Implementation issues for mobile-wireless infrastructure and mobile health care computing devices for a hospital ward setting

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 509-518

  Heslop, Liza ^a   Weeding, Stephen ^b   Dawson, Linda ^b   Fisher, Julie ^b   Howard, Andrew ^c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NEC Australia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communications; Device; Healthcare; Infrastructure; Mobile wireless

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; WARD; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; AUSTRALIA; DEVICES; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; LOCAL AREA NETWORK; MICROCOMPUTER; PILOT STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; PILOT PROJECTS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; VICTORIA;

EID: 77956060859     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-009-9264-y     Document Type: Article

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