CyberMed G45 Made for Electronic Medical Record Systems

All-in-one desktop PC manufacturer Cybernet introduced their latest creation in a press release today.  The CyberMed G45 is the follow up to the MP15T released earlier this year, boasting more memory space and other features made for running electronic medical record systems.

What sets the CyberMed G45 apart from other all-in-one desktop PCs, such as HP's Omni series or the Dell Vostro 360, is that it was made specifically for the health care industry.  It features an anti-microbial coating to protect users, is washable and has a built-in privacy filter to protect sensitive patient data.  A bit more powerful than the MP15T, the G45 has an Intel Core 2 Duo E5500 2.80 GHz processor with up to 8GB DDR-3 memory.  The 19" touch screen display with the Intel G45 Express chipset and media accelerator enables physicians to clearly view medical records, X-rays, diagnostic images or video.

“When we did our research and development for the CyberMed G45, we took the time to find out what hospitals and medical facilities were looking for in an all-in-one PC, especially now that most of them have installed facility-wide EMR software. The answer: power and performance to run EMR software, and a 19-inch display so that radiographic images can be easily accessed at the point of care. So those two features drove our design. It’s the perfect solution, and our customers are really excited about this new model,” said Cybernet's Vice-President Ali A. Bagheri on their approach on designing the new PC.

Mostashari Assures Rapid Safety Plan for Electronic Medical Record Systems

This week, the IOM (Institute of Medicine) released a report regarding the potential safety hazards of electronic medical record systems.  The report made the recommendation that HHS spend the next 12 months on developing an independent federal entity to record and monitor patient safety events as reported by EMR end users.  Another issue addressed was the relationship vendors had with end users and how IOM felt that sharing information by users regarding errors they encountered was not encouraged by the vendors.  IOM stated that if this plan was not ready in 12 months, that HHS should allow the FDA to regulate health care IT.

In response to this report, the national health IT coordinator, Dr. Farzad Mostashari spoke at a meeting of the advisory Health IT Policy Committee earlier today.  "My understanding of the report is that one of the key issues was the recognition that a broader set of issues needs to be addressed, not just the devices, but the entire system of how care is delivered, how training is done, and how workflows are done," Mostashari said.  He assured that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT will coordinate with the FDA, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Institute for Standards and Technology to address the safety issues.  “We appreciate the IOM’s recommendations in making sure that we really do have a coherent structure for reporting, analyzing and acting on the information about EHR-related safety incidents."

Read the full Government Health IT article.