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Alegent Health initially ventured into the wireless arena in conjunction with the rollout of Soarian and MAK. To access these solutions, nurses first used PC-based Workstations-on-Wheels (WOWs) at patients' bedsides. However, the nurses discovered that the WOWs were heavy and that the units had to be moved from room to room more than 80 times during each shift. The WOWs were expensive, with a short battery life that caused abrupt and frequent loss of data, and the subsequent need to repeatedly log in to the computer consumed over 48 minutes of nursing time. Additionally, data availability to other members of the healthcare team was affected by data latency issues -- defined as the time delay between the moment data is collected and the moment it is available in the electronic medical record (EMR).

In response to nursing concerns about the various medication administration workflow issues, Alegent Health adopted the Motion C5 MCA and entered into a clinician usability study to determine if the Motion C5 MCA could improve care delivery, enhance clinician productivity and workflow, increase clinician satisfaction, and reduce delays and information availability within the EMR. The results compiled at the conclusion of the study are as follows:
-- Lower Risk of Error: Medication Administration -- Clinicians at Alegent

Health noted a total of 15 near "misses" out of a total of 1,853 doses,

indicating that the Motion C5 MCA devices were an effective tool for

medication administration management, when coupled with an automated

medication administration solution like MAK.

-- Risk of Error: Data Latency -- The study showed that data latency

averaged one hour and 37 minutes when using the WOWs
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