Motion Announces The Winner Of Its First Annual Excellence In Mobile Point Of Care Award - Asia Pacific
Austin Health Awarded for Enhancing Clinician Satisfaction and Delivering Quality Patient Care
Motion Computing, a leading global provider of tablet PCs and supporting mobility solutions, recently announced from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Asia Pacific 2011 Conference that Austin Health is the first recipient of its Excellence in Mobile Point of Care Award – Asia Pacific. The annual award program recognises commitment and dedication to deploying mobile point of care solutions that focus on enhancing clinician satisfaction and delivering the highest quality of patient care possible.
Austin Health is a major tertiary academic hospital that services the northeast suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. Comprised of three hospitals, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre and a full-time staff over 5,200 employees, Austin Health has over 900 inpatient beds and treats around 95,000 inpatients, 172,000 outpatients and 59,500 emergency attendees per year. Its major services include a liver and gastrointestinal transplant unit as well as spinal cord injury, cancer and respiratory services.
Funded via the HealthSMART program, Victoria's whole-of-health information and communication technology (ICT) strategy that modernises and replaces ICT systems throughout the Victorian Public Healthcare Sector, Austin Health implemented the Cerner Millennium clinical system, but required a mobility solution that would allow clinicians access to clinical information at the point of care.
After trialling several options, including a variety of tablet PCs, Austin Health purchased 90 Motion F5v Tablet PCs. The rugged tablets' superior viewability, excellent battery life and ergonomic ease of use made the solution ideal for Austin Health's mobile clinicians. Additionally, the tablets' ability to be easily cleansed, disinfected and meet the requirements of its infection control department was critical.
During the pilot, Austin Health worked alongside mobility specialist J Mills Distribution, which helped the hospital find the right accessories as well as provided ideas on how the new mobility solution could be configured for optimal use. J Mills Distribution also provided all project and technical staff with an in-depth induction and training session.
"Previously, all of our processes were completed on paper, which meant a higher risk for mistakes and errors," said Jackie McLeod, Results Order Medications Online (ROMeO) project director, Austin Health. "The Motion Tablet PCs not only help reduce errors and increase efficiency and productivity, as we've seen faster test ordering times, but most importantly, they help us improve overall patient care."
With the Motion Tablet PCs, Austin Health now accesses real-time information at the patients' bedsides, meaning fewer interruptions and mistakes and greater efficiency and time savings when placing medication orders, collecting pathology specimens and placing pathology and radiology orders during rounds. The F5vs provide clinicians with the ability to review results and images as well as record and document clinical information at the point of care, greatly enhancing clinician satisfaction and improving the quality of patient care.
"Austin Health has taken a substantial step to integrate the tools required today to meet the growing healthcare demands expected in the future," said Brett Gross, country manager for Australia and New Zealand, Motion Computing. "We congratulate the hospital and its employees on their drive and determination to provide the best point-of-care and patient care possible."
Motion will recognise Austin Health with the Excellence in Mobile Point of Care Award – Asia Pacific on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 17:00 at Motion booth #504. All are welcome to attend.
2012 Motion Excellence in Mobile Point of Care Award
Beginning March 2012, Motion will begin accepting applications for the Annual Motion Excellence in Mobile Point of Care Award – Asia Pacific. The winner will be announced at HIMSS Asia Pacific 2012. Motion encourages healthcare clients, healthcare solution providers and resellers that have worked closely with end-user healthcare organisations on successful mobile point of care initiatives to apply.
Finding Motion at HIMSS Asia Pacific 2011
Motion will be showing its complete line of tablet PCs, including the C5v, J3500 and recently announced CL900 in booth #504. Additionally, Motion's healthcare specialist will address healthcare mobility in the following speaking sessions:
Presentation: "Driving Nursing Efficiency and Effectiveness through Technologies" at the Nursing Informatics Symposium
Speaker: Cheryl Parker, RN, PhD, Senior Clinical Informatics Specialist, Motion Computing
Date & Time: Tuesday, September 20, 13:45
Location: Austin Hospital, 145 Studley Road, Heidelberg Victoria Australia 3084
Product Tutorial Session: "Mobile Computing Solutions in Healthcare: Best Practices"
Speaker: Cheryl Parker, RN, PhD, Senior Clinical Informatics Specialist, Motion Computing
Date & Time: Wednesday, September 21, 15:00
Location: Booth #125
About Austin Health
Austin Health is a major tertiary academic hospital that services the northeast suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. Comprised of three hospitals, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre and a full-time staff over 5,200 employees, Austin Health has over 900 inpatient beds and treats around 95,000 inpatients, 172,000 outpatients and 59,500 emergency attendees per year. Its major services include a liver and gastrointestinal transplant unit as well as spinal cord injury, cancer and respiratory services.
About Motion Computing
Motion Computing is a global leader in integrated mobile computing solutions, combining world-class products with services customised for the unique needs of target vertical markets. The company's enhanced line of rugged tablet PCs, mobile point of care solutions and accessories are designed to increase mobile productivity while providing portability, security, power and versatility. Motion Mobility Solutions offer a complete portfolio of products, services and support that help ensure a successful mobile deployment for increased productivity, reducing project risk while delivering a more rapid return on investment.
SOURCE: Motion Computing, Inc.