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Handspring IBM Palm HP Compaq Fujitsu Siemens Symbol Sony Toshiba Compare Software Case Studies PDA Glossary	case studies: The Medical Center Medical University Medical Domain Fiat Credit France United States Postal Service Sales Force Automation The Atlanta Journal Famous Footwear Van Sales Ophthamologists communicate patient information immediately, more accurately and in less time! Record keeping is playing a bigger role in healthcare today, and the Department of Ophthalmology at the Medical University is no exception. There, doctors receiving post-MD training are required to keep detailed accounts of every patient - from diagnoses and prognoses to test and treatment results. All of these records are required for program accreditation - but keeping them up to date was a cumbersome task. Doctors typically scrawled their notes by hand, a time-consuming chore. Medical assistants then had to spend hours deciphering the notes and entering them manually into a database. At each step of the process, the records became less reliable, but there seemed to be no easier data collection alternative. The software's features, which include automatic time and date stamping, pull-down menus of surgical procedures and a virtual numeric keyboard, make it possible to enter a report in as little as ten seconds. The data is then synchronized to a central database, where administrators can use Microsoft Access to sort and query it any way they choose. Although developed for ophthalmology, the software can be customized for other medical fields - making it a potentially useful tool throughout The Storm Eye Institute and the entire medical school. The largest privately owned ambulance company in the country, captures patient medical data prior to treatment, cutting costs and saving lives. Collecting emergency data in real-time saves lives and money. When a 911 medical emergency call comes in, is ready to provide a full range of medical transportation services. The largest privately-owned ambulance company in the country, provides services ranging from basic patient transit to the most advanced emergency care. A vital part of the transportation process is the collection of patient medical data prior to treatment. Until recently, when responded to a call, crucial patient information such as name, general complaints, treatment, and existing medication being used by the patient was handwritten onto patient care reports. Inconsistent data capture methods, coupled with the need to manually consolidate and enter data into a central database, cost valuable time and money - and compromised the quality of emergency medical treatment. Recognizing the need for a comprehensive information system help in building an integrated, mobile data collection solution was designed a mobile data collection system using handhelds. Today, paramedics use over 100 handhelds to capture patient data. At the hospital, HotSync® technology is used to upload patient information into central database and route it to the County Emergency Medical Services Department. "We chose handhelds because of their durability, ease of use, and low cost. As a mobile data-capture device, it's small and lightweight, without a lot of moving parts that can break. Initial tests have shown that, using the PDA based solution, patient care reports and medical inventory reports can now be completed in less than half the time of the paper-based process.”
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