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Point-of-care technology
| | Many tasks have become streamlined through technology, however the healthcare industry have yet to fully benefit from all the point-of-care data access capabilities. Health care professionals, who are in a point-of-care role, are presented with the opportunity to increase both efficiency and effectiveness while drastically reducing error by using wireless solutions. Information such as reference material and drug reference tools as well as patients records could be instantly retrieved, with just a few key strokes. Point-of-care staff could now easily access information online; x-rays, order lab tests or even consult with colleagues all the while never having to leave the patients side. Other useful benefits to a wireless environment are the ability to do print prescriptions or other medical documents thanks to portable solutions. With the aid of Bar-Code scanners PDAs, portable label printers and handheld units, point-of-care staff could easily and efficiently update patients records thus avoiding returning to a workstation for data entry or wasting time going through filing. |
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EPSON ON-DEMAND COLOR PRINTER IDEALLY SUITED FOR STERILE COMPOUNDING ENVIRONMENTS
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