Pagers present a huge problem for healthcare. But, it’s not only us who feel that way. Many leading healthcare institutions have come to us to complain about missing pages, inefficient internal communications were. and lack of encryption. Here are a few pager related findings that illustrate the problem:
Pagers rarely use encryption, leaving messages sent over the airways unprotected. Using software-defined radio (SDR) and an inexpensive USB dongle, unencrypted messages can easily be decoded.
A recent study did an analysis of the distribution of data types sent via pagers. The results are mapped out in the pie chart below.
• Many users prefer to consolidate messages (emails, text messages, pages, etc) on one device
• Many users prefer smart device platforms over pagers
• A recent survey at Emory (graph 3: pictured below) showed that approximately 70% of users prefer pages on a cell phone / smart device, while only approximately 15% preferred pagers (remaining 15% chose other options).
GRAPH 3: Study participant presences
Pagers are neither in vogue nor secure. We have detailed the various issues concerning pagers in our latest White Paper: Seven Big Problems With Using Pagers in Healthcare.
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