For EMS technicians, life and death situations are a daily occurrence. With software designed specifically for EMS, Toughbook^® mobile computers can help EMS technicians gather and organize patient assessment data faster and more efficiently, so they can focus on saving lives. Entering information electronically significantly improves legibility and accuracy, which enhances patient care and streamlines the entire recordkeeping and insurance claims process.

Ambulance Service Solution

Paper-based systems are inadequate to collect and organize the volume of information given by patients and relatives during emergency situations. To further complicate matters, handwritten records must be transferred manually into the service's computer system later—increasing overtime hours, delaying the insurance reimbursement process and creating a higher likelihood of errors.

Ambulance services can streamline their entire system using Toughbook mobile computers and automated patient assessment applications to capture patient data and minimize administrative efforts. Some Toughbook computers convert from laptop to tablet configuration in seconds, making it easier to accurately record data during emergency situations, while also reducing the rate of insurance form rejection due to legibility issues. Toughbook mobile computers can also provide a direct link to the computer aided dispatch (CAD) center, allowing the transfer of routing data, call location, patient history and area maps to the ambulance crew. Panasonic Toughbook laptops with built-in mobile broadband can dramatically reduce an ambulance service's overtime costs because it allows crews to send end-of-shift files to the service's main computer wirelessly. They no longer have to manually enter files once they return to the office.

These advantages add up to significant operational savings.

Electronic Patient Care Reporting (EPCR) Solutions

EMS technicians gather a lot of information while en route to the hospital, which is used to treat patients once they arrive in the emergency room. Traditionally, this data was collected on paper forms, creating possible delays in treating patients and complicating the insurance reimbursement process.

Because Toughbook mobile computers are light and portable, information can be entered quickly and accurately and then wirelessly transferred to the emergency room while en route to the hospital. In addition, Toughbook laptops have sealed keyboards, reducing concerns about blood or other bodily fluids contaminating the unit. The unique advantages of Panasonic Toughbook mobile computers allow EMS technicians to stay focused on providing patients with superior care rather than filling out paperwork.