title: North Philadelphia Health System employs handhelds to check data.
abstract: Quality control professionals typically do their work after patients have been seen and treated. But North Philadelphia Health System (NPHS) in Philadelphia, PA, is using wireless technology to collect and analyze data while the patient is still in the hospital, giving the quality control department the opportunity to improve care on the spot.
mesh_terms: D016287:Computer Peripherals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019091:Critical Pathways; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015143:Philadelphia; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013672:Technology