In the last five years, the pressures of managed care have driven health care providers to find more efficient, cheaper, and better ways to provide health care to their customers. Patients are no longer willing to wait in hospital ER’s for hours while waiting to be seen. Insurance companies are denying claims and asking for second opinions and are setting limits on how much they will pay for medical procedures. Hospital in this country …showed first 75 words of 528 total…

…showed last 75 words of 528 total…with patients. Fujitsu PC Corporation, Systems Automation Technology, even Microsoft, companies such as Symbol Wireless laptop computers have proven to be tremendous new tools for improving the effectiveness and efficiency services provided within the healthcare environment. Patient medical records, treatment and scheduling information is immediately available to caregivers at any location within a hospital. Mobility, flexibility and speed are advantages of the wireless system that permits caregivers to concentrate more on patients needs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**