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Title: Early A-doctors: Improving patient care and saving lives--one...

Author: Rosenberg, Randi Article Type: Product Analysis
Source: Mobile Enterprise, v5 n3 p34(4) Publication Date: Mar 2004
  ISSN: 1527-4470
  Illustrations: Graphs
URL of Publication: http://www.mobileenterprisemag.com

Mobile technology has the potential to prevent medical errors that currently cost thousands of lives and billions of dollars each year. New and younger medical professionals are rapidly adopting mobile technology. However, adoption faces some resistance within hospitals and health systems. Some concerns include concerns about compliance with HIPAA patient privacy laws, as well as general opposition to mandated technologies among doctors and the perception mobile technology might reduce time spent with patients. Within hospitals and health systems, maverick doctors are leading the change. At Sacred Heart Hospital in Sarasota, Florida, Cogon Systems' Moment of Care Information System, based on wireless access from PDAs, helped doctors access electronic medical records systems more efficiently. Denver Health has had good results in managing public health data from its hospital using Countermind's Mobile Intelligence Platform. Denver Health has found that change is easily accepted if the technology performs. According to the Skyscape PDA Usage Survey, PDA usage helps prevent many medical errors and could save hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Cogon Systems Inc CounterMind

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Mobile Intelligence Moment of Care Information System

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