Intel Solution Services Develop Mobile Technology Strategy for Hospital
-/December 7, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/-A key study into the effects of mobile technology in acute clinical environments has identified significant time and resource savings. The study, commissioned by George Eliot Hospital and NHS Connecting for Health, ran for 6 weeks and utilised wireless tablet PCs, powered by Intel Centrino mobile technology, deployed to a cross section of nursing and medical staff.
Return on investment analysis showed that savings would enable the pilot to deliver ROI in 15 months. If the technologies were extended to a larger staff pool, ROI would occur in just five months. Patient safety and quality of care were also positively impacted due to the clinicians' time saving.
The study, led by Intel's professional consulting organization, Intel® Solution Services, sought to take advantage of the recently installed wireless network at George Eliot Hospital. Clinical and IT staff received relevant training prior to and during the deployment. Feedback was gathered through structured interviews and online questionnaires, as well as regular visits to the wards and drop-in meetings with mobile clinical staff.
Duncan Robinson, Head of IT at George Eliot Hospital said "I've seen a number of benefits with working with Intel and Intel® Solution Services, not least the fact that they're very knowledgeable, very proactive and have a 'can do' attitude."
"They've brought other partners to the table that we probably wouldn't normally have access to so the whole experience has been excellent." He added.
Challenge
- 440-bed acute care hospital in England to provide 'Better Care Without Delay' to patients
- Increase hospital responsiveness and efficiency in patient care by providing staff with mobile access to clinical information systems
- Decrease administrative burden and inaccuracies of paper-based processes to enable clinical staff to focus on patient care.
Solution
Mobility Pilot
- Deploy 20 wireless tablet PCs plus additional PDAs to a cross section of clinical staff
- Develop a mobile portal to access pathology and radiology results and ashboard application to track patient status
- Integrate into GEH's wireless network and existing systems
- Measure productivity impact at the individual level
Business Value
Significant time and resource savings, e.g. patient pre-op scanning saved nurses 45 minutes per shift**
Reduced administrative burden, e.g. savings of 20 minutes per procedure** for recording surgery notes
Can help improve patient care as information is immediately available to clinical staff helping ensure continuity of treatment
Estimated return on investment time: 15 months**
**Performance tests and ratings are measured using specific computer systems and/or components and reflect the approximate performance of Intel products as measured by those tests. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance.
Source: Mobile Technologies at George Eliot Hospital, whitepaper, August 17, 2005
Results
20 wireless tablet PCs, plus PDAs integrated with existing GEH's systems and wireless network and mobile portal for clinical staff
Results - Individual time savings included:
Locating pathology results at clinic visit: Consultant & Nurse 5 min each per visit
Community monitoring of chronic patients: Nurses - 45 min daily
Recording/Filing surgical notes: Admin staff/Consultants: 20 min per procedure
Retrieving surgical notes: 10 min per patient visit
Charting: Ward Nurses - 10 min per shift; Medical Staff - 20 min per shift
Scanning pre-op patients: Nurses saved 45 min per shift
15 months** estimated return on investment
For more information, please visit:
http://www.intel.com/cd/services/intelsolutionservices/asmo-na/eng/index.htm
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