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Unlock Seamless Healthcare: Mobile KIS Systems Transforming Patient Care

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Lena Voss in Health & Wellness October 2026 • 6 min read.

"Discover how mobile KIS systems are revolutionizing healthcare, improving efficiency, and enhancing patient experiences by providing secure, on-the-go access to critical information."


The healthcare industry has long recognized the need for efficient access to patient information at the point of care. Wireless access to Krankenhausinformationssysteme (KIS), or Hospital Information Systems, at the patient's bedside has been available for some time. Now, several manufacturers are taking it a step further by offering software solutions that allow access to the KIS through commonly used smartphones and tablets. These systems can be utilized anywhere within a clinic, providing unprecedented flexibility and convenience.

Mobile devices have become indispensable in our daily lives. It's not just younger people who are glued to their smartphones; adults also use them multiple times a day. According to an online study conducted by ARD and ZDF in 2014, smartphones and tablets are now more prevalent than traditional mobile phones. Smartphones account for 98% of mobile phone sales, according to the IT association Bitkom. Currently, 63% of the population over the age of 14 uses a smartphone or tablet, compared to just 41% in 2013. Given these trends, it's not surprising that clinical staff are eager to fully embrace the benefits of modern communication, which has long been standard practice in industry and commerce.

Despite these advancements, the healthcare sector lags slightly behind in adopting these technologies. While devices like mobile carts and laptops are increasingly common, doctors and nurses often still need to access a desktop PC to retrieve patient data, document cases, or issue treatment instructions. Recognizing this gap, several manufacturers now offer software solutions that allow access to the KIS via mobile devices, providing access to all treatment and examination data available within a hospital.

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Healthcare Data and 2026 Technology Statistics

HealthData.gov provides health and human services data, tools, and resources for research, web and mobile application development, and data visualization. A 2026 roundup from AI in Healthcare Statistics says it compiles verified figures on AI market size, return on investment, FDA data, adoption rates, and safety risks, traced to primary sources. Worldmetrics also describes its 2026 healthcare technology industry report as covering market data and recent research; the supplied material does not include specific figures from either report.

The Development of Digital and Mobile Health

A 2020 special issue on digital healthcare included a practice-oriented review of digital health’s historical development and a paper on adopting big data analytics in healthcare. A separate account charts key milestones in mobile health from 2003 to 2021 and describes mobile health management apps as increasingly important alongside advances in information and communication technology and the mobile Internet. RXNT identifies 2014 as an important milestone: it reports that the number of mobile devices worldwide had surpassed the global population by that year.

Mobile KIS: Transforming Healthcare with On-the-Go Access

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Mobile KIS solutions come in the form of applications (APPs) that can be installed on standard smartphones and tablets. These apps then enable mobile access to the KIS via WLAN, which is widely available in many clinics. To protect the sensitive KIS data, the WLAN is encrypted. Additionally, users of the APPs must authenticate their devices within the KIS. These devices act as simple input and output mediums, while the data itself remains securely stored in the internal data center. All devices are centrally managed, allowing access rights to be revoked at any time or the APP to be remotely deleted from individual devices.

One notable APP, “Imed One Mobile,” was developed by the team formerly associated with the Finnish IT company Tieto, in collaboration with the Bottrop Hospital since 2005. This APP was further refined by Telekom Healthcare specifically for their in-house KIS system. “Imed One Mobile” is now used in around 40 clinics worldwide, enabling doctors and nurses to enter vital signs, appointments, and orders directly into the KIS via an iPad mini at the patient's bedside. Clinical data such as X-ray images and lab results can also be accessed on-site. Users can even utilize additional functions like the built-in camera to photograph wounds, track their progress, and store them in the digital file. Jan Ehlting, the creator of Imed One Mobile and head of mobile health solutions at Telekom Healthcare, explains, “The advantage is that, unlike digital cameras, these images are directly linked to the patient file: you take the picture, and the software immediately links it to the document. At the same time, it records which patient the picture belongs to and when the recording was made.”

The benefits of this Mobile KIS includes:
  • Enhanced Data Access: Provides mobile access to patient data, lab results, and medical images.
  • Streamlined Workflows: Facilitates efficient documentation and order placement at the point of care.
  • Improved Communication: Enables real-time communication and information sharing among healthcare teams.
  • Greater Flexibility: Allows clinicians to access KIS from anywhere within the clinic or even remotely via secure VPN tunnels.
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Reviews of Mobile Medical Systems

A Nature review discusses low-cost, accessible hardware—particularly mobile phones—for mobile medical systems used in diagnostics and monitoring. A 2024 literature review identified 15 distinct areas in which healthcare, health research, and mobile technology can be grouped under mobile health research. A 2023 comprehensive review examines mobile health monitoring systems, including their components, benefits, challenges, and future prospects.

Mobile Care Systems: Capabilities and Comparisons

A 2026 review of Healthcare 5.0 describes mobile systems as enabling continuous health monitoring, real-time medical intervention, and personalized treatment optimization. An IntechOpen chapter says integrating electronic health records into mobile solutions has expanded services, emphasizing accessibility, portability, and integration with smart devices and sensors. The supplied comparison guide says it compares 10 mobile patient-app tools using feature matrices, pricing analysis, and use-case recommendations, but provides no specific product-level results in the excerpt.

Agfa Healthcare has developed a similar APP that allows mobile access to their KIS system, “Orbis.” In contrast to the Telekom solution, the “Orbis ME” APP is platform-independent, meaning it can be used not only with Apple devices but also with all other mobile devices. Oliver Nauroth, Business Manager for Clinical Workplace Systems at Agfa Healthcare, notes, “Given the increasing demand for Windows tablets and the fact that such interfaces fit better into the clinical IT structure, and Apple is still foreign to many in the hospital, this is a major advantage.” The APP also runs on Android operating systems and provides complete read access to administrative patient information: lab values, coded diagnoses, procedures, interventions, operations, medications, images – i.e., the complete contents of the patient history. Doctors can also place individual orders to service departments such as the lab or radiology. “In addition, we offer a complete medication workstation on the mobile devices, including information coming from a drug safety system,” says Nauroth.

Embracing Mobile KIS: A Step Towards Enhanced Patient-Centered Care

Mobile KIS offers numerous advantages, giving doctors and nurses instant, always-available access to the latest patient data, enabling them to manage cases more efficiently. By reducing time spent on administrative tasks and improving communication, healthcare providers can dedicate more time to direct patient care, ultimately enhancing the overall patient experience.

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Evidence on Mobile Health and Clinical Decision Support

A 2023 study reviewed 427 articles on mobile health applications for healthcare delivery, using bibliometric visualizations and descriptive statistics to examine the field’s intellectual structure, including influential authors, keywords, and leading publications. A separate article highlights telemedicine, mobile health applications, and wearable health technology as areas affecting healthcare delivery, patient monitoring, disease management, and continuous measurement of health metrics. A 2021 review reports that medical expert systems can support and sometimes substitute for experts, giving physicians and patients immediate access to knowledge and advice through their knowledge bases, rule sets, and graphical interfaces.

2026 Priorities for Digital Healthcare

A 2026 trends overview identifies rapid AI adoption, hybrid telemedicine, data interoperability, and rising cybersecurity demands as defining healthcare technology trends. It also points to AI-powered clinical decision support, cloud-based health systems, and voice-enabled documentation, while noting pressure on practices to modernize workflows, protect patient data, and meet government mandates. Other 2026 outlooks describe AI-driven care, interoperability, digital transformation, data governance, automation, and operational performance as areas of focus; the supplied excerpts do not provide specific forecasts or quantified outcomes.

What the measured time differences suggest

The record-check result indicates a modest time saving for that specific task, not a measure of the total time saved across a shift. The broader preparation and postprocessing measurements suggest that clinicians’ impressions may not capture all the time differences recorded through observation and self-monitoring.[1]

These time findings describe workflow tasks, rather than demonstrating that mobile records improve patient outcomes or the overall quality of care.[1]

Adoption and workflow fit around mobile records

Mobile records can support exchange of patient information and decision-making content across time and place in a secure environment, but a mobile workflow can break down when a user must refer to a list while on a phone call.[2] [3]

Usability problems, technology difficulties, and poor integration with electronic records can create duplicate work and erase efficiency gains. Good integration is valued because it can keep patient information current and reduce clinicians’ workload.[4]

What mobile KIS evidence leaves unresolved

  • How consistently do the measured time savings hold across different clinical tasks and settings, beyond the ward-round activities described?[1]
  • How often do workflow mismatches, usability difficulties, or weak system integration offset the time benefits of mobile tools in routine care?[3] [4]
  • How clearly can clinicians and patients assess privacy policies when their wording and evaluation criteria are difficult to interpret?[5]
  • How much can mobile interventions accomplish when the wider health system is not functioning effectively?[6]

Sources

  1. Mobile Electronic Medical Records Promote Workflow: Physicians’ Perspective From a Survey (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
  2. Usage Pattern Differences and Similarities of Mobile Electronic Medical Records Among Health Care Providers (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
  3. A Mobile, Electronic Health Record-Connected Application for Managing Team Workflows in Inpatient Care (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
  4. Social, Organizational, and Technological Factors Impacting Clinicians’ Adoption of Mobile Health Tools: Systematic Literature Review (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
  5. Privacy Assessment in Mobile Health Apps: Scoping Review (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
  6. Recommendations on digital interventions for health system strengthening (www.who.int)

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Everything You Need To Know

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What is a Mobile KIS system?

Mobile KIS solutions, or Krankenhausinformationssysteme, are software applications designed to be used on smartphones and tablets. They provide secure access to a hospital's existing KIS, allowing clinicians to view and manage patient data from anywhere within a clinic's WLAN network. This includes access to treatment information, examination results, and other critical data.

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Why are Mobile KIS systems important?

The significance of Mobile KIS lies in its ability to enhance efficiency and improve patient care. By enabling instant access to patient data, doctors and nurses can make more informed decisions, streamline workflows, and reduce time spent on administrative tasks. This leads to improved communication among healthcare teams and allows clinicians to dedicate more time to direct patient care.

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How are Mobile KIS systems secured?

Mobile KIS systems are protected through several security measures. Data transmission occurs over encrypted WLAN networks, ensuring that patient information remains secure. Additionally, users must authenticate their devices within the KIS. The data itself is stored securely in a central data center. Device management allows access rights to be revoked or APPs to be remotely deleted, enhancing data security and privacy.

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What are the implications of implementing a Mobile KIS system?

The implications of using Mobile KIS are far-reaching. It leads to enhanced data access, streamlined workflows, improved communication, and greater flexibility for clinicians. By providing real-time access to patient data and facilitating efficient documentation and order placement, Mobile KIS supports a patient-centered approach. This ultimately results in a better patient experience.

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Which companies offer Mobile KIS solutions and what do they provide?

Several manufacturers, such as Telekom Healthcare and Agfa Healthcare, offer Mobile KIS solutions. Telekom Healthcare's “Imed One Mobile” allows doctors and nurses to enter vital signs, appointments, and orders directly into the KIS via an iPad mini, and access clinical data. Agfa Healthcare's "Orbis ME" APP provides platform-independent mobile access to their KIS system, offering complete read access to administrative patient information, lab values, and coded diagnoses.

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