CWOW Chairside Device Research

Device Research Findings
the smaller lighter iPad is more “handy.” They felt the iPad was more appropriate for those
types of tasks because they were not in the middle of performing patient care and did not have
to worry about infection control, as they would not be touching the patient or any dirty surfaces.
Overwhelmingly, they wanted to have an easy way to disinfect the iPads and to have the
disinfecting wipes available on every stand.
Participants’ expectation for chair-side:
• Participants were split evenly on the size they wanted to use chair-side for documenting
VAM activities.
• 4 of 8 participants wanted the iPads on a stand that can be locked down, charge and
include wipes and gloves with the stand.
• 4 of 8 participants wanted the iPad mounted chair-side.
• 1 of 8 participants wanted a keyboard chair-side to document VAM activities, this answer
would probably change if they expected to document treatment and chart on the iPad as
well.
• Participants expected the iPads to be shared across chairs in a similar ratio as how they
currently share Chairside Snappy.
• Participants were concerned about adding clutter on the clinic floor. Adding another
stand to the chair-side area will make it difficult to maneuver on the clinic floor.
• One participant who has been testing the iPad stands that connect via a magnet felt that
the connection was not stable and it was too easy to knock them off the magnetic arm.
• The participants had concerns about holding the iPad while working and having a
clean/safe place to put the device.
• Participants stated they thought that iPads would be helpful for social workers, dieticians
and rounding with the doctor when centralized patient data was available through
CWOW.
• Participants brought up they would like to have VAM educational information on the iPad
to share with patients.
Provider Rounding
Provider rounding activities the participants walked through included:
• Sharing patient data with the provider during rounding
• Documenting provider orders
• Taking notes on provider visit
Participants’ expectation for rounding:
• 3 participants brought up the idea of rounding and stated they would like to have the 9.7”
iPad for rounding with the provider.
PG 6