PHILIPS CLINISCAPE TABLET PC
Philips has officially launched its new tablet PC for clinicians, called CliniScape. Previously only known as Mobile Clinical Assistant (MCA),the CliniScape (MCA104 model) was just unveiled at the World of Health IT annual congress in Vienna, Austria.
The CliniScape mobile clinical assistant enables nurses and physicians to take more informed clinical decisions at the point of care by using an ultra-ergonomic and medical grade always connected touch-screen device that integrates all the features needed to increase patient safety and reduce administrative workload.
CliniScape has been designed specifically for the hospital environment.Its ergonomic,lightweight design is medical grade, and includes a long-life battery and a large 10″ XGA pen-controlled touchscreen. Its intuitive interface means that healthcare professionals require minimal training whilst providing significant benefits. The device can help to reduce medication errors, positively identify staff and patients, fill out charts, capture vital signs, write up reports and validate blood transfusions as well as closely monitor the healing of wounds.
The Mobile Clinical Assistant category was defined by Intel’s Digital Health Group, with direct input from nurses and physicians worldwide. CliniScape can be used to access any hospital information system and also integrates with the latest releases of Philips’ medical technology platforms, IntelliVue Clinical Information Portfolio (ICIP) and iSite PACS, and with the integrated digital camera, nurses can take and insert patient pictures directly into the ICIP electronic medical record.