Lifespan, a Providence-based health network, has found great value in instant, untethered access to information that can be used anywhere, anytime to support group decisions―whether it's a matter of life and death or not. The company manages patient-care and administrative services at four Rhode Island hospitals. And wireless technology has brought greater mobility to both its medical front line and its back office, says David Hemendinger, Lifespan's chief technology officer. Taking advantage of their wireless LAN, staffers can use laptops, PDAs, and even custom-built mobile workstations to view patient records and issue care instructions from any of the hospital's 1,167 bedsides, a capability that will soon extend to the hospital's operating rooms as well.
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