Bringing technology to the point-of-care

Paul Zuidema

Managing Director, Ergotron EMEA

Customisable, mobile workstations provide the foundation for implementing efficient, patient-centred care in adaptable, integrated and agile care environments.

Workflow optimisation with the use of technology to serve patient and clinician needs is not new; it has always been essential in healthcare environments. The fundamental challenges currently posed by COVID-19 brought forward, among others, the importance of the ‘Triangle of Care’, which brings together the patient, clinician and technological means, to promote increased interaction, safety and efficiency.

Utilisation at the point of need

Mobile medical carts have long made it possible to deliver the resources health teams require to document and treat patient conditions at the point of need. Utilised in medical dispensing and numerous other workflow scenarios, these workstations on wheels enable doctors and nurses to access key patient information directly at the point of care, via a computer or laptop.

This allows data capture and recall in real time, which helps save time, keep accurate patient records and support medical teams with working more comfortably with technology.

Mobile medical carts have long made it possible to deliver the resources health teams need to document and treat patient conditions at the point of need.

Requiring no extension cords or generators to power them, today’s customisable medical carts support the installation of vendor-agnostic barcode scanners, printers, monitors, and keyboards needed to facilitate efficient patient interactions and optimal working. Importantly, this also makes it easy to set up remote triage locations and guarantee uninterrupted runtime for laptops or computers.

Supporting safe, efficient vaccination processes

Mobile carts and charging solutions are currently being used to power the UK’s speedy COVID-19 vaccination rollout. Supporting temperature detection and facilitating access to digital records and equipment that maximises workflow activity, the carts are making it possible to support the efficient vaccination of people outside clinic walls in non-traditional locations like car parks and drive-through facilities.

These lightweight mobile solutions ensure medical teams can undertake data access and data capture in real-time while providing access to vaccination materials. All of which makes it possible for front line personnel to deliver joined-up, safe care to patients in the most efficient way possible.