An announcement has gone out that The Whole Child Pediatrics, who is now using the Motion C5 Mobile Clinical Assistants, otherwise known as MCAs, is experiencing significant improvement in an announcement made by the provider of integrate computing solutions and leading in mobility, Motion Computing®. With the combined use of the C5 and their new EMR (Electronic Medical Record) software, the pediatric clinicians are now able to connect to information across the medical group effortlessly and still continue to provide the quality patient care they are known for.
The Whole Child pediatrician group has been treating patients for well and sick visits and dealing with referrals to specialists as needed for advanced care as a full service pediatric practice. While traditionally relying on their former paper management system, the need for a mobile and lightweight situation arose, leading to the implementation of the Electronic Medical Record system, making use of the software's capabilities while watching it seamlessly fit into the fast-paced environment of The Whole Child environment.
When needing guidance on the best devices, the clinic requested the help of Allegiance Tablet PC Experts, who is very experienced in the field of providing mobile tablet PC environments. Allegiance's recommendation included the C5 for its durability and ease of use in a mobile environment, something Allegiance is well experienced with due to being a Motion resell partner. This relationship with Motion allowed Allegiance the ability to let The Whole Child group trial test the tablet to make sure they would be a good fit for their office environment. Such testing illuminated the devices and what exactly they could do in the practice and their ease of use, allowing an easier decision for the pediatrics group.
With the new addition of the C5 and the new EMR software, the pediatrician group is now able to forward patient files, send immediate notes to nurses, order further medical testing and ensure more complete documentation, all of which can be done while staying in the room with the patients. This is always a boon for the billing department as they can instantly enter the patient's charges as the chart is being finalized, thus all encounters with the patient are immediately saved, signed off on and ready to bill.
The Whole Child group has found that the tablets are built very rugged and withstand all the demands that a healthcare environment can have on them. With their easy to carry handles and the ability to handle multi-tasking, the doctors have been able to continue 1-on-1 patient care without having to leave the treatment room for anything as they can complete all paperwork and requests straight form the tablets themselves.
An additional bonus to the new integrated systems is the new streamlined patient education, as the C5s provide constant and available access to information that can be found online. This makes the patient education materials available upon demand. Also a clear advantage to this is the ability of the tablet PCs to fax prescriptions to the pharmacy, eliminating the need for prescription pads or an e-prescribing service, saving costs for the office. And finally, the impression given to families and patients is one of an office that is truly using all the technology available to make their medical treatment better and faster
Patient education has also been streamlined as the C5s provide anywhere access to information online. Now patient education materials are available on-demand. Being able to fax prescriptions from the tablet PC creates a huge cost savings for the clinic because an e-prescribing service is no longer needed. More importantly, families are impressed with the technology implementation.