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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