Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #104788

Colleen A. Hirschkorn, RN, MPA, The Lewin Group, 3130 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 800, Falls Church, VA 22042, 703-269-5557, colleen.hirschkorn@lewin.com

Advances in PDA and tablet PC technologies and improvements in handwriting recognition and conversion software enable health care providers to conduct truly paperless quality assurance and performance reviews. This presentation illustrates several applications for PDAs and tablet PCs in public health settings including:Performance monitoring, Quality assurance monitoring,and Accreditation/licensure reviews.

Live demonstrations of several applications will be integrated into the presentation. Issues to consider in the integration of mobile computing systems with legacy systems will be discussed. Data sharing, security and communications will be addressed. Methodologies for estimating the benefits and potential cost savings of various applications will be presented.

Learning Objectives: The participant in this session will be able to

• Understand the capailities of hand-held computers (tablet PC's and PDA's)for conducting quality assurance, accreditation, and compliance reviews.
• Evaluate the applicability of hand-held devices for meeting their programmatic needs.
• Recognize opportunities to apply these technologies to evaluate and improve quality.

Keywords: Quality Assurance,

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.