Challenges of mobile device use in healthcare

The use of mobile devices in healthcare offers various new possibilities and is spreading very fast due to this. However, the security aspects of mobile device use are often neglected. According to research, 44 percent of all data breaches happen in healthcare alone. Most of these breaches are directly related to mobile device use. In this paper, we conduct a literature review of mobile device security issues. We identified four pillars of information security in healthcare institutions: administrative measures, physical measures, data exchange with reliable institutions, and adapting of measures to changes. A key success factor in implementing information security is both awareness and training of healthcare workers, and commitment of healthcare institutions to ensure it.