January 11, 2008
Whether it's a car crash or an errant Wiimote to the cranium, sometimes we end up in the hospital. It can be scary, it can be boring, and your doctor isn’t always there to answer your questions.Enter the Cerner Care Console, basically a bedside Xbox 360 that allows patients to communicate with their physicians, check their treatment schedule, and yes, even watch movies and play games to pass the time.
Demo'd at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the project is a collaboration between Cerner, Spectrum Health, and Microsoft, and is aimed at improving the hospital experience by letting patients take a more active role in their care.
Said Chris Sullivan, director of Microsoft’s Health and Life Sciences Group, via Cerner's press release:
We are thrilled to work with Cerner and Spectrum Health to provide this innovative healthcare solution to patients... the patient’s experience is enhanced by making it easy and convenient to actively participate in care, communicate with healthcare providers through e-mail, and stay entertained by watching movies, listening to music or playing video games.
Other features of the Care Console include:
• My Education – Provides patients with access to health education prescribed by their care team. Access to reliable health information encourages patients to become informed about their condition and medical decisions.
• My Care Team – Provides patients a pictorial introduction to the individuals responsible for their care and explains their roles.
• My Hospital – Presents patients with information about their hospital, including lists of services and maps.
• My Opinion – Invites patients to provide real-time feedback regarding their hospital stay. This enables point-of-service adjustments to care to address patient concerns and supports rapid cycle improvement.
A pilot program for the Care Console is currently underway at Spectrum Health’s Butterworth Hospital in Michigan.
Via: MedGadget
-Reporting from San Diego, GP Correspondent Andrew Eisen wonders how patients will sleep with that 360 fan blowing
Comments
Re: Custom Xbox 360 Keeps You Company During Hospital Stay
The Xbox 360 is available in three standard variants; the "Xbox 360 Arcade", the "Xbox 360 Premium", and the "Xbox 360 Elite". A discontinued SKU, the "Xbox 360 Core", was replaced by the "Xbox 360 Arcade" in October 2007.
(hint universal USB keybaord and mice support ,Idont care if its a 50$+ "adapter" just get it done already!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrum_Health
jk, but this idea on the hospital's side is clever, and innovative.
I've spent a lot of time in hospitals over the years and one thing for which I've always been grateful (besides pain medication) has been the presence of a video game console at my bedside. Initially only available in the...
ahem.
Sorry.
seven days... wait no wrong scary movie.
When you die in the game, you die *for real*
Seriously though, always good to hear these kinds of stories among all the stupidity these days... (JT or otherwise)
"Will patients be required to euthanize their Care Console in a Life Sciences Emergency Intelligence Incinerator before they leave?"
ROTFLOL