Motion Computing Newsletter: December 2007
Get a handle on patient care with the Motion™ C5, The first mobile clinical assistant
- UCSF Case Study
- Live Motion and Intel Webcast - C5 in Healthcare
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- BIOS and Driver Updates
UCSF Case Study - Improving Quality of Care and Nursing Workflow: A Clinician Usability Pilot of the Motion C5 Mobile Clinical Assistant
Executive Summary
As hospitals, clinics and other healthcare organizations deploy electronic medical records (EMRs) and related technology solutions, it becomes increasingly critical to provide clinicians with convenient access to those technologies at the point of care. The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center has deployed a contemporary EMR and provided access through desktop PCs and computers on wheels (COWs). In daily use, however, it became clear that the limited portability of these workstations impeded clinicians’ workflow and limited information access, making it difficult to fully exploit the EMRs’ potential to improve care. Additionally, the user logins required to comply with current security standards were consuming a significant amount of nursing effort and leading to user frustration.
UCSF collaborated with GE Healthcare, Intel Corporation and Motion Computing® to determine whether an innovative solution, developed around a new mobile device – the Motion™ C5™ mobile clinical assistant (MCA) – might enhance patient care and clinician workflow. The Motion C5 is the first commercial product based on Intel’s mobile clinical assistant reference design, developed following their extensive ethnographic research into the needs of clinicians in acute care environments. UCSF piloted a new clinical workflow that incorporated the Motion C5 into patient vital sign collection using GE’s DINAMAP® patient monitoring devices and the GE Centricity Enterprise EMR. Performance data were collected via time motion studies pre- and post-implementation, and clinicians were formally surveyed to assess attitudes towards the device and the overall solution.
Data collected during the pilot demonstrate significant improvements in nurse productivity and clinical documentation accuracy. Importantly, there was a substantial reduction in documentation delays and the number of clinician logins and the time that they consumed. Nurses consistently preferred the Motion C5 mobile clinical assistant over COWs, reporting that it enhanced patient interaction, better fit their work environment, offered greater portability, and was easier to move in constrained areas. They reported that the Motion C5 made it easier to enter and access data and improved the ergonomics of data entry.
Among the pilot’s specific findings:
- 60% reduction in time consumed by vital signs documentation, saving each clinician 30 minutes per 8 hour shift
- Clinical data latency (the time between capturing vital sign data and entering it into the EMR) was reduced by more than two hours
- Data demonstrate an 83% reduction in the number of data items that needed to be transcribed thereby reducing the potential for transcription error
- Reduction in the average number of time-consuming clinician logins from 42 to 12 per shift
- A 20% increase in point of care charting beyond the automated vitals sign acquisition
This pilot demonstrated that by enabling convenient, efficient information access and data entry at the point of care, the Motion C5 – integrated with robust technical infrastructure, advanced healthcare applications and supported by organizational leadership – can improve clinician workflow, efficiency, and satisfaction and increase the accuracy and timeliness of critical clinical data.
- Read the complete UCSF Report
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Live Motion and Intel Webcast - Motion C5 MCA in Healthcare
December 4, 2007, 10:00 am - 11:30 am (U.S. Pacific Time)
Results are in! Please join Intel and Motion Computing® for a special live webcast showcasing improvements in patient care and operational efficiency as a result of the new mobile clinical assistant solution. Listen to industry healthcare leaders and learn about the patient and clinician benefits of the Motion Computing C5 MCA:
- Patricia A. Abbott, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI; Co-Director, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing Knowledge, Information Management & Sharing (KIMS); Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
- Michael Blum, MD, CMIO & Associate Professor, University of California, San Francisco Medical Center
- Marilyn Schaffner, RN, PhD, CNO & VP Patient Care Services, Medical University of South Carolina
- Wayne Sensor, CEO, Alegent Health
- Onica Ulveling, Pharm. D., Clinical Pharmacist, Intensive Care Units, Children's Hospital in Omaha
Please register for this webcast.
Other Upcoming Events
HIMSS Nursing Informatics Quarterly Webinar: Using Technology to Improve the Workflow of Vital Sign Acquisition
Wednesday, December 12, 2007, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (CST)
Presenters:
- Sandy Torres, RN, MSN, University of California at San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
- Cheryl D. Parker, RN, MSN, PhD, Motion Computing, Austin, TX
Learn more about this webinar.
Webinar: Motion C5 Product Usage and Healthcare Applications
- Register for Wednesday, December 12, 2007, 10 am (CST)
- Register for Thursday, December 13, 2007, 1 pm (CST)
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