Microsoft® Tablet PCSolutions for Healthcare

A Vision for Healthcare

Healthcare providers and medical institutions are lookingto technology tools to help them meet their vision forthe 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 workto enhance patient careProfile• Baylor Health Care System wanted to give physicians

a single access point of aggregated patient information,and provide hospital and clinic patients with a betterexperience during the check-in process

Problem• Paper-based methods of collecting, updating, and

disseminating medical records often resulted indelays 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 benefitedfrom 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 healthcaremarket, Microsoft has formed both internal andexternal 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 vendorsto ensure healthcare providers make the mostof their Tablet PC:ISVs:• abletFactory• Allscripts• NextGen Healthcare Information

SystemsSystem 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 ServerTM

• 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

Learn More

• For more information about the Tablet PC, visit: www.microsoft.com/tabletpc

• For more information about Microsoft products and technologies for healthcare, visit: www.microsoft.com/healthcare

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