King Fahad Medical City (KFMC) is a government-funded healthcare facility in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and a model for healthcare in the rest of the country.
Product evaluated
Motion C5* tablet PCs from Motion Computing based on the Intel® Mobile Clinical Assistant (MCA) platform used to access and update corTTex* integrated Hospital Information System (HIS) from Tepe Technology. Cisco Aironet* 1200 Series IEEE 802.11 a/b/g wireless access points and a Cisco Medical Grade Network optimised at the Children’s Hospital provide a secure connection between Intel® MCA and Tepe Technology’s corTTex* integrated HIS.
Challenge
KFMC’s mission is to become an IT centre of excellence, adopting new technologies to improve efficiency and the level of patient care, whilst reducing overall costs. It was keen to assess the benefits of deploying a Mobile Point of Care (MPOC) solution at its Children’s Hospital.
Results
MPOC reduces the time taken to access patient records by 75% and data entry by 60%. Consultation times are expected to decrease by 30%, enabling doctors and nurses to treat up to nine more patients per day. Ultimately, KFMC anticipates current costs per bed to be reduced by up to 40%.
Impact
By offering access to electronic patient records at the point of care, the Intel MCA platform has improved clinical decision-making and efficiency, as well as the accuracy of data held in the HIS. The overall effect has been a marked improvement in the quality of patient care on offer at KFMC.
Next steps
KFMC has been so impressed by the results of the MPOC pilot it is now committed to deploying the technology throughout its Riyadh site.
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