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The use of wireless e-mail to improve healthcare team communication.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- The use of technology for urgent clinician to clinician communications: a systematic review of the literature.International journal of medical informatics · 2015Pooled it
- Interprofessional Communication of Clinicians Using a Mobile Phone App: A Randomized Crossover Trial Using Simulated Patients.Journal of medical Internet research · 2016Trial
- Smarter hospital communication: secure smartphone text messaging improves provider satisfaction and perception of efficacy, workflow.Journal of hospital medicine · 2014Trial
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- Using instant messaging applications for consultations in the emergency department: A cross-sectional survey.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Email Use Reconsidered in Health Professions Education: Viewpoint.JMIR medical education · 2020Article
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- Analysis of Smartphone Interruptions on Academic General Internal Medicine Wards. Frequent Interruptions may cause a 'Crisis Mode' Work Climate.Applied clinical informatics · 2017Article
- Testing modes of computerized sepsis alert notification delivery systems.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2016Article
- Use of iPhones by Nurses in an Acute Care Setting to Improve Communication and Decision-Making Processes: Qualitative Analysis of Nurses' Perspectives on iPhone Use.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2016Article
- Resident Use of Text Messaging for Patient Care: Ease of Use or Breach of Privacy?JMIR medical informatics · 2015Article
- Supporting Clinical Cognition: A Human-Centered Approach to a Novel ICU Information Visualization Dashboard.AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the impact of using wireless e-mail for clinical communication in an intensive care unit (ICU).
designThe authors implemented push wireless e-mail over a GSM cellular network in a 26-bed ICU during a 6-month study period. Daytime ICU staff (intensivists, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, clerical staff, and ICU leadership) used handheld devices (BlackBerry, Research in Motion, Waterloo, ON) without dedicated training. The authors recorded e-mail volume and used standard methods to develop a self-administered survey of ICU staff to measure wireless e-mail impact. MEASUREMENTS: The survey assessed perceived impact of wireless e-mail on communication, team relationships, staff satisfaction and patient care. Answers were recorded on a 7-point Likert scale; favorable responses were categorized as Likert responses 5, 6, and 7.
resultsStaff sent 5.2 (1.9) and received 8.9 (2.1) messages (mean [SD]) per day during 5 months of the 6-month study period; usage decreased after study completion. Most (106/125 [85%]) staff completed the questionnaire. The majority reported that wireless e-mail improved speed (92%) and reliability (92%) of communication, improved coordination of ICU team members (88%), reduced staff frustration (75%), and resulted in faster (90%) and safer (75%) patient care; Likert responses were significantly different from neutral (p < 0.001 for all). Staff infrequently (18%) reported negative effects on communication. There were no reports of radiofrequency interference with medical devices.
conclusionsInterdisciplinary ICU staff perceived wireless e-mail to improve communication, team relationships, staff satisfaction, and patient care. Further research should address the impact of wireless e-mail on efficiency and timeliness of staff workflow and clinical outcomes.
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