New technology allows hospitals to send critical messages (e.g., code alerts, consult requests) to the following devices:

iPhone

BlackBerry

Android

Windows Phone

All of the Above

None of the Above

With the right tools, hospital staff can now access the following alerts and information on their smartphones: (check all that apply)

Code Alerts

Patient Updates

Lab Results

Consult Requests

All of the Above

None of the Above

Smartphones cannot be enabled with two-way communication tools allowing users to respond to messages with a predefined set of answers or free-form text.

True

False

Many hospital administrators and legal teams now require a full audit trail of smartphone communications including date/time stamps for message delivery, receipt and response.

True

False

Standard SMS (text) includes built-in logic which allows messages to be escalated to the most appropriate person in the event the primary contact is unavailable

True

False

Ensuring messages are secure and HIPAA compliant using a smartphone requires:

A messaging application that encrypts the messages

Making changes to your cellular network

Nothing. All communication on a smartphone is inherently secure

Unlike a simple text message to a cell phone, critical messages to smartphones can be separated from less urgent communications.

True

False

Ensuring coverage and minimizing dead spots for smartphone communications can be achieved with: (check all that apply)

Cellular Service

Paging Network

Wi-Fi

Distributed Antennae Systems

All of the Above

None of the Above

Hospitals can only send encrypted messages to smartphones supplied by the hospital – not to staff’s personal smartphones.

True

False

Smartphones can be integrated into existing communications infrastructure including applications such as:

Operator Consoles

Mass Notification

On-Call Scheduling

Mobile Event Notification (e.g., for nurse call & patient monitoring system alerts)

All of the Above

None of the Above