IT SOLUTIONS
M Improve the efficiency and
any teams in the healthcare sector are tackling
issues around cost control and delivering better value and improving steps to improve patient satisfaction.
Users know that traditional paper records are historical documents and that moving to a position of being able to access an electronic record can be a excellent way of addressing real time treatment and management of chronic illnesses which still make up the majority of clinician activity. Doing this poses two questions:
What IT mobile innovations can we deploy that are sustainable? And can we do mobility as well as comply with GCSx CoCo as well as other security and patient confidentiality standards.
Accessing patient data directly at the point of care via wireless technologies is a major focus among healthcare providers. In a recent US survey of healthcare IT decision makers, 80% reported that mobility initiatives were more important to their organizations than they were a year ago. Initiatives around leveraging existing applications such as health records physician order entry and medication administration can help drive overall improvements in patient care and new efficiencies.
Often perceived as a downside is the mandate to secure data in the light of GCSx CoCo and other patient privacy guidelines whilst at the same time ensuring that productivity gains are not cancelled out by system complexity for the user.
productivity of healthcare workers
Shortcomings exist in being able to maintain a continuous connection over commonly used Wi-Fi or cellular networks. Connections can drops, open applications hang and clinicians are forced to relog into the system and may need to re enter lost data.
To address this we recommend NetMotion Mobility XE which is a mobile virtual private network (VPN) widely used in healthcare settings.
With devices users often end up with the dilemma of going with a consumer grade device and potentially ending up replacing them often. Or, go for an optimised unit and spend more up front for something that will last longer.
But beware, the cost of constantly replacing units may be higher than you think in terms of lost productivity and that’s even before you
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have to re-tweek your app or communications to run on the ‘latest version’ which is almost certainly shorter than your expected usage lifecycle.
Things to watch out for Does the unit actually run the software you use? Unless a whole re-write of your existing clinical application is happening you will no doubt want to utilise your existing apps but make them mobile. The IPad is a great device but not for running existing applications which are likely to be Windows based.
Is the screen size big enough to display all necessary information that a clinician may need without being too large to carry around? We would suggest that anything weighing more than 1.25kg is too heavy for prolonged use.
If selecting a unit for clinical assistant scenarios, does the unit support Wi-Fi barcode
scanning fingerprint recognition for HIPAA or RFID for reading tags and a built in camera? Can the unit the unit be cleaned with fluids commonly used in a hospital setting?
Where devices are to be used outside ward environments by health providers in the community or with emergency teams, check for availability of wide areas communications, sunlight readable screens for use outdoors, GPS, the availability of in vehicle or desk docking cradles.
MobileWorxs is focused on the key areas of convergence at the sharp end of enterprise mobility. Helping organisations create sustainable mobile computing solutions that leverage your investment in existing IT systems. MobileWorxs are accredited resellers for NetMotion’s Mobile VPN Mobility XE and tablet computers from MobileDemand.
Sep/Oct 10
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