Motion Launches Industry’s First Mobile Clinical Assistant Designed Specifically for Clinicians
Leading Hospitals Implement Motion C5 in Clinician Usability Studies, Collaborating with Motion, Intel and Top Clinical System Vendors
LONDON, UK, 21 Feb, 2007 – Motion Computing®, a leader in ultramobile computing and wireless communications, today announced its new C5 mobile clinical assistant (MCA) at The Hospital, Covent Garden at a joint conference with Intel. The MCA is a new computing category, created by Intel with support from Motion to enable nurses, physicians and other clinicians to do their jobs on the move.
The Motion C5, the first product in the MCA category, integrates durable design elements with key point-of-care data and image capture technologies to simplify workflows, ease clinician workloads and improve overall quality of care. Designed based on input from thousands of clinicians worldwide, the C5 brings reliable, automated patient data management directly to the point of care. Intel and Motion conducted extensive user level, ethnographic, human factors, time/motion and clinical workflow research. This research resulted in clear requirements for a purpose-built mobile device.
This collaborative effort resulted in development of the Motion C5 – designed with and for clinicians – that is now being implemented in clinician usability studies worldwide. The C5 is the first highly sealed, fully disinfectable computer to integrate into one durable device the relevant technologies important to clinician workflow and productivity. The C5 combines multiple devices into one -- including a built-in barcode and RFID reader for patient identification and supply, specimen and medication administration verification; a built-in camera; and a fingerprint reader to improve security and simplify clinician authentication.
“The Motion C5 and Intel’s MCA category are the outcomes of unprecedented research collaboration with clinicians, healthcare departmental leaders and our software development partners,” said Scott Eckert, CEO of Motion. “The C5 is a great example of what we do best – working with clients and end users on product development direction to innovate around the right technologies, features and ergonomic design. But it’s not just about the product; it’s about a greater infrastructure and incorporation of wireless and point-of-care software applications that will make integrating the C5 into a healthcare setting truly outcome-driven and sufficiently ground-breaking in changing the way people deliver and experience healthcare.”
“About 18 months ago, we started with an idea to develop a product that helped nurses spend more time with patients,” said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO. “We used a series of early reference designs to get feedback in clinical settings around the world. Motion Computing innovated on top of this reference design to deliver a very compelling solution for nurses.”
Health Systems Worldwide Study and Document C5 Usage and Results
Motion and Intel are working with leading hospitals worldwide that have enrolled in Motion’s Clinician Usability Study Program. This program uses a systematic methodology for identifying workflow requirements and usability risks and, following the introduction of point-of-care technologies, documenting clinician usability experiences and measuring C5-related process improvements. This work is being done in close collaboration with leading clinical information system partners.
U.K. National Health Service
Working together with Intel and iSOFT, a leading software firm with 8,000 healthcare clients in 27 countries, the NHS has been conducting clinician usability and field trials with Motion’s C5 and will be announcing the results of that study with Intel and Motion in London on Wednesday, February 21. In addition to the NHS, nearly forty (40) leading health enterprises have enrolled to participate in the Motion Clinician Usability Study Program.
The Motion C5 is currently being tested along with other computing devices commonly used in hospital settings in a pilot study conducted by Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust. Results from that study will be published later this year.
The Motion C5 starts at £1,180. It will ship worldwide in May 2007.
About Motion Computing
Motion Computing is a mobile computing and wireless communications leader, combining world-class innovation and industry experience so professionals in vertical industries such as healthcare, field sales/service, government and education can use computing technology in new ways and places. Marketed through an experienced worldwide reseller network and directly through its Web site, each Motion product is built to customer specifications. The company’s enhanced line of tablet PCs, mobile clinical assistants and accessories are designed to increase productivity for on-the-go users while providing portability, security, power and versatility. For more information, visit
www.motioncomputing.com
About the U.K. National Health Service
The NHS was set up in 1948 and is now the largest organization in Europe comprising approximately 1,000,000 employees, and serving millions of patients annually. It has been recognized as one of the best health services in the world by the World Health Organization.
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Motion Computing and the Motion logo are registered trademarks of Motion Computing, Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. The Motion C5 has not been authorized as required by the rules of the Federal Communications Commission. This device is not, and may not be, offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased, until authorization is obtained.
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