Kate Huvane Gamble, December-2008
One-on-One with UCSF Medical Center CMIO Michael Blum, M.D.: The Center's CMIO discusses the cutting-edge technologies being used at USCF to improve patient safety.
December-02-2008
Kaiser Permanente develops unique laboratory to test tech products' usefulness: With tech companies in Silicon Valley and elsewhere offering a growing assortment of health-related gadgets for hospitals and patients, Kaiser Permanente executives have developed what they say is a unique laboratory to test the products' usefulness. The Motion C5 has graduated from the center's testing phase and is being used on a preliminary basis in a few Kaiser hospitals, including one in Walnut Creek.
Howard J. Anderson, December-01-2008
Is It Time to Cut the Cord? Some physician group practices that are reinventing their workflows as they adopt electronic health records are concluding that wireless networks fit in well with their new approaches.
Howard J. Anderson, December-01-2008
Looking to Toyota for Guidance: Meadows Regional Medical Center applied lean manufacturing principles, as originally developed by the car maker. The medical center refined its emergency processes, ultimately slashing its average length of stay in half. As a result, the hospital now handles a growing patient volume more efficiently. And it has increased the department's annual revenue 35% since launching the project.
November-17-2008
Safeguarding children from medication errors: A new bedside medication verification (BMV) system has been implemented at Children’s Hospital Central California. Deployed in August 2008, the system uses a special wireless tablet computer(Motion C5) to streamline the medication administration and documentation process.
October-15-2008
Mi-Co e-Forms Save Advanced Home Care $250,000 per Year: Mi-Co implemented its Mi-Forms solution with Motion Computing Tablet PCs to allow AHC liaisons to immediately capture handwritten information on electronic forms right at patient sites.
October-09-2008
Technology, Green Construction At Destiny USA: As a result (of the software/tablet PC solution), conducting inspections is much faster than with pencil and paper. The software also automatically notifies personnel when inspectors need to follow up on recorded safety violations, ensuring that subcontractors are held accountable. Additionally, the technology provides Cianbro's executives with much greater visibility.
October-2008
Mary Ogilvy Homes has implemented the AutumnCare Harmony solution with the Motion C5 MCA at its Aged Care Facility in Hobart, Tasmania. Proving legislative compliance and carestandards has never been easier, and the quality of care is enhanced as staff use mobiletechnology to bring information to the residents' bedside.
October-01-2008
Mobile Point of Care (MPOC) Wireless Assessment service: Seamless, reliable access to patient information is critical to safe, quality care in an increasingly complex and mobile health care environment. Dell, Intel and Motion Computing have launched a new service to assess, design and validate the quality and coverage of wireless networks soon to become the backbone of health care information flow.
September-26-2008
Motion Computing F5 Slate PC: Its lightweight (1.57kg), rugged design offers incredible ergonomics that allow it to be used in the harshest environments that would otherwise destroy a typical laptop. This tough, ergonomic tool really could complement the demands of your day, no matter where your work takes you.
Casie Leiby, September-24-2008
Mobile Computer Use on the Rise: Across the industry, more and more hospital professionals are turning to mobile computers to enter and manage data electronically. Instead of relying on paper-based systems, which are prone to human errors, nurses, doctors and staff are using mobile computers to enter and manage orders electronically, thereby streamlining the process.
Leo King, September-23-2008
NHS Scotland enters patient record data via Motion C5 Tablet PCs: The trial, which took place since May at St John’s hospital in the Lothian region, involved Motion Computing C5 tablet PCs, which are based on the Intel Mobile Care Assistant platform. They were used by doctors, nurses and pharmacists who said the technology saved time.
September-16-2008
Motion's new rugged F5 addresses issues encountered by mobile workforces across the vertical markets served by Box Mobile:
Mobile professionals across construction and field sales and service are using the F5 because it provides the durability and functionality of rugged PCs without the weight and price associated with traditional, fully rugged devices.
September-5-2008
Field Mobility in Construction Webinar Series: AT&T Wireless, Motion Computing, Vela Systems and Reed Construction Data to sponsor four sessions featuring Skanska USA Building, Cianbro and William A. Berry & Son on themes such as green building, BIM, efficiency and safety.
Conrad H. Blickenstorfer, September-2008
Motion Semi-Rugged LE1700 Tablet PC: One of the reasons why Motion's tablets can handle significantly more punishment than one might expect is the company's intelligent attention to details. In its current form, the Motion Computing LE1700 is a semi-rugged device that can take some abuse. It's tougher than its elegant, slim design would lead one to believe.
Conrad H. Blickenstorfer, August-2008
Motion's innovative semi-rugged "Field Tool": The F5 is a Tablet PC made by what has probably become the foremost designer and manufacturer of slate computers. That's what Motion Computing does, and nothing else. Motion designed the C5/F5 platform with three goals in mind. First, to create a device specifically tailored to the needs of certain vertical markets as opposed to simply design another ubiquitous slate computer. Second, to come up with something that would truly improve the productivity of workers in the field. And third, to make the device secure.
August-2008
Wireless Prescriptions: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center installs a 900-access-point WLAN to mobilize electronic patient charting and to gain valuable time savings.
Dr. Peter Schock, M.D., August-2008
Less Paper, Less Fuss, Better Patient Care: Paperless office solutions, such as electronic medical records (EMRs) have made strong in-roads by streamlining operations, and mobile technologies, such as laptops, and especially Tablet PCs, are changing the way many clinicians make rounds, prescribe medications and order procedures.
Monica Matys, August-03-2008
Technology (Motion C5) that gets kids to open up (video)
Nancy Torner, July-2008
Mobile systems make the rounds: Today’s devices offer person-to-person communication or bring data collection technology to the point-of-care—a few can do both...
Michelle S. Haase, June-20-2008
A tablet (PC) that's easy to swallow: The Motion Computing F5’s semi-rugged design, good performance and security features suit it for the field. When I first laid eyes on Motion Computing’s new semi-rugged F5 Mobile Tablet PC, I had what I call a paper-clip moment. These moments happen when I come across an innovation so clever I can’t imagine returning to life without it, yet so simple and obvious I can’t believe someone hadn’t thought of it before.
Suzanne Tindal, June-20-2008
Blacktown Hospital test blood-and-guts proof PCs: Blacktown Hospital has run a trial of a tablet PC (Motion C5) designed specifically for the healthcare industry — even blood and guts won't slow it down.
Gary Baldwin, June-16-2008
Does "IT" Measure Up? Clinical technology boosts quality. Everyone knows that, right? So prove it
The lighter C5 devices led to greater nursing satisfaction, and now data is collected at the bedside, Westcott says. As Westcott points out, the quality-improving features of IT mean little if caregivers are not comfortable with the equipment.
June-13-2008
Hospital Switches from Carts to C5s: Anacortes, Wash.-based Island Hospital is no longer using computers mounted on mobile carts. Now the nurses are using the C5 devices to access a hospital information system, from Medical Information Technology Inc., Westwood, Mass. They also are using the bar-code scanner on the C5s to scan patient wristbands and medications to improve safety during medication administration.
June-05-2008
Motion C5 featured on the NBC Today Show: Hear How Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio is using the C5 to help make teenagers feel more at-ease sharing information with their doctors. Teens can answer questions privately, directly on the C5 before entering the exam room to help doctors more quickly identify those teens that are at risk.
June-03-2008
Group Mobile Adds Its First Semi Rugged Tablet PC to Their Product Offering; The Motion Computing F5: Group Mobile prides itself in only carrying the top/leading brands in the rugged computer industry. The Motion F5 will be the first semi-rugged tablet pc to be added to the groupmobile.com website and line card. "Motion Computing's new F5 semi-rugged slate PC addresses the unique challenges of the mobile workforce and is the perfect addition to our product offerings.
June-02-2008
Motion Computing F5 Tablet PC Review: A slate-style Tablet PC with plenty of features aimed at the fieldworker. Good feature set; Responsive screen; Comfortable to hold; Speedy performance...
May-2008
The Motion F5 was recently featured on Channel 7 News in Denver. Visit this link to see how the Denver Water Board is using the F5 to help in water conservation efforts. See Video News Story
David Strom, May-27-2008
Time to Talk About Tablet PCs?: Tablet PCs have firmly established themselves in certain vertical markets where users don't have offices or need to compute while standing. But as the tablet market matures, more sedentary office workers could benefit from using them, particularly when it comes to annotation and approval tasks. This presents opportunities for solution providers to spread the message about tablets.
May-19-2008
Tablet PCs for Patient Care Equipped with Intermec EA15 Scan Engine: Intermec’s EA15 scan engine has been chosen by Motion Computing, the world's largest manufacturer of tablet PCs for the health care industry, to serve as the embedded bar code scanner for the C5 mobile clinical assistant (MCA) tablet PCs.
Fahmida y. Rashid, May-14-2008
Review: Motion Computing's Vertical-Focused F5
The F5 is a semi-rugged tablet PC that offers mobility and durability in one package. Motion intends the F5 to be used in various verticals, including government, retail, utilities, distribution, and construction. The F5 tablet can be used by field service technicians, engineers, appraisers, and inspectors.
May-13-08
Vela Systems to Present a Three-Part Webinar Series on the Latest Trends in Construction Field Automation
The series discusses how field automation through software, tablet PCs and wireless connectivity is improving jobsite productivity and quality, accelerating project delivery, and reducing risk.
May-05-08
AuthenTec Adds Security to New Motion Computing Tablet PC - New F5 Tablet is Motion's First Semi-Rugged, Fingerprint-Enabled Tablet PC Tailored for Today's Mobile Field Worker.
David Strom, May-01-08
Easy to Swallow - Not just for doctors and cops anymore, the new breed of tablet PCs could be the cure for your company’s mobile computing headaches.
Frank Ohlhorst, May-01-08
A Real Tablet for Real Tablet Users: From an ergonomics point of view, Motion Computing has pulled off what could be considered a near perfect slate PC. All controls are located in easy-to-reach locations, the unit sports a nifty integrated handle and the weight is low enough to make the system comfortable to use all day.
(Beckie Kelly Schuerenberg, Senior Editor) April-01-08
Point of Care Part I: The Evolution Of Mobile Hardware: The C5 pilot resulted in a 62% increase in nurse satisfaction with the hardware and related clinical workflow changes. Further, the delivery system recorded a 42% improvement in point-of-care documentation when nurses were using the C5 devices.
(Dan Zehr) March-03-08
Motion's new tablet computer designed for tough environments
(Sharon Gaudin) March-03-08
Motion Computing unveils rugged tablet PC
(Keith Shaw) March-03-08
Motion gets rugged with new slate tablet
(Antone Gonsalves) March-03-08
Motion Computing Unveils Rugged Tablet PC
(Darren Murph) March-03-08
Motion Computing unveils "semi-rugged" F5 Slate PC
(Rob Bushway) March-02-08
Motion Computing Announces The F5 Tablet PC
(Tiffany Boggs) Feb-29-08
Motion Computing F5 Release and Our First Look Review
