Pilot Testing of Mobile Tablet Computers in Multiple Departments in a Hospital Setting: Lessons Learned

摘要

A 100-bed Midwestern hospital sought to introduce mobile/portable tablets into several areas inthe hospital, including inpatient units and outpatient resident clinic, as a substitute for moretraditional types of computers. A formal evaluation was set up, but never executed. Although thestudies were not completed as designed (and there is not research data to report), this paperdescribes the practical lessons learned in undertaking this pilot project, both from a healthinformation technology implementation perspective and a research perspective.