Tablet PCs offer an opportunity for the healthcare community to reap a number of benefits for patients, providers and insurers. Below is an overview of just three of the ways that tablets can help.
Improved patient safety – 5 rights
Using the pen and tablet along with devices such as barcode scanners allows nurses to ensure that the right patient receives the right drug at the right time in the right dosage and by the right route. Existing systems combine a tablet PC with a med dispensing cart and a scanner that helps hospitals drastically reduce errors in med administration.
Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
Many software packages already exist that help physician
practices deliver better care to their customers. These systems keep all the
information about a patient in a single electronic record that is accessible to
physicians, nurses, medical technicians and billing staff. Using a tablet PC
increases the efficiency of these systems by allowing staff to immediately
record medicines, medical history, allergies and notes in their own handwriting
which is translated into typed text and placed in the record.
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Forms, forms, forms
From the time a patient walks into a facility until they leave with discharge instructions, healthcare is one piece of paperwork after another. Tablet PCs can’t eliminate the need for these forms, but they do help automate the process by allowing the creation of a complete electronic health record. Ink enabled software that allows patients to fill in recent updates in their medical history can be filled in while in the waiting room, thus shortening the time needed to update this information when they are seen by the nurse or doctor.
Customer success story
Harry Kuberg, MD
Dr. Kuberg had used laptops for years, but he was looking for something more. Something that could improve both his efficiency and the quality of his patient care. According to Dr. Kuberg, he and his staff were searching for something different when they came upon Motion Computers. They liked what they read and quickly made a call.
“When I talked with John Hill, he was very knowledgeable and very willing to work with me to get the right product to work with my applications,” says Dr. Kuberg.
Dr. Kuberg’s ordering experience was “excellent” and he received his tablet PCs within a week of placing the order. And that is where the real fun began.
“As a physician, I spend most of the time in the office, but I also travel to other places. I was in the military for 21 years and I carried a laptop around with me, but in a lot of settings, I couldn’t read the screen. Motion tablets adjust themselves, depending upon how much light there is, so for example, I can sit in a car (as a passenger, not a driver!) and even when the sun is shining in very brightly, I can read the tablet screen and I can get work done.
Additionally, the tablet has the capability for me to write on it and to translate voice to text. It can even read my handwriting and I’m a doctor, so my handwriting is pretty bad!” states Dr. Kuberg.
Dr. Kuberg really appreciates the tablets’ portability – it travels with him to each patient examining room, on hospital visits, and home. “A lot of things are much easier now,” he states. “For example, prescriptions. In the past, someone else had to read my notes and put them on a prescription pad. Now I write the prescription right on the tablet and the computer automatically creates the prescription. Nobody is going to misread the drug or the dosage – it’s better for the pharmacist and, of course, for the patient.”
He and his staff enter patient information directly onto the tablets, removing the need to re-enter information and streamlining their work. Dr. Kuberg believes that the Motion tablet enables him to provide his patients with the highest quality of care.
“I was initially leery of the investment in a tablet, but it has helped me to become much more productive. My work is streamlined, and I’m able to provide better quality of care to my patients,” he says.