Intel's health care efforts are finally translating into products, as the company gears up for a technology demonstration next week.
Intel and Motion Computing plan to demonstrate the Mobile Clinical Assistant, first shown during last year's Intel Developer Forum, during an event at the University of California at San Francisco Medical Center on Tuesday. Intel CEO Paul Otellini will be on hand along with Motion CEO Scott Eckert and Mark Laret, head of the San Francisco hospital.
The Mobile Clinical Assistant is designed to help drag the health care industry into the 21st century. Doctors and nurses can take notes on the Tablet PC-like device and download patient information from the hospital's server. The product is designed for a hospital, with rugged features such as spill protection and a sturdy chassis to guard against falls.
Intel announced the formation of the Digital Health Group, headed by vice president Louis Burns, in January 2005 amid a broader reorganization. Burns has spent time at Intel conferences and medical-industry gatherings urging the health care industry to modernize its record-keeping practices with information technology.
