Hospitals Ready for C5

05:56 | Jason Lopez | Feb 22nd, 2007 2:12pm |

The University of California, San Francisco Medical center says its pilot study using a portable computer called the C5 helped nurses to be far more productive than with conventional personal computers. The current setup in most hospitals is called a COW, or “computer on wheels,” which is composed of a laptop along with non-networked diagnostic equipment, all on a cart. Medical personnel generally rely on pen and paper to write down data such as blood pressure and then enter it into the PC. The C5, developed by Intel and manufactured by motion computing, provides wireless convergence and it networks with diagnostic devices. Intel made this video possible.

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Transcript:

Guest: Ann Williamson - UCSF Nursing
Guest: Scott Eckert – Motion Computing
Guest: Paul Otellini – Intel Corporation
Guest: Dr. Michael Blum – UCSF Nursing

Ann Williamson - UCSF Nursing
We are actually technology hungry here, having not had a lot of technology at the point-of-care. We were one of the early leaders in information technology and healthcare and have fallen behind a little bit; so we are actually very excited and pleased to be in with this particular product.

Scott Eckert – Motion Computing