title: Computerized notepads boost ER physician's efficiency.
abstract: Long Island hospital emergency department boosts physician productivity with a cutting-edge digital notepad. A Massapequa (NY) General Hospital emergency physician was one of the first to do a six-month test pilot of a new pen-based digital notepad that lets physicians take notes at the patient's bedside without having to transcribe them later for the formal charts. Find out why developers of the inexpensive device expect interest to increase soon.
mesh_terms: D003201:Computers; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000458:organization & administration; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D009518:New York; D010865:Pilot Projects; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems