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PubMed1998

[Virtual workshop for hospital management].

Due to a survey of the CKM insufficient communication among different professional groups is one of the main causes for unused quality reserves and neglected potentials of efficiency in German hospitals. An essential reason for this insufficiency lies in the traditional concepts of education which are designed for the specialties of the different professional groups. With this these concepts only impart key qualifications such as social authority, ability for communication and ability for problem-solving in a small amount. The goal of the virtual workshop is to train students and trainees in communication and interdisciplinary problem-solving early by working together on a practical case in a Virtual Workshop team. On the other hand all relevant persons to talk to are involved in order to support a qualified preparation of decisions: employees of the project hospital, partners from industry and members of universities.

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PubMed2005

Handheld computers and the 21st century surgical team: a pilot study.

BACKGROUND: The commercial development and expansion of mobile phone networks has led to the creation of devices combining mobile phones and personal digital assistants, which could prove invaluable in a clinical setting. This pilot study aimed to look at how one such device compared with the current pager system in facilitating inter-professional communication in a hospital clinical team. METHODS: The study looked at a heterogeneous team of doctors (n = 9) working in a busy surgical setting at St. Mary's Hospital in London and compared the use of a personal digital assistant with mobile phone and web-browsing facilities to the existing pager system. The primary feature of this device being compared to the conventional pager was its use as a mobile phone, but other features evaluated included the ability to access the internet, and reference data on the device. A crossover study was carried out for 6 weeks in 2004, with the team having access to the personal digital assistant every alternate week. The primary outcome measure for assessing efficiency of communication was the length of time it took for clinicians to respond to a call. We also sought to assess the ease of adoption of new technology by evaluating the perceptions of the team (n = 9) to personal digital assistants, by administering a questionnaire. RESULTS: Doctors equipped with a personal digital assistant rather than a pager, responded more quickly to a call and had a lower of failure to respond rate (RR: 0.44; 95%CI 0.20-0.93). Clinicians also found this technology easy to adopt as seen by a significant reduction in perceptions of nervousness to the technology over the six-week study period (mean (SD) week 1: 4.10 (SD 1.69) vs. mean (SD) week 6: 2.20 (1.99); p = 0.04). CONCLUSION: The results of this pilot study show the possible effects of replacing the current hospital pager with a newer, more technologically advanced device, and suggest that a combined personal digital assistant and mobile phone device may improve communication between doctors. In the light of these encouraging preliminary findings, we propose a large-scale clinical trial of the use of these devices in facilitating inter-professional communication in a hospital setting.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗
PubMed2005

State of the art replaces state of confusion at ED.

Creative design, latest technology can improve the environment for patients and staff. Decontamination room with access from outside the hospital ensures separation from the rest of the patient population. Picture archiving communication system enables instantaneous access to test results on physician's computer screen. Wireless communications can be essential when colleagues are located a significant distance from the ED.

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