Healthcare Providers Mobility

Information where it's needed—to improve care and workflows

In busy hospitals and clinics, people and equipment are constantly in motion. But the information needed for high-quality patient care does not move as easily. Too often, data is acquired manually, locked up in paper charts and legacy applications, and accessible only at centralized workstations. The consequences range from misplaced supplies to medical errors.

Intel is working with healthcare leaders and clinicians around the world on innovative mobile point-of-care solutions that deliver critical data securely to the point of care or decision. From wireless infrastructure to mobilized applications, to mobile computing platforms designed for healthcare needs, we help hospitals and clinics free workflows from physical boundaries, enhancing quality of care, easing workloads and improving workflow.

Mobile solutions can automate and improve routine patient information collection and order lifecycle management, eliminating manual entry processes and reducing margin for errors. Clinicians can record medical information, order tests, and prescribe medication at the bedside or exam room. Data is posted into the electronic medical record, and made available immediately and securely to the patient's healthcare team. Clinicians save steps and effort, and avoid the risks of delays and misinterpretation from illegible handwriting.

By enabling secure access to the latest medical and patient data, mobile point-of-care solutions can help clinicians deliver higher quality, more efficient care. Clinicians can collaborate efficiently and make fact-based decisions, supported by more accurate, timely, and comprehensive patient data and access to evidence-based treatment guidelines.

Improving care, optimizing workflow

Mobile solutions for vital tasks such as medication management and order lifecycle management can help optimize workflow. When physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare workers have instant access to the latest information—and in a legible format orders can be processed more quickly. Updated information can be available instantly and securely to everyone who can use it to improve care. This can increase clinician productivity, reduce wasted efforts, and enable faster time to treatment.

Mobile technologies such as location-aware resource-tracking systems can dramatically improve the use of scarce healthcare resources—everything from specialized personnel to beds, operating theaters, and medical equipment. Equipment can be tracked as it moves around the hospital, for more accurate scheduling and inventory control and faster patient throughput. Work flows more smoothly, with fewer delays, less stress, and greater efficiency, which ultimately can enable providers to deliver better care to more people.

We work with hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare providers worldwide to navigate the complexities of mobile point-of-care deployment. We help architect and implement complete solutions, including:

• Secure wireless infrastructure
• Mobilized applications that support access to critical data throughout the hospital and beyond
• Mobile devices that support data capture and access at the bedside and exam room, and in emergency rooms, satellite clinics, and ambulances