3 Rules for Your Clinical "Smartphone"

 Don't let your Device be an Information or Infection Vector!

1) Protect your employer.

    * Follow your organization's policy on smartphone (handheld tech) use.

2) Protect your patient.

    *H.I.P.P.A., H.I.P.P.A., H.I.P.P.A.!

        * Protected health information (PHI):

            * cannot be on an unsecured smartphone.

                * Including photographs.

            * Don’t let your smart device become an unsecured PHI vector.     

        * Keep your handheld tech clean.

            *   Don’t let your smart device become an infection vector. 

3) Protect yourself

    * If you use handheld tech with a patient or family, let them know that you are using the device for them.  (e.g. checking drug compatibility, performing a calculation)