Unlike any other disease in recent times, COVID-19 has changed the way hospitals and other healthcare organizations use technology. Healthcare organizations are, of course, accustomed to handling patients with serious and highly contagious illnesses, but the nature of this pandemic has forced clinicians to adopt many of the same social distancing measures as professionals in other organizations. Mobile technology is helping these clinicians do their jobs as they follow social distancing guidelines.

While mobile devices and applications have made significant inroads in healthcare in recent years, clinical mobility is now more important than ever. Here are six ways that healthcare organizations are relying on clinical mobility to help them navigate the coronavirus crisis.

As in many industries, healthcare organizations are finding that employee expectations of technology are rising as millennials and Generation Z employees replace retiring workers. These younger healthcare professionals grew up with mobility, and they expect to be able to use mobile devices and apps to do virtually all aspects of their jobs.

Patients are more involved with their healthcare than ever before. There are many factors behind this increased involvement, including the increasing use of mobile and telehealth tools as well as other healthcare communication technologies. By improving collaboration among patients, providers and clinicians, these solutions improve patient engagement and outcomes, all while streamlining care.

Healthcare organizations today are under enormous pressure to not only reduce high readmission rates but also ensure the overall wellness of their patients. At least one estimate from researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital calculates that more than $8 billion is spent annually on potentially preventable readmissions. What’s more, federal regulations require the Centers for Medicare…

Recently, I was talking to a peer at TigerConnect about one of the company’s largest customers. Although TigerConnect (previously TigerText) was created to facilitate HIPAA-compliant sharing of patient information, it turned out that this customer’s most enthusiastic adopter of the tool is its food services department, which sends as many as 30,000 messages each month…

When patients are hospitalized, doctors track their blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen level and half a dozen other metrics. Some hospitals do a better job than others of using this data to arrive at real-time medical insights, but at least the information is available. When patients leave the hospital, however, their doctors often receive…