A US website reports that a prototype room includes a system that scans employees' badges when they enter a patient's room and automatically displays patient information as appropriate.
"Should a physician enter the room, for example, the patient's full medical information would immediately display on a computer screen, allowing the doctor to update the record in real time. However, a nurse would be able to view only information relevant to the patient's medical history and care requirements, while housekeeping staff members would see only information pertaining to their job."
Comment:
Presumably the basics need to be right first.
Links:
Cerner Unveils Hospital Room of the future - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation website
United Arab Emirates to use Cerner at 12 hospitals - October 2008
NPfIT harmed by poor communications - IT Projects blog, Dec 2008
Long-term NPfIT users lacked confidence in NPfIT Care Records Service data - Audit Commission report - IT Projects Blog, Dec 2008
Government plans for London NHS IT in tatters - Computer Weekly, Nov 2008
Cerner immune to economic troubles? - July 2008
