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Article: Do Mobile Phones Cause Interference?: Many providers still prohibit the use of mobile phones. Some experts, though, believe these facilities aren't seeing the forest for the trees.
- Article from:
- Health Data Management
- Article date:
- February 1, 2004
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In the world of wireless health care, mobile phones are the black sheep. Wireless local area networks and wireless hardware are becoming more common at provider organizations. However, just as common are signs that read, "Turn off all mobile phones."
Some of these signs were put up in the 1980s and, like the policies behind them, have remained untouched by years of evolution in wireless communications.
When individuals began embracing mobile phones, they quickly were banned by many hospitals because of fears of electromagnetic interference with medical equipment. Those fears were supported by anecdotal evidence that mobile phones could interfere with ...