title: Advantages of low output mobile communication systems in hospitals.
abstract: Mobile telephone systems using radio waves with very low power outputs rarely interfere with electronic medical equipment, which allows them to be safely installed in hospitals. The Personal Handy-phone System, PHS, which was developed and is widely used in Japan, is one such system. It has many useful functions including voice communication, string message transfer, e-mail, an answering system limited to selected persons or groups, paging, automatic call transfer, and handset positioning. In this paper we discuss the benefits of these functions confer to hospital communication systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Information Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Japan.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hanada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Antoku
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kenjo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nose
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects; D004867:Equipment Design; D005544:Forecasting; D006747:Hospital Communication Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D011845:Radio; D013689:Telephone