Secure, Track & Manage IT with Healthcare Device Management
Smartphones and other mobile IT have become the backbone of modern patient care in today’s fast-paced and dynamic healthcare environment. Healthcare device management solutions oversee and centrally manage iPhones, mobile computers, tablets, and other critical healthcare IT infrastructure. Mobile device management (MDM) platforms, like SureMDM by 42Gears, ensure devices are secure, operational, and properly tracked throughout the hospital. SureMDM solves some of the biggest hospital IT challenges like data security, loss prevention, tackling IT rollouts, and BYOD deployments.
Top Reasons To Use SureMDM For Healthcare Device Management
1. Improved Security and Data Protection
IT security is a top concern for healthcare organizations that must comply with strict regulations for protecting patient data. Smartphones and other hospital devices are constantly collecting, storing, and exchanging sensitive patient information, making them prime targets for cyberattacks. Without proper oversight, these devices are exposed to data breach vulnerabilities, hacking, theft, or misuse. All of which can compromise patient privacy and violate HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) regulations.
With a healthcare device management solution like SureMDM, healthcare IT administrators can push security updates at scale, erase sensitive data, remote wipe or lock devices, and set authorized access permissions. An MDM enables healthcare IT professionals to protect Android, iOS, MAC, and other OS devices from app-based threats. Additionally, IT teams can proactively push out antivirus policies to an organization’s entire fleet of enrolled hardware.
2. IT Asset Tracking & Accountability
With hundreds to thousands of mobile devices circulating in a hospital, it can be impossible to track who has which device, where it’s located, and whether it’s in good condition. Furthermore, misplaced and lost IT assets can rack up costs for healthcare organizations. An estimated 10-20% of hospital mobile assets end up lost or stolen – averaging out to around $3,00o per item.
SureMDM’s InLocate feature cuts down on missing IT with real-time device location. Leveraging a hospital’s Wi-Fi network, InLocate can triangulate the location of connected devices within the four walls. When devices cannot be retrieved, SureMDM can remotely lock or wipe devices to preserve data security.
Having enhanced visibility over mobile IT reduces the number of lost devices, and in turn, sunk costs for healthcare organizations. In turn, clinicians can be connected with their missing devices faster and IT teams can build a solid ROI case for implementing MDM.
3. Streamlined Device Setup and Configuration
Clinicians rely on a variety of different apps, hardware types, and operating systems to deliver care. SureMDM provides a centralized place to manage it all regardless of hardware manufacturer or ecosystem. Healthcare device management becomes a breeze with streamlined configuration, device set-up, software installation, and enrollment right out of the box for Android or Apple devices.
Additionally, hospital IT teams can administer remote support and troubleshooting for software and hardware issues with remote control, screen recordings, and diagnostics.
MDM solutions streamline IT issue resolution and hardware provisioning, creating more cohesion between IT teams and end-users. In turn, clinicians can quickly overcome IT obstacles and get back to delivering quick and effective care.
4. BYOD Management
For hospitals that practice bring-your-own-device (BYOD) deployments, an MDM solution is a must-have. In BYOD deployments, IT teams need to balance managing enterprise data and applications while accounting for the device owner’s privacy. A proper healthcare device management solution like SureMDM provides this flexibility by separating applications for professional and personal use.
With 71% of clinicians saying their hospitals allow BYOD, an MDM solution is vital for managing mixed mobile IT fleets and safeguarding sensitive healthcare data.
