HIMSS: CSC puts a Patient in Your Pocket
During the 2011 Healthcare Information Management & Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in Orlando, Fla., CSC unveiled Patient in Your Pocket, a wireless clinical integration application for Research in Motion's BlackBerry smartphones.
Patient in Your Pocket integrates with clinical systems, enabling caregivers to retrieve current and accurate patient information, update patient data and conditions while care is being given, collaborate and conduct administrative functions such as coordinating appointment schedules, said CSC, of Falls Church, Va.
In addition to Patient in Your Pocket for BlackBerry smartphones, CSC will launch an application for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet later this year.
All messages and data sent through BlackBerry Enterprise Server and stored on the smartphone can be encrypted and managed with embedded security features. Patient in Your Pocket is HIPAA-compliant and patient confidentiality is protected via authentication techniques including a simplified PIN/passphrase, biometrics such as facial and voice recognition, and the use of GPS.
Users can capture and send narratives, structured data or images from their BlackBerry smartphones. They can enter new data directly into their mobile devices either by dictating notes or filling in forms using a digital pen.
Patient in Your Pocket contains an activity monitoring system that enables staff to register expected times for tasks with a call center, CSC added. An alarm is raised if those activities exceed the specified duration without contact from the healthcare worker. This alarm is sent to operators who can assess the situation and engage the appropriate services.
Patient in Your Pocket integrates with clinical systems, enabling caregivers to retrieve current and accurate patient information, update patient data and conditions while care is being given, collaborate and conduct administrative functions such as coordinating appointment schedules, said CSC, of Falls Church, Va.
In addition to Patient in Your Pocket for BlackBerry smartphones, CSC will launch an application for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet later this year.
All messages and data sent through BlackBerry Enterprise Server and stored on the smartphone can be encrypted and managed with embedded security features. Patient in Your Pocket is HIPAA-compliant and patient confidentiality is protected via authentication techniques including a simplified PIN/passphrase, biometrics such as facial and voice recognition, and the use of GPS.
Users can capture and send narratives, structured data or images from their BlackBerry smartphones. They can enter new data directly into their mobile devices either by dictating notes or filling in forms using a digital pen.
Patient in Your Pocket contains an activity monitoring system that enables staff to register expected times for tasks with a call center, CSC added. An alarm is raised if those activities exceed the specified duration without contact from the healthcare worker. This alarm is sent to operators who can assess the situation and engage the appropriate services.