Application of bring your own device in healthcare institutions / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Bring your own device (BYOD) has become popular as it empowers medical practitioners to use their own devices for communication,mobile rounds,real-time EMR query,selflearning and auxiliary diagnosis.Based on implementation experiences of BYOD at home and overseas healthcare institutions,this paper recommended domestic institutions on BYOD planning and deployment as followsrestructuring of their wireless networks and access control;better device supervision;open BYOD portal;and protection of both staff privacy and data security.This effort provides insights for BYOD development in China's healthcare institutions.