Healthcare has always been facing challenges. Bringing technology into the mix doesn’t decrease the number of challenges, but it can provide more solutions.

One of the bigger obstacles that the healthcare community, and patients, are facing is the lack of knowledge about the technology, causing skepticism. It can be individual, but also on an organizational level. For obvious reasons, the need for quality assurance in the healthcare industry is more important than in many other sectors.

Another complex issue is sensitive data. Employees, as well as patients, would want to be sure that their information is not being shared or used where it shouldn’t.

The key is for organizations to educate and enlighten employees as well as patients.