Thanks Alex.
Please tell me more about the bedside touch screen you
talk about. If I am to build it what will I need?
Nandalal
--- Alexander_H�lzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dear Nandalal,
>
> to my opinion, the power-supply problem is not
> peripheric: It is a central
> problem which can kill -logistically- and from point
> of view on operating
> costs- the whole project...Think about connecting
> -power-consuming- cameras
> etc..
>
> Wireless technology is nice, but as long as
> power-issues are not resolved we
> will have to further rely on
> cable(s)...(Un)fortunately we do not have
> wireless power-transmission as yet.
>
> What do you mean by > powered centrally ?
>
> In Germany, we still pay about 1500.- Euros
> (starting from Euro1200
> cheapest) for one tablet PC. So it is far from being
> cheap technology.
> Batteries (Akkumulators) last 3-4 hours, not more..
>
> "My" bed-side model is a diskless client with 10,4
> TouchScreen TFT, 512 MB
> RAM, based on VIA EPIA, consuming not more than 20
> Watt/hour. You can easily
> build one for (far) less than 1000 bucks. If you let
> someone build it for
> you, it may cost 1200 USD.(one single item, if you
> order 100/500/1000 prices
> go down..)
>
> As I said: Most costly in the existing hospital is
> the cabling..
>
> Investment in this technologies could be -to some
> extend- refinanced by
> selling digital content to patients (movies, MP3)
> and telecommunication
> services (VoIP, Internet, e-mail) etc, simply by
> charging them some amount
> per day...In Germany hospitals it is normal, that
> you pay for TV-rent, Phone
> etc..If you charge 5 Euros a day, you "earn" 1500
> Euros a year (if bed is
> booked 300 days/year).
>
> Ciao
>
> Alex
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nandalal Gunaratne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 11:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [Care2002-developers] A question about
> daily routine in
> hospitals
>
>
> > Hi Alex,
> >
> > Your solution with touch screens for every bed is
> nice
> > but maybe too costly for many hospitals. What you
> say
> > about mobile devices on batteries are also true.
> >
> > However a tablet/touch screen type PC which can be
> > wheeled along on an appropriate stand from bed to
> bed
> > with wireless/ drag along LAN cable connection but
> is
> > powered centrally maybe a solution that is more
> > cumboresome but affordable.
> >
> > What do you think?
> >
> >
> > Nandalal
> >
> > --- Alexander_H�lzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > 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
>
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