A unique requirement for mobile devices in healthcare environments is their ability to withstand repeated sanitization – for infection control purposes – without damage. If a device isn’t designed with this in mind, the harsh chemicals can adversely impact cases and screens. In 2009, a new virulent form of influenza swept the world, reaching Japan [...]
On Microsoft’s Health Tech Today with Dr. Bill Crounse, a weekly online series providing cutting-edge stories at the intersection of health and information technology, the host took a close look at some of the latest mobile computers aimed at medical professionals. Panasonic’s Jeff Rogers explained how the Toughbook H1 Health mobile clinical assistant (MCA) and [...]
Bates County Memorial Hospital, a 60-bed medical facility in Butler, Missouri, offers a “hands-on-healing” personal care approach for its emergency room patients, which the hospital felt could be improved by transitioning its 24-hour physician-staffed ER department from a pen and paper system to an electronic medical record (EMR) method supported by the Panasonic Toughbook H1 [...]
Panasonic has announced a license and reseller agreement with Mobile Armor, Inc. to integrate the Mobile Armor Data Encryption Solution (which incorporates FIPS certified 2.5-inch self-encrypting disk drives from Seagate Technology) into select Panasonic Toughbook rugged notebooks and mobile clinical assistants. The result? A secure and reliable computing solution for mission critical users across a [...]
The largest state government agency in Tasmania, Australia, The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), providers of high-quality and people-focused healthcare, wanted to improve the method clinical pharmacists provided medication recommendations and therapy evaluations to patients at the point of care. The agency wanted an ergonomic and durable device to use in the infectious [...]
Pioneers Memorial Hospital, a 107-bed acute care facility in the Imperial Valley region of California, knows the importance of leveraging technology to promote quality healthcare. After unsuccessful trials with computers in patient rooms and computers-on-wheels (COWS), the nursing staff adopted the Toughbook H1 Health Mobile Clinical Assistant (MCA), which proved to be a dependable device, [...]
The Hospital Comarcal de Inca employs about 760 medical professionals, and meets the healthcare needs of approximately 114,000 people on the Spanish island of Majorca. In July of 2009, the hospital accessed the ability of mobile healthcare technology to improve clinician workflow and offer access to data at the point-of-care. At the heart of this [...]
The topic of tablet computers in healthcare has received an enormous amount of attention since the introduction of Apple’s iPad and tablets using Windows 7. While demand for mobile devices in the healthcare market is growing, there is still no one perfect solution for healthcare users – and there never will be. Radiologists have different [...]
