Microsoft ® Tablet PC Solutions for Healthcare

A Vision for Healthcare Healthcare providers and medical institutions are looking to technology tools to help them meet their vision for the future: To deliver high-quality care To control costs To access accurate, up-to-date information at the point of care

Realizing the Vision In today’s complex business environment, these caregivers face challenges: Rapidly increasing costs and competition Expanding regulations The need to improve the quality and safety of patient care

Facing the Challenge Tablet PCs provide wireless mobile access that helps healthcare providers tackle the challenges they face. Tablet PCs are: Powerful—combining today’s notebook PC features with next-generation technologies Mobile—redefining mobility with ease of use in most situations Versatile—utilizing a digital pen as well as a keyboard and mouse, with greater productivity

The Power of the Tablet PC The full functionality of a desktop PC with pen-based and wireless mobile technologies gives healthcare providers new capabilities: Microsoft Windows ® XP Professional Edition Operating System with the full power of Windows computing Ink-Enabled Applications for a new generation of digital pen-and-ink practices Tablet and Pen Settings that can be customized to suit users’ individual needs

The Mobility of the Tablet PC Full PC power in an ultra-mobile form redefines wireless mobile productivity for physicians, clinicians, nurses, and administrators: Instant On from standby state Grab and Go undocking features Wireless Network Support with zero-configuration Longer Battery Life for longer computing time

The Versatility of the Tablet PC Tablet PCs provide all caregivers with the utmost in portable, flexible computing power: Natural Computing with digital pen-and-ink technology Windows Journal with handwritten note taking Tablet PC Input Panel that enters text into any application Gestures and Sticky Notes to annotate documents Digital Prescriptions and Signatures

Tablet PC Benefits for Administrators: Implement accurate and secure electronic health records Streamline information sharing and enhance collaboration Reduce reliance on manual, paper-based processes Improve productivity and decrease costs by automating healthcare form entry Reduce treatment mistakes by eliminating manual processes that introduce error

Tablet PC Benefits for Clinicians: Write digital prescriptions anytime, anywhere Collect digital signatures in any situation View, annotate, and share images and x-rays with other clinicians and physicians Instantly access information stored in electronic records systems Update patient data at the point of care

Tablet PC Benefits for Nurses & Staff: Turn any nurse’s station into an information access point Collect information while talking with patients Communicate and collaborate more easily with staff in other wards and institutions Act on physicians’ digital prescriptions and instructions without delay Access and update patient data at the point of care

Baylor Health Care System Goal Putting process improvements to work to enhance patient care Profile Baylor Health Care System wanted to give physicians a single access point of aggregated patient information, and provide hospital and clinic patients with a better experience during the check-in process Problem Paper-based methods of collecting, updating, and disseminating medical records often resulted in delays of vital data getting to care providers

Baylor Health Care System (continued) Solution Baylor physicians use the Tablet PC running Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 with the My Baylor EMR portal solution to find and share vital data throughout the hospital Patients use pen-enabled Tablet PCs as part of Galvanon’s MediKiosk product to enter their medical information Benefits Wireless access to vital electronic medical records Improved collaboration among caregiver teams More efficient and comfortable patient check-in Administrative cost savings through efficiencies and error reduction Easy integration with existing technology investments

Tablet PCs in Healthcare: The Evidence Healthcare providers who have benefited from the power of the Tablet PC: El Camino Hospital Marshfield Clinic Swedish Hospital Bienville Orthopaedic Specials Middlesex Cardiology Ingolstadt Hospital Healthcare For more information, view our healthcare datasheet

Partners in Healthcare To help deliver Tablet PCs for the healthcare market, Microsoft has formed both internal and external partnerships: Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) System Integrators Microsoft Technology Components

Original Equipment Manufacturers Microsoft has collaborated with the following OEMs to produce hardware that maximizes the Tablet PC: Acer Fujitsu Hewlett-Packard Lenovo Motion Computing Toshiba

ISVs and System Integrators Microsoft has partnered with the following vendors to ensure healthcare providers make the most of their Tablet PC: ISVs: abletFactory Allscripts NextGen Healthcare Information Systems System Integrators: Accenture Technology Labs Quilogy

Microsoft Technology Components All healthcare institutions can use the following to take advantage of the Tablet PC: Microsoft.NET Microsoft Office Microsoft BizTalk ® Server Microsoft SQL Server TM Groove Microsoft Tablet PC Software Development Kit (SDK)

Summary of Healthcare Benefits Instant, Real-Time Information Access Improved Patient Safety Greater Efficiency Reduced Costs Streamlined Regulatory Compliance Enhanced Information Security

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