{"id":107152,"date":"2016-01-04T19:24:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T19:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcx.com\/?p=107152"},"modified":"2024-04-11T15:25:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T15:25:16","slug":"putting-more-information-and-control-in-the-patients-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gcx.com\/es\/about\/blog\/putting-more-information-and-control-in-the-patients-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"Putting More Information and Control in the Patient\u2019s Hands"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not long ago, one of our customers asked this question: What could we do within a patient\u2019s room to make it easier to use a tablet or other portable electronic device? Could we repurpose an over-bed table so we can avoid another awkward cart or big arm in the room? So, we set to work putting together a prototype of what would eventually become our new Patient Engagement Table<\/a>. <\/p>\n

With the goal of determining feasibility in a short period of time, we purchased some used over-bed tables off eBay, and, with our machine shop and a variety of standard GCX parts, we attached a flexible arm to hold the tablet. The prototype wasn’t fully developed or particularly elegant, but we decided nevertheless to show it at last year\u2019s HIMSS conference, inviting comments from hospital IT professionals attending the show.<\/p>\n

To our surprise, the display generated considerable interest \u2013 even tucked in the back of a big booth. That unexpected attraction and positive feedback guided us and informed the next iteration of the Patient Engagement Table, which we successfully developed in a few weeks and rolled into several interested hospitals. This led us to learn still more about how our design choices related to a hospital\u2019s room architecture, software choices, and patient engagement strategy. <\/p>\n

Today, this patent-pending technology includes:<\/p>\n