Final Project – Recommendation Report

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table of Contents

executive Summary...............................................................................................................1 introduction...............................................................................................................................2 Research Methods..................................................................................................................4

Task 1. Acquire a basic understanding of tablet use by clinical staff across the nation ..........................................................................................................4

Task 2: Determine the RRMC clinical staff’s knowledge of and attitudes toward tablet use ......................................................................................5

Task 3. Assess the BYOD and hospital-owned tablet models .............................6

Task 4: Establish criteria for evaluating tablets........................................................6

Task 5. Assess available tablets based on our criteria ...........................................7

Task 6. Analyze our data and prepare this recommendation report ..............7

Results ...........................................................................................................................................8 Task 1. Acquire a basic understanding of tablet use by clinical staff across the nation ..........................................................................................................8

Task 2: Determine the RRMC clinical staff’s knowledge of and

attitudes toward tablet use ......................................................................................9

Task 3. Assess the BYOD and hospital-owned tablet models .......................... 10

Task 4: Establish criteria for evaluating tablets.....................................................12

Task 5. Assess available tablets based on our criteria ........................................ 13

Conclusions ............................................................................................................................. 15 Tablet use by clinical staff.............................................................................................. 15

The RRMC clinical staff’s knowledge of and attitudes toward tablet use ...................................................................................................................... 15

The BYOD and hospital-owned tablet models...................................................... 15

Criteria for evaluating tablets...................................................................................... 15

Assessing available tablets based on our criteria ................................................ 16

Recommendation ................................................................................................................ 17 Option 1: Reconsider the cost criterion .................................................................... 17

Option 2: Test a representative sample of general-purpose tablets ............. 17

References................................................................................................................................18 appendix: Clinical-Staff Questionnaire..................................................................19

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