What is a Mobile Clinical Assistant (MCA)
It is just the beginning – The MCA is a computer. It will run all software that works on a normal PC. The difference is we now have a framework that will allow patient and drug dispensing via bar code scanning. It also offers the reality of photographs and video from the device straight into the software application.
The real benefits will be achieved with the co-operation of the software companies that Trusts rely on.
It is now time to stand back from the problem and ask a very straight forward question. Why do hospitals deploy technology the way they do? From an IT perspective most things in a hospital are static. The reality is that everything and everyone at a hospital is potentially mobile. With the MCA we now have the real possibility of providing mobile technology that makes a
real difference to clinical staff, an improvement in patient safety and an approach that
delivers great business benefits.