Hi Nandalal an the others, > What is the best device to use? > One is the PDA > What about the mobile phone?
I am not really sure, that PDA is/will be the solution of choice. Mobile phones, due to EMF-Emissions, are prohibitive in the hospital area. W-LAN still has many problems with quality of transmission and security.. Building a new hospital, the best and less expensive solution will be the integration of a multi-function, multi-purpose touch-screen information terminal at every patient bed. The panel could be used for clinical data entry as well as for broadcasting hospital information to all patients, TV/Video/Internet access for the patient etc. So nurses would not have to carry huge and heavy PDAs where batteries will surely expire in case of emergency...(Thinking alone about the energy supply problem(batteries) of portable devices puts a nightmare on technical hospital administration. Not even mentioned ecological issues of batteries..). Furthermore: same GUI for all applications, true, fully featured, fully integrated hospital intranet, central security and access rights management, no systems diversity, no energy supply problems ... BTW. the hardware for such a system is already here, since years, and it is (rather) cheap. Software could be -fairly easily- developed (derived), based on Care2x. For existing hospitals, the most expensive part of this model will be the LAN-cabling to every patient bed.. What is needed is a clear concept and hospital planners/administrators ready to innovate their organisations from the ground... Cheers Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nandalal Gunaratne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 10:27 AM Subject: Re: [Care2002-developers] A question about daily routine in hospitals > What is the best device to use? > One is the PDA > What about the mobile phone? > There are other such mobile devices too. > Notebooks/tablets are tow cumbursome. > Anyone using them? > > > Nandalal > --- jim jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > One solution will be to convert the paper work to > > checksheets or/and diagrams who an OCR program or > > care2x module can read them and categorize them. > > > > --- Nandalal Gunaratne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Bear, > > > > > > Thanks a lot for what you have said. I too feel > > that > > > a > > > hospital information system must address the needs > > > of > > > the nurses to succeed. > > > > > > You have set down the problems but not suggested a > > > solution. > > > > > > Have you any ideas of your own? > > > > > > I think a PDA like carry around device is > > important. > > > A > > > mobile, dependable and simple device which has a > > > decent sized screen and connects to the hospital > > > network. > > > > > > What else? > > > > > > Nandalal > > > > > > --- bear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > ÁðïêôÞóôå > ôç äùñåÜí > @yahoo.gr > äéåýèõíóç > óáò óôï > > http://www.otenet.gr > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & > > Training. > > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas > > July 24-29 - > > digital self defense, top technical experts, no > > vendor pitches, > > unmatched networking opportunities. Visit > > www.blackhat.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Care2002-developers mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/care2002-developers > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - > digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, > unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com > _______________________________________________ > Care2002-developers mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/care2002-developers > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com _______________________________________________ Care2002-developers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/care2002-developers
