you are an HIM Operations supervisor up for promotion and your HIM Director of a 300-bed hospital asks you to develop a policy to address mobile device usage for patient care. Physicians are using cell phones and I-Pads to respond to and follow up on patient cases. You have noticed that employees are frequently carrying their mobile phones and checking text and texting while delivering patient care. HIM clerks are often texting other hospital personnel in other departments, friends, and families. To see a sample policy access this link https://spearstone.com/mobile-device-management-policy-examples/(Links to an external site.).

1. Create a policy on mobile device usage in healthcare.