(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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• 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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Statements and opinions by Mike Adams• Doctors and
health care workers have been remarkably slow to adopt technology in the
workplace. Prescriptions are still written by hand!
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A new $2,000 tablet PC for doctors is expected to reduce errors in paperwork and improve medical care.
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