South Dakota Regional Medical Center To Implement Motion® C5 Mobile Clinical Assistants Solution

South Dakota-based Rapid City Regional Hospital, a not-for-profit regional medical center, has chosen Motion Computing's 300 Motion® C5 mobile clinical assistants (MCA) solution, to enhance the functionality of the hospital's existing MEDITECH Client Server Health Care Information System.

Rapid City Regional Hospital, a 310 acute-care and 56 psychiatric beds facility, is a network hospital of Regional Health. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and Commission for the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) accredited medical center has over 3,000 employees serving across western South Dakota. With Motion Computing's technological solution in place, the hospital expects to enhance patient care services and streamline workflow processes through improved clinical documentation.

Motion® C5, which works on Intel's mobile clinical assistant (MCA) technology, was developed after extensive research jointly done by Motion Computing and Intel Corporation, involving active participation from thousands of clinicians and leading clinical solution providers. Being highly portable and flexible, the advanced clinical tool allows clinicians to access, schedule, and update patient data anytime. C5 also supports multiple features like handwriting and speech input, integration of wireless and data-capture, image-acquisition technologies, optional barcode scanners, RFID readers, and digital cameras. The solution has been adopted by more than 1,000 hospitals worldwide.

Texas-based Motion Computing is a leading wireless communication and mobile computing company. Motion's line of clinical solutions include tablet PC's, mobile clinical assistants, and accessories designed for improving clinical productivity. The privately held company holds a strong position in the tablet PC market. The company has extended its global reach through strategic partnerships with about 1,400 leading resellers in 24 countries across North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Motion's C5 MCA was recently adopted by Island Hospital in Anacortes, Washington.

SOURCE: HealthNewsDirect