Welcome to the Mobile Computing portal, brought to you by our sponsor Motorola. You'll find content organized from our article archives that are targeted to the specific areas in the hospital that are relevant to your needs. Motorola also has made available information from their sources, such as various articles, white papers, positioning papers and other topical articles you can use. Feel free to dive in and gather the content you can use, and come back often as articles will be refreshed regularly

Case Management
  • The Value of Real-Time Data in Human Service Delivery
    Caseworkers need to collect and access information all day long — in the office as well as in client visits.
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Patient Safety
  • Improve Patient Safety with Mobility Solutions
    Delivering Extraordinary Patient Care
    In the mission critical environment of healthcare, delivering the best in patient care requires doctors, nurses and other caregivers to be accessible and instantly able to reach collegues as well as access a wealth of data.
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  • Laser Scanning or Digital Imaging: Which Bar Code Scanning Technology Is Right for Your Application?
    Deciding which bar code scanning technology — laser scanning or digital imaging — is right for your application can be a diffi cult task. The purpose of this paper is to help in your decision-making process by providing technology overviews, advantages and application uses for each of these options.
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  • Patient Tracking
    There’s no time to waste.
    Motorola’s rugged mobile computer and Salamander Technologies’ emergency patient tracking software work together seamlessly to manage every phase of a mass casualty incident — from triage to treatment to transport. It helps save critical minutes by separating patients from victims and evacuees, ensuring that those who need help the most receive it first.
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Mobile Data
  • The Mobility Advantage: Improving operational efficiency and accountability in federal agencies -new-
    Executive summary
    The federal government is responsible for protecting the health and safety of its citizens.
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  • The 5 Steps To Mobility: -new-
    Executive summary
    How to enable the government agency workforce with mobility solutions
    With the benefits of mobility in federal, state and local agencies proven, you have decided to move forward with mobility plans for your agency.
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  • Managing the Mobile Edge: The Unique Challenges and Requirements for Successful Management of Mobility Solutions
    The power of mobility solutions in the enterprise is proven: companies all
    over the globe are deploying mobility solutions across the enterprise to
    achieve greater employee productivity, reduce costs and increase profitability.
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  • Healthcare Mobility Market Barometer
    Overview: the driving need for mobility in the healthcare industry
    All over the world, hospitals and other healthcare facilities are seeking ways to handle more patients with less staff — and fewer errors.
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  • Public Sector Handheld Computing
    Mobility solutions for government applications
    Handheld Computing Solutions for Public Service
    Bridge inspectors. First responders. Social workers. Customs officers. Park rangers. Road crews. Every day, government workers face a mounting set of challenges to protect lives and property, safeguard public health and safety, maintain critical infrastructure, and serve their constituents — all while contending with rising operational costs that can outpace annual budgets.
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  • Motorola WLAN in Healthcare: Seamless mobility for advanced patient care
    Patient care without wires
    In the mission-critical environment of healthcare, delivering the very best in patient care requires doctors, nurses and other caregivers to be accessible and instantly able to reach colleagues as well as access a wealth of data.
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  • LAN/WAN Strategic Planning
    Preparing for Mobilization
    The purpose of this paper is to describe the rationale and transition required for an enterprise or government “wired” IP LAN/WAN to become “Mobile Ready” as part of an overall mobility strategy, the overall impact a mobile environment can place upon an IP-based LAN/WAN, and to define a set of best practices that can ensure your IP LAN/WAN is mobile ready — today and for the future.
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Asset Tracking
  • Laser Scanning or Digital Imaging: Which Bar Code Scanning Technology Is Right for Your Application?
    Deciding which bar code scanning technology — laser scanning or digital imaging — is right for your application can be a diffi cult task. The purpose of this paper is to help in your decision-making process by providing technology overviews, advantages and application uses for each of these options.
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