Communicable disease case entry using PDAs and public wireless networks.
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Concerns about detecting and responding to attacks with biowarfare agents have resulted in the development of deployable case reporting systems, e.g. RSVP. We implement a proof of concept web-based information system to be used securely from personal digital assistants over public wireless networks, by public health field workers for routine and emergent case reporting. The system collects data for a local health jurisdiction, provides content- and event-based notification, and forwards case reports to the Colorado State communicable disease reporting system (CEDRS). We believe this demonstrates a useful integration of portable and web-based technologies with public health practice. (+info)
Implementing wireless evaluation in a hospital-based OSCE center.
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To provide an effective and efficient means to gather assessment data during Objective Structured Clinical Examinations [OSCEs] and integrate the data into ANGEL, the Indiana University School of Medicine's [IUSM] curriculum management system, a wireless approach using PDAs was selected, configured and evaluated. Following a systems architecture and human-computer interface analysis of the project, a system with less functionality but greater reliability was designed and implemented. (+info)
Feasibility of a palmtop-based interactive education to promote patient safety.
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Institute of Medicine defines "patient safety" as a set of measures taken by healthcare professionals to prevent adverse outcomes from medical errors. Kohn estimated that medical errors are likely to result in a death of 44,000 to 98,000 people in U.S. hospitals each year, making it almost the fifth leading cause of death. The costs of medical errors, made by healthcare professionals, amount to $29 billions annually. Recent studies showed that current system of medical training and continuous education has limited capability in promoting and sustaining awareness of patient safety and medical error issues. Use of Personal Digital Assistants (PDA) has been increasingly widespread among clinical students and residents. Despite significant improvement in PDA functionality, current literature does not provide systematic assessment of potential use of hand-held computing for interactive clinician education. To address these issues, we assessed the feasibility of a PDA-based interactive multimedia tool aimed to provide self-paced patient safety education for clinicians. (+info)
Physician PDA use and the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
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Physicians need better access to information when making patient care decisions. Hospitals should allow electronic data transfers to physician PDAs to improve patient care, and physicians must institute measures to secure the confidentiality of patient information on their PDAs. By explicitly excluding copies from their designated record set, hospitals need not maintain copies or track access of information on personally owned PDAs. (+info)
Preoperative information management system using wireless PDAs.
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Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) and wireless communication are currently available in clinical settings. We developed wireless PDA software that assists anesthesiologists in pre-operative patient assessment. The device communicates with the hospital information system through a wireless LAN and is equipped with pre-programmed data entry templates for pre-operative assessment. As a preliminary test of the device, we randomly assigned residents in preoperative assessment to an intervention and a control arm and compared the results. (+info)
Smaller and faster: using a handheld computer to support a bedside vascular access team.
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An application for a handheld computer was developed to support the Vascular Access team in an academic medical center. The development involved workflow analysis and usability testing centered on the users. The application interfaced with the desktop to generate the documentation needed for the charts and to populate the database used to track productivity, volume, outcomes, etc. Post-implementation evaluations provided feedback to validate the utility of the system to support workflow of the team. (+info)
CodeDoc for real-time point-of-care emergencies.
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Can documentation and synthesis of that data be done in time to positively impact immediate care, improve documentation, decrease time, error, and improve outcome? This poster presents the results of a pilot study that begins to address this question. METHOD: A Cross-over design compares manual 'code blue' documentation to CodeDoc's method. RESULTS: CodeDoc cut documentation time almost in half with fewer errors. CONCLUSION: CodeDoc may have a critical role in improving emergency care. (+info)
NICU Notes: A Palm OS and Windows database software product and process to facilitate patient care in the newborn intensive care unit.
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This is a database software application for information a neonatologist routinely considers in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU). Users enter data at the point of care on a handheld device that also encrypts the data. Data management follows synchronization via an ODBC DSN to a secure Microsoft Access application. User feedback guides software modification over time. The poster illustrates the data model, the software user interface, and data management products. (+info)