Guten Tag Wilifried, I agree with you. Talking to patients is VERY important. My idea to use a mobile device is to GET info and not to enter data at the bedside. But the practical thing maybe to sit at the client in the ward and get the results, jot it down on a pad and go on the ward rounds, for now!
Nandalal --- Wilfried Goedert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nandalal Gunaratne, > > NG> However a tablet/touch screen type PC which can > be > NG> wheeled along on an appropriate stand from bed > to bed > NG> with wireless/ drag along LAN cable connection > but is > NG> powered centrally maybe a solution that is more > NG> cumboresome but affordable. > > NG> What do you think? > > Keep a view to different healthcare systems > worldwide. > > In anglo american systems - i think India arabia and > so on the same > structure (i > personally worked only in England some years ago as > house officer) you > have one big room at one ward with a lots of beds. > The English situation some years ago was that there > are eg for surgery > a lot of consultants. a house officer is not > responsible only for one > ward. If a patient comes in the house officer in > cassualty is > responsible for this patient. So the patients of a > house officer can > be on 4-6 different wards. It took some time to > understand this > management of my patients. > The nurses stay at only one ward. So the nurse have > to know exactely > which house officer or senior is responsible for > this patient. > > If you go as officer the ward round you have your > patients exactely in > your head. Otherwise the patient have the impression > that that Doc > don't know his case. The patient don't trust you if > you look everytime > to your notes or make notices via a touchscreen. > > I think a small board with results of lab or some > special data will be > absolute enough. The input of new or other > medication have to be done > not in front of the patient. You realy have to > concentrate to the > needs of a patient and to talk with him and not with > the computer or > any touchscreen. :-) > > So let it be and concentrate to the realy necessary > things and not to > the programmers love to make everything directely at > pc. > > See for example. If you have as consultant a meeting > with your > customers you also concentrate to your customer and > not to your > computer. Only in special questions you use it for > information. > > IMHO it is realy nonsense to focus the discussion to > pda or phone into > a solution that is necessary in front of a patient. > > Realy make it as an easy specialized module with an > own Gui. A thing > you are able to make fast notice or get a realy fast > information about > special parameters. More important can be the > results of a EEG or > something else. > > -- > > Wilfried Goedert > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > 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!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! 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
