New! Low Cost Laptop Cart

The LC1 hospital computer cart & work station offers convenient features such as the assisted height adjustment. This permits the user to position the keyboard at the perfect height for standing at the bedside or recording data while seated.

The LC1 includes many standard features so you don’t have to purchase extra options to get started. The LC1 is available for around $1,000. Call a product specialist for more information 888-760-8159.

LC1 Economy Cart Highlights
A Large work surface
B AnchorPad laptop security
C Ergonomic design with assisted height adjustment
D Over 17 inches of vertical adjust, perfect for both standing or sitting.
E Dual ball bearing wheels for smooth, long lasting usage.
F Convenient height adjustment
G Two locking casters.

Cage for power block
4’ to 20’ retractable coiled power cord

Weight: 43 lbs (Without Laptop)

Barcoding meds improves quality

It can be quite difficult for medication to reach the right patient, with the right medication, with the right dose at the right time. A new report shows that barcoding medication results in 55% reduction in errors. The study goes on to show that 1,000,000 injuries and almost 100,000 deaths can be attributed to medical errors every year.

Here is the story from Diana Manos in Healthcare IT News.

ROCKVILLE, MD – The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's National Resource Center for Health Information Technology has released a report that shows how barcode medication administration can improve the quality, safety, efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare. The report, released Wednesday, focuses on lessons learned from AHRQ projects where barcode medication administration and electronic medication administration record technologies (eMAR) were used. READ MORE>>

Point of No Return?

In a nutshell what Cygnus promotes is keeping computers close to the patient at all times with ZERO footprint in the floor of a patient room. At a recent trip to a hospital in lower Michigan, we saw computers on wheels (COW's) in almost every room, hardwired to the network. If you're going to go to that trouble to lock down the cart, the best solution is to put that same technology and put it on the wall.

"Wall-Mounted PCs - According to the survey, these devices are gradually replacing COWs as a more useful point-of-care computing tool. Ironically, COWs have helped establish wall-mounted PCs. “The good thing about the COWs is that they let you know where to put a fixed station,” says Malkary. Click here to read more.

Article by By Annie Macios in For The Record Magazine Vol. 20 No. 10 P. 14.