Jessica Keyes, president of New Art Technologies, Inc., professor at the University of Liverpool, and former managing director of R&D for the New York Stock Exchange, supplies an understanding of these new end users, their demands, and the strategic and tactical ramifications of these demands.

Maintaining a focus on the healthcare industry, the book considers the broad range of technical considerations, including selection, connectivity, training, support, and security. It examines the integration of BYOD to current health IT, legal, regulatory, and ethical issues. It also covers risk assessment and mitigation strategies for an hBYOD environment that are in line with medical laws, regulations, ethics, and the HIPAA and HITECH Acts.

The text discusses BYOD security and provides time-saving guidance on how to configure your hBYOD environment. It also considers how BYOD impacts resource management, certification of EMR/EHR software, health informatics, and health information exchange.

The book covers content and data management, risk assessment, and performance measurement and management. It includes a set of Quick Start guides with tips for assessing costs, cloud integration, and legal issues. It also contains a robust appendix with information on everything from security settings for Apple iOS devices to a sample employee mobile device agreement.

About the Author

Jessica Keyes is president of New Art Technologies, Inc., a high technology and management consultancy and development firm started in New York in 1989. Keyes has given seminars for such prestigious universities as Carnegie Mellon, Boston University, University of Illinois, James Madison University, and San Francisco State University. She is a frequent keynote speaker on the topics of competitive strategy and productivity and quality.

She is former advisor for DataPro, McGraw-Hill’s computer research arm, as well as a member of the Sprint Business Council. Keyes is also a founding Board of Director member of the New York Software Industry Association. She completed a 2-year term on the Mayor of New York City’s Small Business Advisory Council. She currently facilitates doctoral and other courses for the University of Phoenix and is a member of the Faculty Council for the College of Information Systems and Technology. She has been the editor for WG&L’s Handbook of eBusiness and CRC Press’ Systems Development Management and Information Management.

Prior to founding New Art, Keyes was managing director of R&D for the New York Stock Exchange and has been an officer with Swiss Bank Co. and Banker’s Trust, both in New York City. She holds a master of business administration from New York University and a doctorate in management.

In this Book

  • The BYOD Revolution Adapted to Health Information Technology
  • Making a Financial Case for BYOD
  • Integrating hBYOD into Performance Measurement and Management Systems
  • Assessment and Mitigation of Risks in an hBYOD Environment
  • Guidelines for Managing and Securing Mobile Devices in the Health Organization
  • Cloud Computing Best Practices
  • Configuration Management in a BYOD Environment
  • Content Management for hBYOD
  • Integrating hBYOD into Resource Management
  • BYOD Means Social Networking
  • Getting a Quick Start on hBYOD
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