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New tablet PC for doctors may save health-care workers from paperwork burden

Sunday, March 04, 2007 by: M. T. Whitney
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(NaturalNews) A new tablet PC promises to offer a more efficient workplace for hospitals as it reduces time spent with paperwork.

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What you need to know - Conventional View

• The C5, from Motion Computing Inc., utilizes wi-fi and weighs just three pounds.

• It also has a barcode scanner, digital camera and RFID (radio frequency identification) reader built in. Battery life for the basic unit is roughly three to four hours. It also is built to be easily disinfected.

• The computer is expected reduce paperwork for doctors and nurses by one hour each day.

• It's not a cheap device: Picking up one of these computers will cost $2,199

• By May, the C5 computer will be launched throughout 25 countries.

• “The Motion C5 shows incredible promise for increasing both productivity and efficiency, allowing our clinicians to provide a greater level of care at the patient’s bedside,” said Wayne A. Sensor, CEO of Nebraska-based Alegent Health, in a Motion Computing press release.

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• Doctors and health care workers have been remarkably slow to adopt technology in the workplace. Prescriptions are still written by hand!

Bottom line

A new $2,000 tablet PC for doctors is expected to reduce errors in paperwork and improve medical care.
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