Something special is coming in mid-October. Mark your calendars now for the first Mobile Clinical Assistant (MCA) Week, Oct. 12-16, when we’ll dedicate our community to all things related to the MCA device specifically designed to aid clinicians with patient data at the point of care.
Filed under Mobile Clinical Assistant by on Sep 25th, 2009. 
Here is a description of the Mobile Clinical Assistant or MCA from the Intel website
“Since 2004, Intel has explored ways that new mobile technologies can improve the delivery of healthcare. Based on ethnographic research, hospital workflow studies, and thousands of conversations with healthcare professionals worldwide, we concluded that nurses and doctors in clinical settings need a new type of product designed specifically to accommodate their high-pressure environment and interrupt-driven workflows.
Filed under Intel, Mobile Clinical Assistant by on Sep 25th, 2009.
(by Conrad H. Blickenstorfer)
The MICA-101 is a medical tablet computer made by Advantech, an experienced Taiwanese embedded and industrial computing conglomerate that is making rapid advances in the US market. Founded in 1983, Advantech provides web-based technology, computing platforms and customization services in three business groups (embedded & industrial computing, eServices & applied computing, and industrial automation). Advantech has almost 3,500 employees, and operates a sales, marketing and support network in 18 countries. The company sells directly or works with third parties to provide complete computing solutions for various industries. These include numerous boards, displays, rugged industrial Tablet PCs, vehicle mounts, panels, rugged handhelds, and medical solutions such as the Mobile Clinical Assistant tablet shown here. The Advantech MICA-101 MCA is a device based on the Intel Mobile Clinical Assistant reference platform that came out of research that Intel started in 2004 (see Intel). Intel described a compact clipboard form factor, lightweight design, and an integrated handle so it would be easy to use and carry around during a work shift. The idea was that, along with appropriate software, an MCA tablet computer would enable clinicians to access patient care records at the point of care and document a patient’s condition in real time. This, it was hoped, would result in fewer transcription errors, enhanced workflow, and quicker and safer patient care.
Read more on Intel Atom powered Mobile Clinical Assistant – MICA-101…
Filed under Mobile Clinical Assistant by on Sep 15th, 2009.
Posted on Thu, Aug 27, 2009 – 01:12 pm
Arbor Tech., a Taiwan-based manufacturer of embedded computing and networking solutions, has launched a new mobile clinical assistant (MCA). Dubbed the M1255, the device features a 12.1-inch resistive touch screen, 1.6GHz Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM, 60GB HDD, 802.11a/b/g wireless networking, 2.0 megapixel camera, 2D barcode scanner, fingerprint scanner, RFID reader, serial port, VGA port, GbE LAN, and four USB 2.0 ports.
Filed under Mobile Clinical Assistant by on Aug 27th, 2009.
Mobile Clinical Device Tested Globally
The mobile clinical assistant (MCA) lightweight, spill-resistant, drop-tolerant and easily disinfected MCA allows nurses to access up-to-the-minute patient records and to document a patient’s condition instantly, enhancing clinical workflow while reducing the staff’s administrative workload.
Filed under Intel, Mobile Clinical Assistant by on Sep 25th, 2008.
