Intel Corporation has announced the Intel Health Guide, a tablet-PC which offers management tools for health care professionals that treat patients with chronic conditions. The Health Guide represents Intel’s entry into a new category of personal health systems, and it promises functions beyond the simple, common remote patient monitoring systems, providing a wider range of processing abilities. The Intel Health Guide received 510(k) market clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in July 2008. It’s a comprehensive personal health system that combines an in-home patient device, the Intel Health Guide PHS6000.

IMS MAXIMS has launched a range of browser-based clinical software packages that have a ‘zero footprint’ on a hospital’s PCs and devices. MAXIMS requires no software installation on the desktop PC. It works through Internet Explorer 6 or 7 or on a Windows Mobile device. The system allows clinical staff to electronically manage a complete patient journey, streamlining patient data across the following areas: full clinical, order communications, scheduling, bed management, 18 week RTT management, nursing documentation, clinical noting clinical outcomes, discharge summaries and 31 specialist departmental modules.

Fujitsu Siemens Computers announces the launch of ESPRIMO MA, a sophisticated mobile tablet PC developed for the healthcare sector. The robust tablet PC is an ideal companion for visiting wards. The ESPRIMO MA features a fully sealed housing and can be completely sterilised for use in healthcare environments. Functions such as integrated high-speed 3G/UMTS (3G is optional) and WLAN enable digitally-archived patient data to be accessed anywhere, at anytime bringing a “paperless” hospital one step closer. Instead of noting patient data on paper and later transferring that data to a PC, nursing staff can archive information digitally on-site.