The health care community is undergoing an IT upheaval. New technology is making its way into every facet of the industry, benefitting both patients and medical teams. The one tool that has made itself indispensable is the mobile computer cart.
These carts hold all the needed technology and quickly move from one place to another. They include height adjustment to tailor their use to whoever is using them.
Since the electronic health record systems were adopted and accepted into care-provider offices, mobile computer carts have inundated the medical field. These carts provide accessibility, promptness, and confidentiality to both the patient and caregiver.
Increased Patient Satisfaction
With the advent of mobile computer carts, patients have enjoyed quicker wait times, prompter results from tests, and more one-on-one time with their doctors and nurses. Since these medical carts are mobile, health care workers can access information and schedule or interpret test results in a much quicker time. Patients can schedule future appointments or view their test results from multiple stations around the medical office.
With all of these benefits, patients are getting in and out of providers’ offices with ease. They’re even able to view test results and future appointments from their homes.
More Efficient Care
With mobile medical carts, caregivers can research any number of symptoms or look up a patient’s medical history right from the cart. And the carts themselves are tailored to any variation a caregiver might need or want. Doctors, nurses, and their teams can schedule follow-ups or prescribe medication from their office and can avoid the bureaucratic backwaters of the past.
Better Confidentiality
Mobile computer carts also help keep patients’ information confidential. Since everything is shared online, through secured accounts, the risk that a patient’s history or test results mistakenly shared with someone unrelated to the patient’s care is almost nil.
All the patient’s information is kept on the provider’s locked network and is only shared with the permission of the patient. This security makes both patients and care-providers feel more protected.
Final Thoughts
The days of doctors scribbling prescriptions on their pads are over as laptops and other devices take center stage. The only way to keep up with the ever-changing technological landscape, especially in the medical field, is to become more mobile. With mobile computer carts, you have everything you need, right at your fingertips.