U.S. Cellular® Presents

The Top Ways the Internet of Things is

Impacting Home Healthcare

The Internet of Things is improving outcomes for home healthcare providers and patients in these ways:

Privacyand security

Employeeaccountability

Operationse�iciency

[1]By the year 2025 healthcare IoT spending is predicted to reach over $4 trillion

Improved Privacy & Security

Vehicle Tracking

Improved Employee Accountability

IoT solutions help businesses enforce patient privacy in a number of ways that support HIPAA compliance:

Integration with Existing Systems

Some IoT solutions can be paired with electronic health records (EHR) for multiplied benefits.

Employee Accountability through:

Keep your team working e�iciently and save your company money.

Medical Messaging Apps

Help your sta� communicate securely and allow them to safely use their own devices.

Mobile device management (MDM) solutions help providers protect patient data security remotely with features like:

Encrypted, secure messaging apps

Password-protected patientrecords on Smartphonesand Tablets

Auditable access to patient data

Save time and improve accuracy

Enable flexible, mobile EHR access

Reduce provider confusion

Data wiping

Auto-logout

App and device tracking

Automated software upgrades

Push updates for proactivemalware prevention & security fixes

The Cost of Data Breaches

• 1 in 4 data breaches results in identity theft.• Average healthcare industry data breach cost: $380 per record• Total yearly cost of home healthcare data breaches: $5.6 billion

As of 2015, an estimated 85 percent of healthcare professionals were bringing their own devices to work. [5]

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Provide a detailed record ofpatient data

Coordinate care between providers

Record time spent at any given location

Dispatch employees based on proximity

Track total miles driven

Provide e�icient routing

Using an IoT system for EHR can decrease the time providers spend doing paperwork by 60%

To find an IoT solution that’s right for your business, contact U.S. Cellular:

Sources

1: McKinsey Global Institute, Unlocking the potential of the Internet of Things https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/digital-mckinsey/our-insights/the-internet-of-things-the-value-of-digitizing-the-physical-world

2: Javelin, 2013 Identity Fraud Report: Data Breaches Becoming a Treasure Trove for Fraudsters https://www.javelinstrategy.com/coverage-area/2013-identity-fraud-report-data-breaches-becoming-treasure-trove-fraudsters

3: IBM, 2017 Ponemon Cost of Data Breach Study, https://www.ibm.com/security/data-breach

4: The Washington Post, Health care data breaches have hit 30M patients and counting, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/08/19/health-care-data-breaches-have-hit-30m-patients-and-counting/?utm_term=.dae51c2d33a3

5: MHealth Intelligence, The Impact of BYOD on Healthcare Providers, https://mhealthintelligence.com/features/the-impact-of-byod-on-healthcare-providers-and-hospitals

6: NCBI, Wearable medical devices for tele-home healthcare, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17271560

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Device tracking

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