KLAS Research released its first report on smartphones in the healthcare setting, titled "Clinical Mobility 2018: Leveraging a Smartphone Strategy," in January.
For the report, the health IT research firm surveyed C-suite executives, managers and directors from 115 provider organizations about their smartphone strategies.
Here are the five most-desired smartphone capabilities cited by respondents.
1. Secure messaging: 87 percent
2. EMR mobility: 60 percent
3. Alert/alarm notifications: 42 percent
4. Barcode medication administration: 27 percent
5. Critical lab results: 18 percent