Tablet PC Nursing

This looks like a killer piece of hardware for healthcare. Specifications include:

• Genuine Windows Vista® Business with Service Pack 1 (with Windows XP Tablet downgrade option)
• Intel® Atom™ processor (1.86GHz) Z540 with 533MHz FSB, 512KB L2 cache
  1GB standard RAM configuration
• 80 GB 1.8-inch shock mounted hard drive
• 10.4” XGA sunlight viewable 500 NIT Dual Touch LCD screen (1024 x 768 resolution),
• InPlay Technologies digitizer
• Anti-reflective screen treatment
• Integrated 2.0 megapixel auto-focus camera with dual LED lights
• Fingerprint scanner
• Contactless smartcard reader
• RFID reader
• Fully rugged MIL-STD-810F and IP54 compliant 3 foot drop approved
• Magnesium alloy chassis
• Sealed all-weather design
• Rain-, spill-, dust- and vibration-resistant
• Intel® WiFi Link 5100 802.11a/b/g/draft-n
• Bluetooth® v2.0 + EDR
• Integrated docking connector
  

Integrated options:

• Optional integrated WWAN / Gobi™-enabled mobile broadband (EV-DO and HSPA)
• Global position system (GPS) receiver
• 2D barcode reader (also reads 1D barcodes)

6 hour battery life
Twin Hot-swappable batteries

3.4 lbs (with batteries)
10.4” (W) x 10.6” (H) x 1.3” - 2.3” (D)

Official H1 Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufDDOi19anQ

H1 Product Overview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDG-1rNzizQ

H1 Cleaning:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5o5T-TVbjY

H1 Drop Test:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywXfCJtwfFY

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Health Data Management is accepting nominations for its fourth annual Nursing Information Technology Innovation Award. The deadline for entries is Jan. 5, 2009.

The award recognizes innovation and excellence in using information technology in the field of nursing to directly improve the quality of care/patient safety and/or promote the effective use of nursing resources. The co-sponsor of the award is CARING, the nation’s largest educational and networking group for nurses interested in health care information technology.

The award will be presented to a team of nursing professionals at a health care organization (hospital, physician group practice or any other care-giving site). At least one of the primary coordinators of the I.T. project must be a nurse. The project must be ongoing.

To qualify for this award, a health care organization must submit an essay with detailed information on the nursing information technology project and the specific, measurable results of that project. The contribution of nurses to the innovative project must be clearly identified.
Judges, who will include nurses, will interview finalists by phone before determining the award recipient. The winner will be notified by January 31. The April issue of the magazine will include a story on the winning organization and runners-up.

To enter, submit a document attached to an e-mail to howard.anderson@sourcemedia.com. At the top of the document, list the following:

• Name of organization and address
• Description of size of organization (total physicians, total inpatient licensed beds, etc.)
• Name of key nurse(s) involved in the project, and their roles.
• Name of person who prepared the nomination and contact information (phone and e-mail)
• Name of senior executive with organization who could be available to answer questions, and contact information.
  

Entrants should prepare an essay of up to 1,000 words answering the following three questions:

1. What is the nursing I.T. project that is worthy of recognition? Precisely identify the technology involved.
2. What is innovative/groundbreaking about the project?
3. What are the measurable results/outcomes of the project? Be as specific and detailed as possible.
   

Examples of results can include: achieving tangible improvements in the quality of care; reducing the time nurses spend on non-care activities by automating tasks; and improving workload management through telehealth technologies and other systems.

In addition, the essay should describe the contribution of nurse(s) to the project and whether the nurse(s) was the project leader, product manager, trainer, implementer or executive sponsor.

Questions about the award should be e-mailed to howard.anderson@sourcemedia.com. More information about CARING is available at www.caringonline.org

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has made the 2008 edition of the Emergency Response Guide (ERG) available for Windows Vista and Windows XP. The ERG 2008 software for Windows XP / Vista can be downloaded at: http://hazmat.dot.gov/pubs/erg/ERG_Windows_Setup.exe

At the recent Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference there was a demonstration of the Contoso electronic medical record (EMR), a prototype created by Microsoft to show the Windows Presentation Foundation 3D features and where we are headed with patient medical charts.

See the video at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=dZWEQwzGFp4

GE Healthcare IT has announced a collaboration with Intel Corporation and Motion Computing® to join forces on a mobile computing solution designed to eliminate the manual collection of patient vital sign data. The solution incorporates the Motion C5 mobile clinical assistant (Tablet PC) into vital sign collection using Centricity Enterprise in-patient electronic medical record (EMR) software and GE Healthcare’s DINAMAP® patient monitoring devices.

See the GE Healthcare press release at: http://pressroom.gehealthcare.com/proom/internet/NewsandEvents.jsp?release_id=14025

MedGadget blog about Dinemap/Motion C5 Tablet PC at: http://www.medgadget.com/archives/2008/03/dinamap_to_marry_motion_c5_mobile_tablet.html

Although not specifically Tablet PC news, here is an interesting application of consumer electronics in healthcare.

Spectrum Health of Grand Rapids, Michigan has announced a strategic relationship with Cerner and Microsoft Corp. in developing the Cerner Care Console™ solution, a consumer-centric technology that empowers patients to take an active role in their care.

The solution integrates Spectrum Health’s knowledge about the patient experience with the Cerner Millennium® healthcare information technology (HIT) computing platform, and Microsoft Windows Media Center. Cerner has also incorporated the use of Xbox 360 retail consoles into this system to offer patients gaming and entertainment experiences.

Spectrum Health is currently piloting the Care Console system in one of its units at its 750-bed Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids.

Features of the Care Console system include:

• My Health Notes – Facilitates patient/provider communication by allowing patients to write electronic notes to their physicians with questions about their care.
• My Education – Provides patients with access to health education prescribed by their care team. Access to reliable health information encourages patients to become informed about their condition and medical decisions.
• My Care Team – Provides patients a pictorial introduction to the individuals responsible for their care and explains their roles.
• My Schedule – Presents patients with an itinerary of their specific events for the day as well as a patient-specific task list.
• My Hospital – Presents patients with information about their hospital, including lists of services and maps.
• My Opinion – Invites patients to provide real-time feedback regarding their hospital stay. This enables point-of-service adjustments to care to address patient concerns and supports rapid cycle improvement.
• My Entertainment – Enables patients to watch live TV, select movies, listen to music, and play Xbox games or play online games.

See the full Cerner press release at: http://www.cerner.com/public/NewsReleases.asp?id=27184&cid=8153

The National Library of Medicine has released WISER for Windows.

WISER (Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders) is a system designed to assist First Responders in hazardous material incidents. Developed by the National Library of Medicine, WISER provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression guidance.

I've used the Windows Mobile version for years. It is a great reference for nurses that are first responders or first receivers.

Download at: http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov/register.html?plat=win

Microsoft presented their vision of personal health management in the future at the recent MIX08 conference. A ripped copy (not the greatest quality) of the video presentation is available on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F1u36Y-qlE

New surprise OneNote powertoy coming on Monday according to OneNote Testing blog. See: http://blogs.msdn.com/johnguin/archive/2008/02/28/a-nice-surprise-and-powertoy-should-be-ready-on-monday.aspx