Panasonic ToughbookDriving Healthcare Efficiency Through Mobile IT

Jon Tucker

Strategic Industry ManagerPanasonic Computer Products Europe (PCPE)

The Challenges……

Changing DemographicsPopulation more mobileGreater long term chronic illnessPatients more educated on health and want greater involvementHealth recruitment at record low levelsCompliancyBudget Constraints

Patients die each year from medication errors

Procedures cancelled

Safety incidents due to documentation errors

Healthcare moved away from the patient

A Changing Health Environment

Has overburdened the system

Need for healthcare optimisation and

efficiency improvement

What do I mean increase efficiency / optimisation?

Business Value Results

13% time savings in workflow – 55 min daily per

therapist 20% increase in

Staff satisfaction A reduction in

wrong ID is possible with MCA’s bar-code scanning.

‘The pain of change must be less than the pain of remaining the same’

Steve Butler CEO Segue Software Inc. 1999

Transforming Healthcare Services – The Puzzle

Implementation

Change Management

DeviceSupport Service Air time Device

Financial buy in Training

User Adoption

Why Toughbook? – Core Manufacturer

• Panasonic Products > Panasonic Factories– Manufacturing portable products since 1982– 260 engineers focused solely on Toughbooks

• All Major Components Manufactured Internally

• Advantages to Customers:– Reliable quality > Cost savings– Customer-driven product development

– Rapid response to engineering issues

– Control of supply chain

Engineered for Mobility and Reliability

• Key Toughbook Features– Magnesium Alloy cases– Shock-mounted, removable

HDD/SSD– Flexible internal connectors

– Sealed, where appropriate

– Daylight viewable screens– Spill resistance– Extreme battery life– Physical and data security

– Optimized wireless integration

• Independently Tested• Real World Proven• Toughbook Tested

– Vibration

– Water-Resistance

– Dust-Resistance

– High and Low Temp

– Thermal shock

– Electrostatic Discharge

– Infection Control

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

• PRICE ≠ COST– Expense extends beyond purchase

• What Does it Cost– To buy?– To support and maintain?– To deploy and decommission?– To have employee downtime?

• What Value Will it Bring?– Return on investment (ROI)

• Panasonic Toughbooks– Not cheapest to PURCHASE– Least expensive to OWN

Panasonics continued evolution of Healthcare products

• Dual Hot Swap Batteries

• Ergonomic Strap

• Infection Control

• Lightweight• Optimized Antenna

• Long Battery Life

And what about performance?

High Performance Faster, smarter, adaptive—that’s intelligent performance

The all new 2010 Intel® Core™ processor family: Smart energy efficient processors that automatically deliver extra performance when users need it most and help to reduce power consumption. Adaptive performance with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and increased responsiveness.

Intelligent performance meets ultimate mobility.

So What’s the ‘Big Deal’...

Solution Mobile IT frees up workflows from

physical boundaries

Outcome Clinicians more effective, efficient,

and spend more time with patients

Problem Everything moves in a healthcare

environment,

yet most computers don’t

Who’s making the most of mobility?

Customer – Azienda USL di Bologna, Italy

Huge Regional Healthcare Organization 9 public hospitals (2400 beds); 6 healthcare districts; 74 outpatient clinics; 23 elderly care hospitals; 9 private accredited hospital (2000 beds); 1400 physicians; 3000 nurses.Annual Budget – 1300 Mio€Annual ICT Budget – 9 Mio€

Tender won by Panasonic :

80 x CF-H1 to enable patient tracking with RFID technology

Potential Development

During the next year deployment will rise to 300 x CF H1 1000 units expected to be deployed over 3 years.

Summary…

IT enabled change :

•Do more with what we have

•Improve safety

•Increase staff morale

•Improve frontline patient care

•Improve patient experience

•Prepare us for the next challenge

Thank you for your kind attention